Thousands of people were expected to pay tribute to former first lady Nancy Reagan Wednesday after her casket was moved to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for a two-day public viewing.
Family and friends attended a brief service at Gates, Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral Home in Santa Monica Wednesday morning before the casket was loaded into a hearse and taken to the library.
Eight U.S. Secret Service agents who served the Reagans for several years assisted as pallbearers at the funeral home. Men dressed in military uniforms carried the casket into the library.
One of the agents, Michael Kinnersley, was assigned to Ronald Reagan’s detail after he left office. The other seven all served Nancy Reagan in the past years, according to a media advisory from the Reagan Foundation.
The public will be allowed to view the former first lady lying in repose and pay respects from 1 until 7 p.m Wednesday.
A second public visitation was planned for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, before private funeral services are held on Friday.
Friday’s service was expected to begin at 11 a.m.
Nancy Reagan died at her home in Los Angeles Sunday of congestive heart failure.
She was 94.
Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan share a moment in this undated file photo. (Credit: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library/Getty Images) 
Nancy Reagan's casket arrives at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on March 9, 2016. (Credit: KTLA) 
Pallbearers carry Nancy Reagan's casket into the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on March 9, 2016. (Credit: KTLA) 
Nancy Reagan's casket is seen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on March 9, 2016. (Credit: KTLA) 
L.A. firefighters salute as Nancy Reagan's hearse passes by on the 118 Freeway on March 9, 2016. (Credit: KTLA) 
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan's casket arrives at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on March 9, 2016. (Credit: KTLA) 
Eight U.S. Secret Service Agents are seen carrying the casket of former First Lady Nancy Reagan on March 9, 2016. 
Simi Valley resident Andy Hall honors the late Nancy Reagan with an American flag by the road to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. (Credit: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) 
President and First Lady Nancy Reagan enjoying their time away from Washington, DC, in front of their Ranch house at Rancho del Cielo in Santa Barbara on August 13, 1981. (Credit:The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum)
