Tonight, we will open these doors and let the men and women who Ronald Reagan served so faithfully file past and saygoodbye to a man who meant so much to so many.
It is altogether fitting and proper that he has returned to this Capitol Rotunda, like another great son of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, so the nation can saygoodbye.
"It is always sad to saygoodbye to a good double act and especially to a long-running character like Robbie Jackson, so we will be leaving the door open for both characters, " she added.