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When is the public able to visit the Capital rotunda? Also hours and how long.

2006-12-30 14:06:35 · 3 answers · asked by B & L Water S 1 in Politics & Government Government

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Starting tonight threw Tuesday, he will then have a funeral at the National Cathedral in DC, then be returned to us here in Grand Rapids, he will lay in State at his museum, then on Wednesday a final funeral, and laid to rest on the property of the Gerald Ford Museum in Grand Rapids Michigan.

2006-12-30 14:24:29 · answer #1 · answered by catywhumpass 5 · 0 0

Gerald Rudolph Ford (July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th President (1974–1977), and 40th Vice President (1973–1974) of the United States.

Saturday, Dec. 30
9 a.m., ceremony and departure from St. Margaret's.
9:45 a.m., Palm Springs Regional Airport ceremony. Public viewing will be located on the south side of Kirk Douglas Way.
10:15 a.m., Ford's body departs airport.
5:20 p.m., Ford's body arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, traveling to the U.S. Capitol. The motorcade will pause at the World War II Memorial.
6:20 p.m., the casket will be carried up the east steps of the Capitol to the door of the House of Representatives.
6:30 p.m. Rotunda arrival ceremony, open to President Ford's immediate family, members and members-elect of the House and Senate, visiting heads of state and invited government officials. After the arrival ceremony, the Rotunda will open to the public until midnight. The public waiting area will be at the southwest corner of the Capitol grounds, across from the U.S. Botanic Garden.
7 p.m., state funeral begins in the Rotunda.
8:20 p.m., Ford's body lies in state.

Sunday, Dec. 31, and Monday, Jan. 1
Ford's body continues in state. Rotunda open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 2
8:30 a.m., the casket is moved from the Rotunda to the U.S. Senate door for a period of repose.
9:15 a.m., departure ceremony on the east steps of the U.S. Senate.
10 a.m., Ford's casket arrives at Washington National Cathedral.
10:30 a.m., funeral services will begin.
12:15 p.m., casket will leave the cathedral for trip to Grand Rapids, Mich.
2:15 p.m., body will arrive in Michigan.
3:30 p.m., casket will arrive at the presidential museum in Grand Rapids. An arrival ceremony for Mrs. Ford and guests will follow. The body will lie in public repose through the night.

Wednesday, Jan. 3
2 p.m., funeral services at Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids. The president will be interred at a hillside site north of the museum.

Thursday, Jan. 4
1 p.m., Mrs. Ford and the family will return to California.

2006-12-30 22:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by Akkita 6 · 0 0

By the time you see this answer .. it will be too late. Sorry. Good Luck! :)

2006-12-30 22:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0 0

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