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[h=4]Nancy Reagan funeral: Here’s who's attending[/h]Ronald Reagan Foundation releases<span style="color: Red;">*</span>details of the funeral service Friday.
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Guests remember Nancy Reagan before and after paying their respects to the former first lady at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. (March 9, 2016) Marilyn Chung/The Desert Sun
Library volunteers pause as they pay their respects beside the casket of Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on Wednesday.(Photo: Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press)
A day after more than 1,500<span style="color: Red;">*</span>people passed Nancy Reagan's casket at the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., the Ronald Reagan Foundation released<span style="color: Red;">*</span>details of her<span style="color: Red;">*</span>funeral service.
Friday's funeral begins at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>2<span style="color: Red;">*</span>p.m. ET Friday and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will be private.
The former first lady's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>two children, Patti Davis and Ronald Prescott<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Reagan, will speak at their mother's service.
James A. Baker, who served in President<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Reagan's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>administration, will give remarks.
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw will also speak.
The ceremony will be officiated by the Rev. Stuart Kenworthy, vicar of Washington National Cathedral.
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Mourners line up to pay respects to Nancy Reagan
A choir from Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley will sing Amazing Grace.
Katie Couric, former Today show host, will attend. Couric met Reagan<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in 1998,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after her own husband, Jay Monahan, died from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>colon cancer.
As expected, a large contingent from the political world will also attend.
First lady Michelle Obama, former President<span style="color: Red;">*</span>George W. Bush and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>former first lady Rosalynn Carter<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and former first lady Hillary Clinton will be there. President Obama will not attend, instead speaking in Texas.
California Gov.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jerry Brown,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>former Gov.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Arnold Schwarzenegger<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Nancy Pelosi<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will also attend the private service.
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Former Prime Minister of Canada<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Brian Mulroney, who served while Ronald Reagan was president, will attend.
Children of former presidents who have said they will attend include President John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>President Lyndon Johnson’s daughters, Lynda Johnson and Luci Baines Johnson, President Gerald Ford's son Steven Ford and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>President Richard Nixon’s daughter Tricia Nixon Cox.
Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S House of Representatives,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and his wife<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Callista will also pay their respects. They<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hosted the 2009 documentary Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny.
A long list of celebrities will also attend, including<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Mr. T, who was involved with the former first lady's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>“Just Say No” anti-drug efforts during the 1980s.
Other<span style="color: Red;">*</span>notable<span style="color: Red;">*</span>attendees:
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>MSNBC Hardball host<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Chris Matthews
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Capt. Christopher Bolt, commanding officer of the USS Ronald Reagan
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Academy Award-winning actress<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Anjelica Huston
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Las Vegas entertainer<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wayne Newton
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Close family friends<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Betsy Bloomingdale<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Annalise Anderson
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Actress<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bo Derek
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Former TV host<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Larry King
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Former ABC World News host<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Diane Sawyer
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Actor<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tom Selleck
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Actor<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Gary Sinise
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Comedian<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Yakov Smirnoff
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Actor<span style="color: Red;">*</span>John Stamos
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Publishing executive<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Steve Forbes
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Members of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Reagan Foundation Board of Trustees
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Reporter Rosalie Murphy (@RozMurph)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and photographer Marilyn Chung (@MChungPhoto) will cover Nancy Reagan's funeral live starting at 12<span style="color: Red;">*</span>p.m. ET at DesertSun.com and on Twitter. The funeral begins at 2<span style="color: Red;">*</span>p.m., with dignitaries expected to arrive around 1:30 p.m. Following the service, Reagan<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will be buried on a hillside at the library complex next to her beloved "Ronnie."
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANPresident Obama to skip Nancy Reagan's funeral to attend SXSW | 00:59President Obama reportedly will skip the funeral in order to attend an event at the South by Southwest festival in Austin. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANNancy Reagan's casket arrives at Reagan Library | 03:08Former First Lady Nancy Reagan's casket arrives at the Reagan Presidential Library as family, friends, and members of the public come pay their respects.
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANFamily Of Nancy Reagan Honors Former First Lady | 02:53Family and friends of former first lady Nancy Reagan attend a memorial service in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday. The funeral service is scheduled for Friday. (March 9) AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANNancy Reagan funeral to be held Friday | 01:30Funeral services for the former first lady will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. She will lie in repose Wednesday and Thursday. AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANFormer Staffer Recalls Working With Nancy Reagan | 02:15Former Reagan administration staffer Anita McBride remembers Nancy Reagan for the style and elegance that she brought to the White House. \u0022As women, we didn't wear pants in the West Wing and that was one of Mrs. Reagan's rules,\u0022 she recall AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANNancy Reagan Remembered for Role As First Lady | 03:25Former First Lady Nancy Davis Reagan has died. She is remembered as a champion of her husband and the founder of the \u0022Just Say No\u0022 anti-drug awareness program. (March 6) AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANFuneral Plans Announced for Nancy Reagan | 00:49The funeral for former first lady Nancy Reagan will be held on Friday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. (March 7) AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANObama: Nancy Reagan 'Charming' and 'Gracious' | 01:00President Barack Obama says he once had the opportunity to meet with former first lady Nancy Reagan and that she could not have been more charming and gracious. (March 7) AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANMoment of silence held for Nancy Reagan during debate | 00:38A moment of silence was held for former first lady, Nancy Reagan, during the CNN Democratic debate. VPC
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANNancy Reagan's legacy: Love | 01:21Former first lady Nancy Reagan devoted her life to her husband, late President Ronald Reagan. While she worked on numerous causes over the years, one of her biggest legacies is their love. VPC
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANSchwarzenegger Honors Reagan at Kasich Rally | 00:55Arnold Schwarzenegger honored former first lady Nancy Reagan on Sunday, following the news of her death over the weekend. The former California governor held a moment of silence for her during a rally for presidential candidate John Kasich. (March 6) AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANVeteran Pays Respects to Nancy Reagan at Library | 00:36Former first lady Nancy Reagan died at her home on Sunday. She was 94. Veteran Andy Hall, who served under Ronald Reagan, visited the presidential library in Simi Valley to pay his respects to the former first lady. (Mar. 6) AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANFormer US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies | 03:30Former First Lady Nancy Davis Reagan has died. She is remembered as a champion of her husband and the founder of the \u0022Just Say No\u0022 anti-drug awareness program. (Mar. 6) AP
REMEMBERING NANCY REAGANNancy Reagan dies at 94 | 02:25The former first lady died of congestive heart failure.
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