# Lying in State vs. Honor?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-in-state-vs-honor/328618>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 30, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-in-state-vs-honor/328618 "2005-10-30T19:53:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-in-state-vs-honor/328618/1 "2005-10-30T19:53:46Z")

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What is the difference between the term “To Lie in State”, such as what was done for Ronald Reagan (and JFK and Lincoln, IIRC) vs. “To Lie in Honor” for Rosa Parks? - Jinx

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-in-state-vs-honor/328618/2 "2005-10-30T23:07:13Z")

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[Asked and answered](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=341982) so recently that it’s still on page 2.