(Washington, DC) — Americans will have a chance to say their goodbyes to President George H.W. Bush. The body of the former president will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda starting Monday night. In a tweet, House Speaker Paul Ryan said there will be an arrival ceremony at 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday. Ryan said the public will be allowed to pay their respects from Monday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern until Wednesday at 7 a.m. Eastern. The 41st President of the United States died Friday at the age of 94 in Houston, Texas, about eight months after his wife Barbara Bush passed away.
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