Mourners at Nancy Reagan’s funeral listened to prayers, music and reminiscences of the former first lady. A diverse group of guests attended Friday’s funeral at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Among mourners were former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, as well as first lady Michelle Obama. Also present were presidential candidate and former first lady Hillary Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Ed Meese, Katie Couric, Larry King, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, television writer and producer Norman Lear and Steve Ford, son of the late President Gerald Ford and singer Johnny Mathis also attended.
There were several speakers sharing remembrances of the former first lady. Former Reagan administration official James Baker recounted the first meeting of then-Nancy Davis and Ronald Reagan, and later her devastation when her husband was wounded in an assassination attempt. Stories brought a mixture of laughter and tears. Veteran television journalists Diane Sawyer and Tom Brokaw spoke as did members of her family — including her son Ronald Prescott Reagan who drew laughter with this