Friends, Family Pay Respects At Nancy Reagan Funeral

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March 11, 2016

Simi Valley police stand guard as people pay their respects as former first lady Nancy Reagan lies in repose at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library March 10, 2016 in Simi Valley, California. Reagan died of heart failure at the age of 94. (Mike Blake/Getty Images)

Former first lady Nancy Reagan, who died Sunday at 94, will be laid to rest next to her husband Friday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

Supporters, famous friends and family will be in attendance, including first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, journalist Diane Sawyer, actress Anjelica Huston and Reagan’s children Ronald Prescott Reagan and Patti Davis.

NPR's Nathan Rott shares the latest view from the library grounds with Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti.

Guest

Nathan Rott, reporter for NPR. He tweets @NathanRott.

This segment aired on March 11, 2016.