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« Good-Bye, Mr. President | Main | Leadership in Action » June 11, 2004The FuneralA family, a nation, and the world bid farewell to President Reagan this morning. The service very appropriate and moving. I was particularly impressed with the speeches by Lady Thatcher, former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, President George H.W. Bush and, of course, President Bush. Many of them touched not only on his accomplishments, but on his humor, an important aspect of Reagan's life that was well-remembered. There were tears (including, surprisingly, a moment when President Bush (41) choked up while giving his speech), but there was laughter as well. (Which leads into a pet peeve of mine: years ago, at the funeral of Ron Brown, President Clinton caught some flak because he was seen laughing at the service; well, that's part of what you're supposed to do at a funeral. I always found those attacks on President Clinton incredibly mean-spirited and petty.) And yes, some of the tears were mine. The Battle Hymn of the Republic always gets me, and I was most impressed with the work done my the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines in making the President's final journey so precise. A fine sendoff for a man who greatly deserved it.Posted at June 11, 2004 12:03 PM
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