Gerald Ford (born 1913) served as Republican leader in the House of Representatives before being selected by President Nixon to replace Spiro Agnew as vice president in 1973. A year later he replaced ...
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President Bush on Tuesday night called the late President Ford a "great American" who helped heal the nation after Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace over the Watergate scandal."The American people...
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President Bush hailed Gerald R. Ford for his administration's honor. His former opponent, President Carter, called him "a man of highest integrity." And Nancy Reagan hailed his dedication to the co...
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U.S. stock markets are closed today to observe the national day of mourning for former President Gerald Ford.The first trading week of the year may be a short one, but it may help determine whether...
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He ate cottage cheese with ketchup nearly every day for lunch, swam in the pool outside his White House study in all kinds of weather, and lived by the same work ethic as president that he was know...
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The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum was closed Wednesday, but that did not stop people from streaming here upon hearing of the former president's death.They started coming within an hour of the ...
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Gerald R. Ford left his beloved U.S. Capitol for the last time Tuesday as the period set aside for ordinary Americans to say goodbye gave way to an elaborate invitation-only funeral at the Washingt...
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Dates in the life of Gerald Ford:July 14, 1913: Leslie Lynch King Jr. born, Omaha, Neb. After his parents divorce and his mother remarries, he is adopted by his stepfather and takes his name: Geral...
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Gerald R. Ford left his stamp on the nation. Now it can travel on letters worldwide.Simultaneous day-of-issue ceremonies were held Friday in the city where Ford grew up and near the community he la...
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Bush calls Gerald Ford 'great American'
