Former President Gerald Ford

Photos from the life of former President Gerald Ford.

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Tue., Dec. 26, 2006

*** FILE *** Former President Gerald Ford waves to spectators, February 22, 1978, during the pro-celebrity round at Inverrary, in Lauderhill, Florida. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ORG XMIT: NY134

Kathy Willens The Spokesman-Review
** FILE ** Former President Gerald Ford and wife Betty acknowledge applause from the convention floor during the evening session of the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego Monday, Aug. 12, 1996. Former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006, that President Gerald Ford has died.(AP Photo/David Longstreath) ORG XMIT: NY121

David Longstreath The Spokesman-Review
FILE--Members of the Ford family poseon the White House grounds in this undated file photo. From left, standing: Steve, a son; Susan, a daughter; Jack, a son; Michael's wife Gayle; and Michael, a son. President Gerald Ford and the First Lady Betty Ford are seated. Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Photo/File) ORG XMIT: NY133
*** FILE *** President Ronald Reagan joined by former Presidents Richard Nixon, left, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter, right, toast each other in the Blue Room at the White House on October 8, 1981 as the four met prior to the departure of the three former Presidents to Cairo for the funeral of President Sadat.Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Phot /ho) ORG XMIT: NY132
** FILE ** In a file photo Former President Gerald Ford kisses his wife Betty after they were equally honored in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, October 27, 1999. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-SD, applauds at far right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ORG XMIT: NY123

J. Applewhite The Spokesman-Review
The Apollo-Soyuz Flight Crew meet President Gerald Ford at the White House, September 7, 1974. Left to right: General V. Shatalov, Chief Cosmonaut Training; Cosmonauts Valeri N. Kubasov, Engineer, Alexei A. Leonov, Commander; Ambassador Anatoliy Dobryuin; President Ford; Dr. George M. Low, NASA Deputy Administrator; Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Commander, Donald K. Slayton, Docking Module Pilot, and Vance D. Brand, Command Module Pilot. Former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006, that President Gerald Ford has died.(AP Photo/NASA) ORG XMIT: NY122
*** FILE *** Former President Gerald Ford smiles after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, from President Clinton during an East Room ceremony at the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999. Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ORG XMIT: NY130

J. Applewhite The Spokesman-Review
** FILE ** In a file photo President Gerald Ford delivers his first State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of Congress, Jan. 15, 1975. Sitting behind Ford are Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, left, and Speaker of the House Carl Albert. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NY121
*** FILE *** Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme arrives at the Federal Courthouse in Sacramento, October 8, 1975 for a pretrial hearing. On September 5, 1975, Fromme attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford with a gun outside the California Capitol. Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NY129
** FILE ** In a file photo Vice President Gerald Ford enjoys the slopes at Vail, Colo. on Jan. 4, 1974 with his instructor Dennis Hoeger. Former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006, that President Gerald Ford has died.(AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NY120
*** FILE *** Gerald Ford is shown as he played football for the University of Michigan in 1934. He won three varsity letters as a lineman and was voted most valuable player in 1934 at center for Michigan. He later took part in the Shrine Bowl and Pro-All Stars games. At Yale University Law School, he served as assistant varsity football coach to Ducky Pond and freshman boxing coach. Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Photo/U. of Michigan Sports Publicity) ORG XMIT: NY128
The bipartisan presidential commission named to investigate the assassination of the late President John F. Kennedy meets for the first time Dec. 5, 1963 at the National Archives Building in Washington. The group, from left, includes: Allen W. Dulles, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency; Rep. Hale Boggs, D-La.; Sen. John Sherman Cooper, R-Ky.; Chief Justice Earl Warren, who heads the group; Sen. Richard Russell, D-Ga.; John J. McCloy, a New York banker; and Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R-Mich. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NY119
*** FILE *** Former University of Michigan star center, Gerald Ford, is shown as a high school football coach in Grand Rapids, Michigan in September, 1941. Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press) ORG XMIT: NY127
*** FILE *** Former Presidents Carter, left, George Bush, and Gerald Ford, right, laugh as President Clinton speaks during a photo session in front of a replica of the White House at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 6, 1997, prior to the library dedication ceremonies. Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ORG XMIT: NY126

Susan Walsh The Spokesman-Review
** FILE ** In a file photo President George Bush, left, walks with former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon in the courtyard of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Monday, Nov. 4, 1991 in Simi Valley, Calif. Former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006, that President Gerald Ford has died. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander) ORG XMIT: NY117

Marcy Nighswander The Spokesman-Review
**FILE ** Republican presidential nominee Richard Nixon raises his arms in victory after accepting his party's nomination at the Republican Convention in Miami in this Aug. 8, 1968 file photo. At left is House Republican Leader Gerald Ford. Former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006, that President Gerald Ford has died.(AP Photo/File) ORG XMIT: NY914
FILE-- President Gerald Ford and his wife Betty Ford are shown in July 1975. Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006. He was 93. (AP Photo / file ) ORG XMIT: NY115
** FILE ** Rep. Gerald Ford, R-Mich., puffs on his pipe in this January 1969 file photo. The House Republican Leader was waiting to appear on a national television program in Washington, D.C. Former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday Dec. 26, 2006, that President Gerald Ford has died. (AP Photo/File) ORG XMIT: NY112
** ADVANCE FOR TUESDAY, DEC. 26 ** President Gerald Ford, right, meets with Chairman Mao Zedong at the Chinese leader's Beijing's residence, Dec. 2, 1975. Was Mao a monster or an authentic Chinese hero? Historians, journalists and many Chinese are still pondering these questions at the 113th anniversary of the birth of Mao, father of communist China. Mao, born on Dec. 26, 1893, died in 1976. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NY478
** FILE ** President Richard Nixon delivers the State of the Union message before a joint session of Congress as Vice President Gerald Ford sits behind him in Washington in this January 1974 file photo. Former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, that President Gerald Ford has died. (AP Photo/File) ORG XMIT: NY111
** FILE ** President Gerald Ford shakes hands with Soviet Communist Party chief and the state leader Leonid Brezhnev after the he tried on Ford's fur coat, just prior to the two leaders' formal meeting in Vladivostok in this Nov. 24, 1974 file photo. On Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, Russia marks the 100th anniversary of Brezhnev's birth. (AP Photo/File) ORG XMIT: MOSB105
**FILE** Former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford smiles in this Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005 file photo, during the award ceremony of the Bob Hope Classic Golf Tournament at the PGA West in La Quinta. Calif. Ford, 92, was admitted Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006 to Eisenhower Medical Center near his home in Rancho Mirage in Southern California. Ford was undergoing treatment for pneumonia Monday and was doing well, his chief of staff said. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, FILE) ORG XMIT: NY114

Joe Cavaretta The Spokesman-Review
The final days of campaigning for both parties found the Republicans strating the day in Peoria, Ill. Thousands turned out to cheer their candidate. Former President Gerald Ford lends his support o ronald Reagan and runnning mate George bush. Assosicated Press photo November 3, 1980 ORG XMIT: SR0406051955386006

Associated Press The Spokesman-Review
**FILE** Former President Gerald Ford prepares to address a National Press Club luncheon in Washington in this Monday, June 3, 2002 file photo. Former President Ford, the 38th and only president in America's history never elected to nationwide office, turns 90 years old Monday, July 14, 2003. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert, File)

Kenneth Lambert The Spokesman-Review
Gerald Ford and former first lady Betty Ford react to a tribute to his presidency at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000. The 87-year-old former president was admitted to a Philadelphia hospital this morning complaining of balance problems, pain in his left arm and difficulty with his speech. Ford had a small stroke, doctors said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Neibergall)

Charles Neibergall The Spokesman-Review
President Clinton gives a thumbs-up as he converses with former President Gerald Ford during opening ceremonies of the Presidents' Summit For America's Future at Independence Hall in Philadelphia Monday morning, April 28, 1997. Ford and Clinton were joined at the event by former President George Bush and former first lady Nancy Reagan. The three-day summit focuses on community service and on improving the lives of millions of America's at-risk children. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

Greg Gibson The Spokesman-Review
Former first lady Betty Ford talks with reporters Tuesday night, Aug. 30, 1994 at the Old Executive Office Building in Washington. Ford, 76, was honored Tuesday for work against alcohol and drug dependency. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

Doug Mills The Spokesman-Review
ADV. FOR THURS. PMS, AUG. 4--FILE--President Nixon, right, and his wife Pat, second from right, leave the White House in Washington with Vice President Gerald Ford and his wife Betty on Aug. 9, 1974, the day Nixon resigned the presidency. The Discovery Channel is presenting an illuminating documentary titled "Watergate," about the events that led to Nixon being forced to resign in disgrace. It airs beginning Sunday from 9 to 11 p.m. EDT. It continues from 10 to 11 p.m. EDT next Monday through Wednesday. (AP Photo/files)
Former President Gerald Ford chips from the trap to the green on his last hole of day in the Pro-Am round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at Indian Wells Country Club Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1995, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Mark Terrill The Spokesman-Review