President Gerald Ford dies at 93

by **CodeRed68** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:02 am

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/26/ford.dead.ap/index.html

RIP

by **Buliwyf** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:04 am

by **Stl Lunatic** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:46 am

rip...I remember hearing about him in my U.S. history class

by **Namloot** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:28 am

by **cavalierlwt** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:34 pm

RIP.
Nice old guy thrown into a crazy situation: an unelected president (he took over when Nixon resigned) faced with the tough task of calming everyone down and holding it all together.
From my perspective though, the only think I can personally remember about him was the Bicentennial. I can recall in the first grade our teacher telling us that President Ford wanted us to 'clean up America' for our big Bicentennial celebration. Pretty confusing stuff at the time, but I do have fond memories of people making a kind of half-hearted attempt to get fired up and patriotic about the Bicentennial--I'm sure there's one or two people on this board that are old enough to remember it.

by **shnozberries** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:40 pm

RIP a great Michigan Alum and person

by **Buliwyf** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:42 pm

when I was in NEVADA this past September, I was in the mens room at a casino and MR FORD and bodyguards came in and he took a wizz next to me. very odd moment heh

by **CodeRed68** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:41 pm

Originally posted by cavalierlwt
RIP.
Nice old guy thrown into a crazy situation: an unelected president (he took over when Nixon resigned) faced with the tough task of calming everyone down and holding it all together.
From my perspective though, the only think I can personally remember about him was the Bicentennial. I can recall in the first grade our teacher telling us that President Ford wanted us to 'clean up America' for our big Bicentennial celebration. Pretty confusing stuff at the time, but I do have fond memories of people making a kind of half-hearted attempt to get fired up and patriotic about the Bicentennial--I'm sure there's one or two people on this board that are old enough to remember it.

I remember the Bicentennial... we took a school bus trip into Philadelphia's historic district. There was stuff going on there. Geez, I can barely remember.

President Gerald Ford dies at 93

President Gerald Ford dies at 93

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