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President Obama to miss Nancy Reagan’s funeral

Courtesy of CBS News

LOS ANGELES– Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who died Sunday at the age of 94, will be buried next to her late husband, President Ronald Reagan, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation said Monday.

As part of the official events, Mrs. Reagan will lie in repose at the library on March 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and also on March 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

No parking will be allowed at the Reagan Library during these hours, but shuttles will run from the library to a nearby property for members of the public who wish to pay their respects to the former first lady.

A White House official told CBS News that First Lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral.

In addition, Democratic Presidential candidate Hilary Clinton will pay her respects to the late First Lady.

The President however will not be attending.

According to the Washington Post, President Obama will be speaking that day at the South by Southwest conference in Austin.

The annual event is a set of festivals and conferences focused on music, movies and interactive technologies.

Just last month, the President and First Lady skipped the funeral of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and instead paid their respects the day before.

Obama was the first president to skip a sitting Supreme Court Justice’s funeral in recent years.

Funeral services for Mrs. Reagan will be held at 11:00 a.m. on March 11 and are closed to the public.

The library is currently closed to the public in preparation for the services and will re-open on March 13.

In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Reagan had asked that contributions be made to the Ronald Reagan Memorial Fund.

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