Guest List For Nancy Reagan Funeral Includes Mr. T

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A number of celebrities and news personalities will join politicians and foreign dignitaries in mourning former First Lady Nancy Reagan at her funeral at the Reagan Presidential Library Friday.

Ten names were released in a statement as confirmed for Reagan's funeral, in this order:

- Capt. Christopher Bolt, the commander of the USS Ronald Reagan
- Katie Couric
- Sam Donaldson
- Chris Matthews
- Newt and Callista Gingrich
- Wayne Newton
- Anjelica Huston
- Melissa Rivers
- Tina Sinatra
- Mr T

Mr. T, who was famously photographed dressed as Santa with Reagan in his lap at the White House, had joined her "Just Stay No" anti-drug campaign in the 1980s.

COMPLETE COVERAGE: Thousands Expected To Pay Final Respects To Former First Lady Nancy Reagan

First Lady Michelle Obama, former first lady Rosalynn Carter , former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, California Gov. Jerry Brown, and the daughters of former president Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon had already been confirmed to be attending the funeral.

Presidents and first ladies begin preparing their funeral plans while in office. So Reagan, whose funeral plans were decades in the making, was involved down to the details of who would serve as pallbearer to carry her casket, to who would read part of the program, Reagan Library spokeswoman Melissa Giller told CBS News.

Most of the 1,000 people on the meticulously planned guest list was likewise chosen by Reagan herself.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is also confirmed to attend, but more traditionally in the role as a former first lady. Library officials say that if other presidential candidates ask to be invited, those requests will likely be honored.