Nancy Reagan will be laid to rest Friday, buried next to her beloved husband at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
Reagan died Sunday at the age of 94.
According to the Ronald Reagan Foundation, 1,000 guest have been invited to the services – representatives from show business, politics and the media.
Here’s a partial list of those expected to attend.
From politics:
- President George W. Bush
- First ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Rosalynn Carter and Hillary Clinton
- James Baker
- Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives
- California Gov. Jerry Brown
- Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney
- Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
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From Hollywood:
- Mr. T
- Anjelica Huston
- Wayne Newton
- Mike Love
- Bo Derek
- Actor Tom Selleck
- Actor Gary Sinise
- Comedian Yakov Smirnoff
- Actor John Stamos
- Melissa Rivers
- Tina Sinatra
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From the media:
- MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews
- Tom Brokaw
- Former TV host Larry King
- Sam Donaldson
- Publishing executive Steve Forbes
- Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan
- Katie Couric
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First children:
- Caroline Kennedy
- President Lyndon Johnson's daughters Lynda Johnson and Luci Baines Johnson
- President Gerald Ford's son Steven Ford
- President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon Cox
From The Associated Press, here's a rundown of the funeral program:
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday (PT) and will be officiated by The Rev. Stuart A. Kenworthy, Vicar, Washington National Cathedral.
The program includes:
- "Battle Hymn of the Republic," sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir
- Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31 by Anne Peterson, Nancy Reagan's niece
- Letter from Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan, read by former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
- "Ave Maria," sung by opera singer Ana Maria Martinez
- Reading of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 by Barton Hegeler, Nancy Reagan's nephew
- Reading of John 14:1-6 by Diane Sawyer
- "Pie Jesu-Requiem," sung by Martinez
- Reflections by James A. Baker
- Reflections by Tom Brokaw
- Reflections by Patti Davis
- Reflections by Ronald Prescott Reagan
- "Amazing Grace," sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir
- Recessional with bagpipe played by Piper Major Bill Boetticher
- "God Bless America"
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