Overview
- Confirmed speakers include George W. Bush, Liz Cheney, Cheney’s grandchildren, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, Pete Williams and the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith.
- The service at Washington National Cathedral is by invitation with heightened security, and a public livestream will be available on the cathedral’s and news outlets’ YouTube channels.
- The White House has not confirmed whether the president or other administration officials will attend, and the president has not issued a public tribute beyond flag protocol acknowledgments.
- Burial arrangements have not been announced, and flags are to remain at half-staff under federal practice until interment.
- Cheney died Nov. 3 at 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, closing a career that included service as defense secretary and two terms as vice president.