His body lay in state in the foyer of the Supreme Court Building – the first time such a ceremony had taken place on the death of a Supreme Court justice. Ironically, his enemy, President Richard Nixon attended his funeral and then resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974. Earl Warren was buried on July 12, 1974 with military honors at Arlington Ceremony.
Earl Warren’s legacy One of Earl Warren’s core beliefs was that public office was to be treated as a public trust. He was one – perhaps one of a very few – major public servants who believed that the future would be better than the past, that public morality and private morality were the same, and that under the American system of government justice would eventually prevail. Edward White
Earl Warren’s legacy One of Earl Warren’s core beliefs was that public office was to be treated as a public trust. He was one – perhaps one of a very few – major public servants who believed that the future would be better than the past, that public morality and private morality were the same, and that under the American system of government justice would eventually prevail. Edward White