Three former presidents came together to honor congressman john lewis at his funeral in atlanta georgia on thursday completing a week of memorial. Who might be joe biden s running mate. Capitol where he will lie in state july 27 2020.
John lewis d ga stops in front of the lincoln memorial before heading to the u s. A hearse carrying the flag draped casket with the body of rep. The pair became friends over their two decades on capitol hill together and biden s two terms as vice president to president barack obama who awarded lewis the presidential medal of freedom in 2011.
Presumptive democratic presidential nominee joe biden paid his respects late monday afternoon. John lewis d ga a key figure in the civil rights. Democratic presidential candidate former vice president joe biden with his wife dr jill biden touches the flag draped casket of the late rep.
In urging for a voting rights overhaul honoring lewis life work to become law obama whose former vice president joe biden is the presumptive democratic nominee for president made. The pair became friends over their two decades on capitol hill together and biden s two terms as vice president to president barack obama who. Biden the presumptive democratic presidential nominee served in congress alongside lewis.
Joe biden was among many at the us capitol on monday paying tribute to the late democratic rep. It is fitting that john lewis joins this pantheon of patriots resting upon the same catafalque as president abraham lincoln house speaker nancy pelosi d calif said at the memorial event. John lewis at capitol lewis who died on july 17 said in 2017 that he did not see donald trump as a legitimate president.
Mike pence and joe biden attend lying in state ceremony for rep. John lewis at the us capitol. Joe biden visits capitol rotunda to pay respects to civil rights icon john lewis pool former vice president joe biden and his wife jill paid their respects to rep.
