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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1969
Page
5
A sun break as Eisenhower lies in the rotunda, Nixon delivering a 16 minute tribute on character. dignitaries including Mountbatten and Bradley visit the casket. 18,000 pass by the bier. crowds form outside while the House and Senate adjourn to pay respects.
President Nixon delivered a eulogy in the Capitol Rotunda revealing Dwight D. Eisenhower's final words of love to his wife Mamie and family. Mamie Eisenhower, clad in black, wept openly as the speech echoed her late husband’s devotion to family and country.
In a Sunday interview Hagerty said the list of 23 Eisenhower era accomplishments was not solicited by the former president. The note defends his record on civil rights and desegregation while noting areas where the historical record supports or questions his claims.
General of the Army Omar Bradley saluted outside Washington National Cathedral as Dwight D. Eisenhower’s body was carried to the Capitol Rotunda for in state. Bradley, 76, wore full dress blues and flew in from Beverly Hills to attend the funeral of his West Point classmate and WWII ally.
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