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The state funeral of John F. Kennedy took place during the three days that followed his...

The state funeral of John F. Kennedy took place during the three days that followed his assassination on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. The body of President Kennedy was brought back to Washington, D.C. and placed in the East Room of the White House for 24 hours. On the Sunday after the assassination, his coffin was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state. Throughout the day and night, hundreds of thousands lined up to view the guarded casket. Representatives from over 90 countries attended the state funeral on Monday, November 25. After the Requiem Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral, the late president was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. After John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, his body was flown back to Washington, D.C.. At the same time, military authorities started planning his state funeral. Officials at the Military District of Washington (MDW) planned the funeral, working with the president's brother-in-law, Sargent Shriver, also director of the peace corps, and an aide to the president. Because Kennedy had no funeral plan in place, much of the planning rested with the commanding general of the MDW (CG