News Blog - Wednesday, Dec, 27th, 2006
By JEFF WILSON, Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES
Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th president and the only one never elected to nationwide office, has died. He was 93.
He died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Rancho Mirage, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, his office said in a statement. No cause of death was released. Funeral arrangements were to be announced Wednesday.
"The American people will always admire Gerald Ford's devotion to duty, his personal character and the honorable conduct of his administration,"
President Bush said in a statement Tuesday night. "We mourn the loss of such a leader, and our 38th president will always have a special place in our nation's memory."
Ford was the longest living president, followed by Ronald Reagan, who also died at 93. Ford had been living at his desert home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., about 130 miles east of Los Angeles.
"I was deeply saddened this evening when I heard of Jerry Ford's death," former first lady Nancy Reagan said in a statement. "Ronnie and I always considered him a dear friend and close political ally.
More details at : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061227/ap_on_re_us/obit_ford
On the Net :
Gerald Ford presidential library site: http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
Full Coverage: Gerald Ford, 1913-2006
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