Presidential Orders upon the Death of a President
The "Day of Mourning" has been observed since the death of FDR. The table below includes APP documents issued by US President upon the death of a predecessor. Practices have evolved …
Presidential and State Funerals - White House Historical Association
Herbert Hoover, October 22, 1964- October 26, 1964: Following former President Hoover’s death on October 20, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson called for the lowering of flags to half-staff …
Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford - Wikipedia
On December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States and the 40th vice president, [3] died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at 6:45 p.m. local time (02:45, …
State funerals in the United States - Wikipedia
Dying in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on October 20, 1964, Herbert Hoover had made plans in 1958 for a state funeral. Accorded with full military honors, over 70 …
Remarks by the Vice President at the State Funeral of Former …
Dec 30, 2006 · It was a time of false words and ill will. There was great malice, and great hurt, and a taste for more. And it all began to pass away on a Friday in August, when Gerald Ford …
1964 Universal Newsreel on President Hoover Funeral
Oct 25, 2014 · IN TWO DAYS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FILED BY IN FINAL SALUTE TO THE MAN WHO OVERCAME THE FATE OF BEING A DEPRESSION …
Herbert Hoover dies in New York, Oct. 20, 1964 - POLITICO
Oct 20, 2018 · Hoover received a state funeral during which his remains lay in state at the rotunda in the Capitol. He was buried on Oct. 25, a Sunday, in West Branch, Iowa, his birthplace and …
Presidential State Funerals Throughout History | Funeral Guide
Surprisingly, the tradition of the Presidential state funeral isn’t as old as you might think. Until William Henry Harrison, the United States' 23rd President, died on his 32nd day of office in …
Herbert Hoover's 1964 Funeral | Video - C-SPAN.org
Herbert Hoover, the 31st president, was buried near his childhood home in West Branch, Iowa, on October 25, 1964. Using archival footage, audio-visual archivist Lynn Smith looked back at the...
Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford - Simple English Wikipedia…
The state funeral took place at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, December 30, 2006, with further funeral services on January 2 at Washington National Cathedral and on January 3 at Grace …