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Not since the funeral of Britain's [[King Edward VII]] in [[1910]], had there been a mass gathering of presidents, prime ministers, and royalty at a funeral — 220 foreign dignitaries, including 19 heads of state and government, and members of royal families, from 92 countries, including the [[Soviet Union]], attended the funeral. Leading the dignitaries were Ethiopian Emperor [[Haile Selassie]] and French President [[Charles de Gaulle]]. Soviet Union was represented by First Deputy Premier [[Anastas Mikoyan]]. During the procession from the White House to the cathedral, the Black Watch bagpipers took part, marching behind the other military units. [[NBC]] trasmitted coverage of the procession by satellite to twenty-three countries, including the Soviet Union.
As the dignitaries marched, there was a heavy security presence because of fears of what might happen in Dallas might happen again. Under Secretary of State [[George Ball]] manned the operations center at the [[State Department]], rather than attending the funeral so that no act of madness happens. However, the only security was the MPDC with automatic pistols. The Kennedy funeral saw the largest security operation than any other state funeral until Ronald Reagan's in [[2004]] (Reagan's was more massive because the [[Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS) designated it a [[National Special Security Event]], since it was happening after [[September 11, 2001]]).
===Funeral===
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