Thousands gathered to pay a final tribute to former President Ford at his museum in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday. Former President Carter and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who also served in the Ford administration, were among those who spoke at the funeral in Ford's hometown.

January 2, 2007

Former President Ford Laid to Rest
Former President Ford's body arrived in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday following a state funeral held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks reflect on the life of the former president.

January 1, 2007

Solemn Ceremonies Mark Passing of a President
President Bush joined thousands of others who paid their final respects to former President Gerald Ford, whose body laid in state in the Capitol rotunda. The NewsHour reports on the ceremonies and remembrances, including Tuesday's state funeral in Washington, D.C.

December 27, 2006

Historians Reflect on Former President Ford's Life
Former President Ford, who worked to help the nation heal after the Watergate scandal forced his predecessor Richard Nixon from office, died Tuesday at his Rancho Mirage, Calif., home. Historians Michael Beschloss, Ellen Fitzpatrick and Richard Norton Smith and Ron Nessen, press secretary for President Ford, talk about the 38th president's legacy.

Report: Jim Lehrer interviewed Mr. Ford as part of a special on presidential debates over the last 40 years. The NewsHour presented extended excerpts.

Update: Former President Ford Dies at Age 93

Grand Rapids Public Television Remembers President Ford
The local public television and radio station in Mr. Ford's hometown in Michigan offers a 20-minute excerpt of their documentary "Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History."
-- WGVU - West Michigan

Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, died December 26, 2006, at 93. Although the only president never elected to national office, Ford guided the nation through the tumultuous period of 1974 to 1976, struggling to restore the nation's confidence in a government tarnished by the Watergate scandal and a troubled economy.

Although he provoked widespread anger for pardoning former President Nixon for any wrongdoing in the cover-up that followed Watergate, Ford was warmly remembered as a man of integrity who helped start national healing in the wake of Vietnam and the near-impeachment of Nixon.

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