by Alexandra Pollard Staff | Photos by WENN

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Barack Obama's skipping Nancy Reagan's funeral to go to SXSW

To be fair, the president is set to make a keynote speech at the festival

 

Barack Obama missing Nancy Reagan funeral to go to South by Southwest Photo: WENN

Barack Obama won't be going to Nancy Reagan's funeral - because he'll be at South by Southwest.

Nancy, who was an actress and the wife of former Republican president Ronald Reagan, died earlier this week at the age of 94.

Though current first lady Michelle Obama, and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, will be attendng the funeral in California on Friday (11 March), the current president, Barack Obama won't be there.

That's because he'll be at Texas music and arts festival South by Southwest. To be fair, he's not just going to watch Hinds perform - he'll be making the keynote speech during SXSW Interactive.

His wife, Michelle Obama, is also set to appear at the festival, which takes place in AUstin, Texas this month.

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