Photos: McCain memorial service at National Cathedral in Washington, DC
Official Washington gathered at the National Cathedral Saturday to say farewell to Sen. John McCain, capping days of tributes to the war hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate who died last week of brain cancer at 81.
Two former presidents who prevented McCain from winning that office, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican George W. Bush, delivered eulogies to the six-term Arizona senator before 2,500 invited guests. Their keynote role was McCain’s idea — his final, poignant nod to the bipartisanship that was his hallmark. It was also an implicit yet clear rebuke of the current president, an undercurrent that also ran through the eulogists’ remarks. – Associated Press
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
The family of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., follows as his casket is carried during the recessional at the end of a memorial service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Jimmy McCain reads the poem “The Requiem,” at a memorial service for his father, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington Nationals Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried out of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, after a memorial service, as Cindy McCain is escorted by her son Jimmy McCain and other family members. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
The choir sings at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and his wife Marcelle, greet former Sen. Bob Dole, center, as they arrive for a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
The family of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., watches as the casket is carried down the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Washington, for a departure to the Washington National Cathedral for a memorial service. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool photo via AP)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Former President George W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton and his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Al gore and his wife Lynne and former Vice President Al Gore arrive for a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Visitors crowd the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after Cindy McCain, wife of, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., placed a wreath, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Washington, during a funeral procession to carry the casket of her husband from the U.S. Capitol to National Cathedral for a Memorial Service. McCain served as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War and was a prisoner of war for more than five years. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Mitt Romney, second from left, and his wife Ann, arrive to attend a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, for a memorial service. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Police officers salute as the casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, for a memorial service. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Former President George W. Bush speaks at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Cindy McCain, center, widow of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., follows his casket as it is carried out of Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, following a memorial service. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., followed by family members, is carried out of Washington National Cathedral in Washington , Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, following a memorial service. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Cindy McCain, with her daughter Bridget McCain, glances back towards the hearse carrying her husband Sen. John McCain's casket before leaving the cathedral following a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
The flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried to a hearse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Washington, for a departure to the Washington National Cathedral for a memorial service. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Former president Barack Obama, left, and former Vice President Al Gore, talked with former first lady Laura Bush, third from right, at a memorial services for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington Nationals Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. At back right is Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., with Defense Secretary James Mattis, left, and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, right, and family members, walks to place a ceremonial wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 in Washington. (Ray Whitehouse/Pool photo via AP)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Rhonda Zuck, left, and her husband, Tim Zuck, center, who both served in the U.S. Army, drove from Racine, Wis., for the wreath laying ceremony for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Ray Whitehouse/Pool photo via AP)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Cindy McCain arrives at a memorial service for her husband, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. Watching in the front row from left are President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
From left, former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne and former Vice President Al Gore sing at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Front from left, former Defense Secretary William Cohen, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Joe Biden listen during a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25, from brain cancer at age 81. Back row, second from right is former Texas Senator Phil Gramm and third from left is former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
McCain Memorial Service at National Cathedral
Cindy McCain, wife of, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., accompanied by President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, second from left, lays a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, during a funeral procession to carry the casket of her husband from the U.S. Capitol to National Cathedral for a Memorial Service. McCain served as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War and was a prisoner of war for more than five years. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
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