Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Jay Leno and More Attend John McCain’s D.C. Funeral

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Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Jay Leno and More Attend John McCain’s D.C. Funeral

Late U.S. senator John McCain was honored with a star-studded funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, September 1, one week after his death. [ami-related id="1157571" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-deaths-of-2018-stars-weve-lost/" title="Celebrity Deaths in 2018: Stars We’ve Lost" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mac-miller-dead-gallery.jpg"] Barack and Michelle Obama, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Jay Leno, Warren Beatty and Annette Bening were among the celebrities who gathered to celebrate the six-term politician’s life. [jwplayer 7rilRtEX-l3ahXupL] McCain died at age 81 at his home in Arizona on August 25 after battling brain cancer. The family of the Navy veteran, who was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in July 2017, announced one day prior to his death that he would discontinue medical treatment for his condition. [ami-related id="1318173" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/meghan-mccain-cries-over-father-john-mccains-casket/" title="Meghan McCain Cries Over Father John McCain’s Casket at Memorial Service" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/john-mccain-funeral-6.jpg"] The veteran was honored by his 106-year-old mother Roberta as he laid in state in Arizona on Wednesday, August 29, with a memorial service at North Phoenix Baptist Church the following day. He laid in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Friday, August 31. A private burial will occur on Sunday, September 2, following a private service at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Jay Leno and More Attend John McCain’s D.C. Funeral

Late U.S. senator John McCain was honored with a star-studded funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, September 1, one week after his death. [ami-related id="1157571" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-deaths-of-2018-stars-weve-lost/" title="Celebrity Deaths in 2018: Stars We’ve Lost" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mac-miller-dead-gallery.jpg"] Barack and Michelle Obama, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Jay Leno, Warren Beatty and Annette Bening were among the celebrities who gathered to celebrate the six-term politician’s life. [jwplayer 7rilRtEX-l3ahXupL] McCain died at age 81 at his home in Arizona on August 25 after battling brain cancer. The family of the Navy veteran, who was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in July 2017, announced one day prior to his death that he would discontinue medical treatment for his condition. [ami-related id="1318173" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/meghan-mccain-cries-over-father-john-mccains-casket/" title="Meghan McCain Cries Over Father John McCain’s Casket at Memorial Service" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/john-mccain-funeral-6.jpg"] The veteran was honored by his 106-year-old mother Roberta as he laid in state in Arizona on Wednesday, August 29, with a memorial service at North Phoenix Baptist Church the following day. He laid in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Friday, August 31. A private burial will occur on Sunday, September 2, following a private service at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Putting on a Brave Face

Cindy McCain, who wed the senator in 1980, offered a slight grin as she arrived. She mourned the loss of her husband in a statement to Twitter on August 25. “My heart is broken,” she tweeted. “I am so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 years. He passed the way he lived, on his own terms, surrounded by the people he loved, in the the place he loved best.”

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Special Guests

Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and former Vice Presidents Cheney and Al Gore arrived together to honor the politician, often referred to as “the maverick.”

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Family Matters

McCain's children stood next to his wife for a salute to his casket. McCain was father of Doug, 58, Andy, 56, and Sidney, 51, from his first marriage to Carol McCain, as well as Meghan, 33, Jack, 32, Jimmy, 30, and Bridget, 27, whom he shared with Cindy.

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Paying Respects

Though McCain ranked ninth in political joke targets for Leno during his time hosting The Tonight Show, the senator praised the comedian prior to his exit from the late-night show in 2014. Leno, in turn, was seen attending McCain's memorial.

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Presidents Past

Former presidents Obama — accompanied by wife Michelle — and Bush were on hand to speak at the funeral.

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United We Stand

Joe Biden gave a tearful eulogy at McCain’s memorial service in Arizona on Thursday. “My name is Joe Biden. I’m a Democrat, and I love John McCain,” he said. “But the way I look at it, the way I thought about it, was that I always thought of John as a brother. We had a hell of a lot of family fights. We go back a long way.”

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A Hand to Hold

McCain’s mother, Roberta McCain, held granddaughter Meghan’s hand during Friday’s service. The 106-year-old is expected to attend her son’s private service and burial in Maryland on Sunday, too.

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Show of Support

Bening stood by her husband Beatty's side as he served as a pallbearer.

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One More Salute

McCain’s flag-draped coffin was transported from the U.S. Capitol prior to the service.

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Say You’ll Be There

McCain's son Jimmy held onto mother Cindy as the family readied themselves for the funeral.

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Moment of Silence

McCain’s motorcade paused at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a request he reportedly made before his death. The former presidential candidate became a prisoner of war in 1967 when he served in the Navy.

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Footnote

McCain wrote a final message, released on Monday, August 27, urging Americans to unite and taking aim at President Donald Trump. “We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe,” he wrote. “We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.”