World Leaders, Nation Remember Reagan
June 11, 2004
U.S. and world leaders paid their last respects to former President Ronald Reagan in an official state funeral at Washington D.C.'s National Cathedral on Friday. President Reagan was then laid to rest in a private ceremony at his presidential library in Simi Valley, Calif.

Kwame Holman narrates a summary of the Washington service:
RealAudio: Former Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Brian Mulroney's eulogies
RealAudio: Former President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush's eulogies; the Rev. John Danforth's sermon

Shields and Brooks: Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the day's tributes and Ronald Reagan's political impact.

Former President Reagan, both hailed and vilified as one of the preeminent leaders of the conservative movement in the 20th century, died on June 5, 2004, at his home in California at the age of 93 from complications related to Alzheimer's disease.

By the time Reagan became the United States' 40th president, he had journeyed a long way from his birthplace in the small Illinois town of Tampico.

Biographers on Reagan:
Lou Cannon, a former Washington Post reporter and author of "President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime," discusses Reagan's final months as president and his post-presidential struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Edmund Morris defends his use of fact and fiction in his long-awaited biography about President Reagan.

Dinesh D'Souza, who served as senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House between 1987 and 1988, discusses his book.

World Leaders Pay Tribute to Former President (6/11/04)

Eulogies:
Pres. George W. Bush (6/11/04)

Former President Bush (6/11/04)

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (6/11/04)

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (6/11/04)

Reaganomics (6/10/04)

Tributes in D.C. (6/9/04)

Shields and Brooks (6/8/04)

Alzheimer's Treatment (6/8/04)

Historians (6/7/04)

Contemporaries (6/7/04)

Speeches (6/7/04)

Legacy (2/6/01)