Presidential Funerals: How and Why We Mourn Our Leaders
Dec 31, 2024•47 min
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Episode description
How do we mourn our presidents and former presidents? Where did all those very public rituals come from? And how much input does a president have in their own post-death ceremonies?
We break down the history and mystery of presidential funerals with Lindsay Chervinsky and Matthew Costello.
This episode of Civics 101 was produced by senior producer Christina Phillps and mixed by Rebecca Lavoie. It was hosted by Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy. Special thanks to Jacqui Fulton.
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