Eisenhower Funeral Photographs
March 29, 1969
The casket bearing the remains of the late General Eisenhower rests in state in Bethlehem Chapel at the Washington National Cathedral as members of the Joint Honor Guard maintain a Death Watch.
photo 71-456-42 / U.S. Army - public domain
photo 71-456-46 / U.S. Army - public domain
March 30, 1969
The funeral cortege pauses at Sixteenth and Constitution Avenue and the remains of General Eisenhower are transferred from the hearse to the horse-drawn caisson.
photo 71-456-93 / U.S. Army - public domain
A 21-gun salute is fired as the funeral cortege approaches the Capitol Plaza.
photo 71-456-102 / U.S. Army - public domain
Dignitaries pay their last respects in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
photo 71-456-147 / U.S. Army - public domain
President Richard M. Nixon places a wreath at the casket in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
photo 71-456-134 / U.S. Army - public domain
President Charles DeGaulle of France pays his respects to the late
General Eisenhower at the Rotunda of the Capitol.
photo 71-456-150 / U.S. Army - public domain
The public pays their last respects in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
photo 71-456-155 / U.S. Army - public domain
photo 71-456-161 / U.S. Army - public domain
April 2, 1969
Funeral service at the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas.
photo 71-456-307 / U.S. Army - public domain
Burial service at the Place of Meditation in Abilene, KS.
photo 71-456-334 / U.S. Army - public domain