Reagan's funeral wasn't declared a holiday, was it?

[LittleClarkie]

I don't remember it being. Why would the Bush admin declare Ford's funeral day a holiday and not Reagan's? Just strikes me as weird.

Or am I misremembering.

[Missy M]

1. I think Reagan's funeral was during the weekend.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

2. It was at my house...

We held a small, private celebration

[goclark]

3. It was a week long event

Day and night 24/7 televiion for the King

[Virginia Dare]

4. Yes, they gave all Federal workers a day off ...

rather ironic, isn't it?

[ashling]

5. Yes - a lot of disgust was aired

about how much it cost to give Federal Employees the time off, etc.

[cali]

6. Yes, there was a federal holiday for Reagan too. n/t

[xultar]

7. Yes it was. All presidents will get the same consideration.

[charlyvi]

8. Nixon too. Big Dawg was prez at the time.

I remember being very surprised.

[LittleClarkie]

9. Thanks guys I didn't remember

and wasn't sure how to check.

[onenote]

10. You are "misremembering".

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20718-2004Jun6.html

[dflprincess]

11. Not a holiday - a "National Day of Mourning"

:puke:

I've been in mourning since the Chimp was inagurated.

[AnnieBW]

12. Yes it was

I was in London for the first time at a conference. I was scheduled to take leave on the Friday after the conference. I didn't have to take leave that Friday because it was declared a holiday. That's the one good thing that I can say about Ray-gun - that he died while I was in London! :D