Reagan memorial details

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Here's the DC schedule of Reagan's memorial events, if anyone is interested:

WEDNESDAY:

-- 8:30 a.m. PDT: Reagan family motorcade departs presidential library en route to Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mogu.

-- 9:30 a.m. PDT: Aircraft departs Point Mogu for Andrews Air Force Base, outside Washington.

-- 5 p.m. EDT: Aircraft arrives at Andrews AFB.

-- 6 p.m. EDT: Formal funeral procession to U.S. Capitol, with casket transfer onto horse-drawn caisson at 1600 Constitution Avenue, an open area near the White House and the Washington Monument.

-- 7 p.m. EDT: State funeral ceremony in Capitol Rotunda.

-- 8:30 p.m. EDT: Lying in state begins in Capitol Rotunda and continues through the night.

THURSDAY:

-- All day: Lying in state continues for 24 hours in Capitol Rotunda.

FRIDAY:

-- 10:45 a.m. EDT: Motorcade departs U.S. Capitol.

-- 11:30 a.m. EDT: National funeral service at Washington National Cathedral.

-- 1:45 p.m. EDT: Motorcade departs National Cathedral.

-- 2:45 p.m. EDT: Aircraft departs Andrews AFB.

-- 4:45 p.m. PDT: Aircraft arrives at Naval Base Ventura County-Point Mogu.

-- 6 p.m. PDT: Motorcade arrives at presidential library.

-- 6:15 p.m. PDT: Private internment service at presidential library.

-- 7:30 p.m. PDT: Internment ceremony concludes.

Lying in State – Public Viewing – June 9, 10 and 11
At approximately 8:30 PM, after the Arrival Ceremony, the Capitol Rotunda will open to
the public. Staging for public entry will be on the West Front of the Capitol. The Rotunda
will remain open to the public twenty-four hours a day until early Friday morning, June 11. Visitors are encouraged to call 202-225-6827 for recorded information regarding the public viewing.

Departure Ceremony and State Funeral – Friday, June 11
On Friday morning at 10:30 AM, there will be a Departure Ceremony as the body of
President Reagan is transferred to the Washington National Cathedral. The State Funeral
in his honor will be held at 11:30 AM.