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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
[Sincere question, no political motivation whatsoever]I heard on the news this morning that the last State Funeral for a President was LBJ in 1973, and I imagine the disgrace / resignation from office is why Nixon didn't get one.
1.) Have no other US Presidents died between 1973 and Saturday?
2.) If there were US Presidents that died in that time period, why didn't they get State Funerals?
3.) What entitles you to a state funeral? What do I have to do? [resume political bickering and inuendo]
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Burger already answered 1 & 2, I believe. As to your third question, I read about it this morning. Apparently State Funerals are available for Presidents, President-Elects and Former Presidents. I think it is a matter of the person's/family's choice as to whether they take it. I seem to remember the article saying there were State Funerals for Lincoln, Kennedy, Garfield and McKinley, so apparently that option isn't one taken frequently. I'll try to find the article.
Okay, I misremembered part of the article, but here's a link to essentially the same thing I saw on the subject.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,121947,00.html
(You're welcome, Hank.)
