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Paul Wexley of Simi Valley reflects on Ronald Reagan's death June 5, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

Johnny Grant, honorary Mayor of Hollywood, looks at the flowers he placed on Ronald Reagan's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles June 5, 2004.

Ronald Reagan Jr., left, departs with a friend after visiting his family's home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles June 5, 2004.

Rev. Graham Baird marks the death of former President Ronald Reagan by playing bagpipes in front of the Governor's Mansion where Mr. Reagan lived while he was the governor of California June 5, 2004.

Alma Reinhardt, Terrie Ford and her son, Marc Ford, 10, from left, stand with their hands over their hearts as they watch the American flag lowered to half-staff at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, June 5, 2004, in honor of President Ronald Reagan.

The flag-draped coffin of former President Ronald Reagan is seen inside a hearse en route to a mortuary as it departs from Mr. Reagan's house in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles June 5, 2004.

A procession leads the hearse carrying the coffin of President Ronald Reagan as it heads from his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles to a mortuary in Santa Monica June 5, 2004.

Flowers sit at the base of the statue of Ronald Reagan on the day of his death June 5, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

From left: Angie Novack, Mary Anne Novack, Michelle Stephenson and Judy Stephenson, all from Pottsville, Pa., sit under the scrolling ticker at the Fox News building in New York as it displays news of the death of former President Ronald Reagan June 5, 2004.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun observes a moment of silence to mark the passing of former President Ronald Reagan, during the sixth inning of the game with the Oakland Athletics June 5, 2004, in Oakland, Calif.

Tina Hensley, right, waits for the hearse carrying former President Ronald Reagan to cross Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles June 5, 2004.

President George W. Bush speaks to reporters about the death of former President Ronald Reagan at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris, France, June 5, 2004.

As visitors leave, flags fly at half-staff in honor of former President Ronald Reagan at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., which closed early on June 5, 2004.