Reagan laid to rest

In an emotional end to a long day, the late president's 82-year-old widow, Nancy Reagan, finally lost her composure as she broke down and rested her head on his mahogany coffin, stroking it and whispering final words.

The ceremony, held on a hilltop overlooking the Simi Valley and Pacific Ocean, capped six days of mourning following Reagan's death Saturday at the age of 93 after a 10-year battle against Alzheimer's disease.

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Earlier in the day, President George W. Bush, his father, former president George Bush and the former British and Canadian leaders, Margaret Thatcher and Brian Mulroney, had all paid their own tributes to Reagan at a regal service in the Washington National Cathedral.