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Old 12-26-2006, 11:52 PM   #1
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Old 12-26-2006, 11:55 PM   #2
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Very sad. The United States has lost a national treasure and a great American.

Were you aware that President Ford played on the University of Michigan's 1932 and 1933 national championship football teams?
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Very sad. The United States has lost a national treasure and a great American.

Were you aware that President Ford played on the University of Michigan's 1932 and 1933 national championship football teams?
I knew he played for Michigan--was not aware it was on a national championship team.

Such a good, decent, honest man. He healed our country in a time of crisis.

God bless you, Mr. President.
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The only President in US history to not be elected. If you think about how many we have had that is pretty impressive.
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Some excerpts from today's editorials:

Character at heart of the Ford legacy by David Broder:
"In the final days of the Nixon presidency, Ford made a memorable visit to the Washington Post. As the vice president, he had defended Nixon against the Watergate charges but recognized in our meeting he had a responsibility larger than any further claims of personal loyalty from Nixon. "I want you to know I am someone who enjoys having adversaries who are not enemies," he told reporters and editors.

It was a signal, understood by everyone in the room, that a new--and welcome--era was about to begin. It turned out to be a shorter period in office than Ford expected, but the standard of civility and good will he set for himself is an example that endures."

Right man took reins of nation at right time by George Will
"Kissinger noted a "curious paradox of contemporary democracy," that as political leaders become more abject in trying to conform to the public's preferences, respect for the political class plummets. Ford was different: He "was immune to the modern politician's chameleon-like search for ever-new identities, and to the emotional roller coaster this search creates."

Surely subsequent presidential history has deepened the nation's appreciation of what it had for 29 months."
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President Gerald R. Ford, a great man often overlooked by historians made a tremendous contribution to our nation. His character and integrity should be a model for all those serving us in government. May he rest in peace.
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