Obama to Deliver Eulogy at Kennedy Funeral
David Knowles
Contributor
Posted:
08/26/09
The Boston Globe reports that President Obama will deliver a eulogy at Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral on Saturday at The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston. The service will be invitation only, but is certain to be broadcast to the nation.
Kennedy endorsed Obama at a key juncture of the '08 Democratic primary, just before Super Tuesday, and the two men were quite close from their time together in the Senate. Following Saturday's ceremony, Kennedy's casket will proceed via motorcade to Logan Airport and then be flown to Washington D.C. Kennedy will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at 5 pm on Saturday, next to his brothers John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.
Kennedy endorsed Obama at a key juncture of the '08 Democratic primary, just before Super Tuesday, and the two men were quite close from their time together in the Senate. Following Saturday's ceremony, Kennedy's casket will proceed via motorcade to Logan Airport and then be flown to Washington D.C. Kennedy will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at 5 pm on Saturday, next to his brothers John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.