WASHINGTON -- Three former presidents, scores of members of Congress, current and former world leaders and family and friends were among those gathered Saturday morning to eulogize six-term Sen. John McCain in Washington.
McCain's motorcade arrived from the Capitol, where he laid in state overnight, and the procession made a stop at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where McCain's wife, Cindy, placed a wreath. His flag-draped casket was escorted by military body bearers up the cathedral steps under gray skies.
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It was the last public event in Washington, where McCain lived and worked over four decades, and part of McCain's five-day, cross-country funeral procession. He died Aug. 25 at age 81.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Cindy McCain, center, widow of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., follows his casket as it is carried out of Washington National Cathedral. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried out of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is blessed at the end of a memorial service at Washington National Cathedral. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte reads scripture at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
at a memorial services for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington Nationals Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral. ((AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Former Sen. Joseph Lieberman speaks during a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington Nationals Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Jimmy McCain walks from the podium after reading the poem "The Requiem," at a memorial service for his father, Sen. John McCain. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Dignitaries and invited guests attend a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Dignitaries and invited guests attend a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Meghan McCain speaks at a memorial service for her father, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The American flag remains at half-staff over the White House in honor of the late Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Jimmy McCain reads the poem "The Requiem," at a memorial service for his father, Sen. John McCain. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The casket arrives for a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The casket arrives for a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Meghan McCain speaks at a memorial services for her father Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington Nationals Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne and Al Gore arrive at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The family of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., watch as the casket is carried down the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Washington. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via AP, Pool))
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried down the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Cindy McCain, accompanied by President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, and family members, arrives at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried to a hearse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP)
Cindy McCain, accompanied by President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, lays a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Cindy McCain lays a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried down the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lays a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)