RANCHO MIRAGE, California (CNN) -- Former President Gerald Ford, who became president in 1974 after the resignation of Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at age 93.
Ford, the oldest surviving former U.S. president, died peacefully at 6:45 p.m. PT (9:45 p.m. ET) Tuesday at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, according to a statement from his office. The cause of death was not given.
A statement from Ford's wife, Betty, said: "My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age. His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country."
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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wasn't there another post about Ford not to long ago?
intersting that he was never elected. and conversations about Ford usually lead into conversations about Nixon.
Who's gonna be the 3rd?
Yeah, I had made a post about Pres. Ford not too terribly long ago...something about him being the oldest known President.
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