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Gerald Ford

38th President of the United States

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• Jan. 1: President Bush and first lady Laura Bush pay their respects to former President Gerald Ford as his casket is opened for public viewing in the Capitol Rotunda.
• Jan. 1: Susan Ford Bales, the daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford, center, is hugged by an unidentified mourner.
• Dec. 31: Steven Ford, son of former President Gerald R. Ford, sits with his head in his hands after he visited the casket of his father.
• Dec. 31: Former President Gerald R. Ford lies in State in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington.
• Dec. 31: Mourners walk past the casket of former President Gerald R. Ford as he lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington.
• Dec. 31: Mourners receive commemoration cards before viewing the flag-draped casket of former President Gerald R. Ford at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
• Dec. 31: Mourners for former President Gerald Ford wait in line outside the Capitol in Washington.
• Dec. 30: Former first lady Betty Ford, center, and Vice President Dick Cheney, right, look at former President Gerald R. Ford's casket during the funeral service on Capitol Hill in Washington.
• Dec. 27, 2006: Flags at the Washington Monument fly at half staff in honor of former President Gerald Ford in Washington.
• Dec. 27, 2006: James Kristan, 49, of Grand Rapids, Mich., holds a U.S. flag while kneeling in prayer near makeshift memorial at the Gerald R. Ford Museum.
• Former President Gerald R. Ford.
• Sept. 18, 2003: Former President Ford speaks at the dedication of future site of the Ford School of Public Policy in Mich.
• July 30, 2003: Former President Ford waves to the crowd gathered during his 90th birthday celebration in Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Aug. 11, 1999: Former President Ford smiles after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, from President Clinton.
• Aug. 12, 1996: Former President Ford and Betty Ford acknowledge applause during the Republican Convention in San Diego.
• Sept. 22, 1975: President Ford is rushed into a car after shots were fired at him during an appearance in San Francisco.
• April 28, 1975: President Ford chats with Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld and Rumsfelds assistant Richard Cheney in the Oval Office.
• Aug. 9, 1974: President Ford poses with his family in the Oval Office after being sworn in as the 38th president of the U.S.
• Aug. 9, 1974: U.S. Chief Justice Warren Burger administers the oath of office to Gerald Ford at the White House.
• Aug. 9, 1974: First lady Betty Ford stands with President Ford after he took the oath of office.
• Aug. 9, 1974: Vice President Gerald Ford addresses reporters after Nixon announced he would resign amid Watergate scandal.
• Sept. 9, 1974: President Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon during a televised address from the Oval Office.
• Dec. 6, 1974: President and Mrs. Ford hug each other in the Oval Office.
• A photo provided by the Gerald R. Ford Library shows the president as a naval officer in 1945.
• In a photo provided by the University of Michigan, Gerald Ford, named to the 1959 Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All-America roster, is shown as he appeared at center for the U. of Michigan in 1934.