BREAKING NEWS: Former President Gerald Ford Dead at 93
I'll continue with the "Year in Review" tomorrow with the year in entertainment, but there is some very sad news to report:
Former President Gerald R. Ford died earlier tonight at the age of 93 in his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Ford was the 38th president in 1974 after Richard Nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal; prior to that, he was Vice President after Spiro Agnew resigned a year earlier. Under Ford, the Vietnam War finally ended in 1975; he was also the only president never elected to a national office, only to lose to Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Ford always had a great sense of humor, as "Saturday Night Live" poked fun at him thanks to Chevy Chase. However, his President Ford wasn't very straightforward, as it was more like a bumbling idiot than a president. And in a 1996 skit, Dana Carvey as Tom Brokaw did pre-tapes covering his apparent death.
President Bush said in a statement, "The American people will always admire Gerald Ford's devotion to duty, his personal character and the honorable conduct of his administration," while former first lady Nancy Reagan said she was deeply saddened over the news.
Once again...former President Gerald Ford dead tonight at 93.
I'll continue with the "Year in Review" tomorrow with the year in entertainment, but there is some very sad news to report:
Former President Gerald R. Ford died earlier tonight at the age of 93 in his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Ford was the 38th president in 1974 after Richard Nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal; prior to that, he was Vice President after Spiro Agnew resigned a year earlier. Under Ford, the Vietnam War finally ended in 1975; he was also the only president never elected to a national office, only to lose to Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Ford always had a great sense of humor, as "Saturday Night Live" poked fun at him thanks to Chevy Chase. However, his President Ford wasn't very straightforward, as it was more like a bumbling idiot than a president. And in a 1996 skit, Dana Carvey as Tom Brokaw did pre-tapes covering his apparent death.
President Bush said in a statement, "The American people will always admire Gerald Ford's devotion to duty, his personal character and the honorable conduct of his administration," while former first lady Nancy Reagan said she was deeply saddened over the news.
Once again...former President Gerald Ford dead tonight at 93.
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