Historical Highlight
Individuals Who Have Lain in State or in Honor
- See also information on Funerals in the House Chamber.
Individuals Who Have Recently Lain in State in the Capitol Rotunda
Individual | Office | Lay in State | |
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Senator John McCain (1936-2018) | Representative, Senator | August 31, 2018 | |
Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012) | Representative, Senator | December 20, 2012 | |
President Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) | Representative, Vice President, President | December 30, 2006-January 2, 2007 | |
President Ronald Reagan | President | June 9-11, 2004 |
Individuals Who Have Lain in Honor in the Capitol Rotunda
Individual | Occupation | Lay in Honor |
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Reverend Billy Graham (1918-2018) | Minister | February 28-March 1, 2018 |
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) | Civil Rights Leader | October 30-31, 2005 |
Officer Jacob J. Chestnut, Jr. (1940-1998) | Capitol Police Officer | July 28, 1998 |
Detective John M. Gibson (1956-1998) | Capitol Police Officer | July 28, 1998 |
Oral History Recollections from the Lying-in-State Ceremony for President John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)
Part 1
Part 2