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Post by Phil on Dec 27, 2006 13:57:23 GMT -5
Former president Gerald Ford died today at age 93.
I kind of remember him being President, as I am 35 years old.
But I don't quite remember the watergate scandol itself.
I just realize he became President unulsually because Spiro Agnew was vice pres when the election happend and when he resigned Gerrald Ford was picked to replace him. And when Nixon was forced to resign Ford became Pres without a single vote.
Once in office he ended up pardoning Nixon for his involvment in Watergate.
My father thinks that Ford's decision not to have Nixon go to trial is mainly why he didn't get elected in 1976 but I was too young to follow news then.
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Post by Classicblast on Dec 28, 2006 3:23:34 GMT -5
I don't remember him being President. My oldest brother does. Its too bad he died but he did live a long and healthy life and history will give him more praise than criticism I think.
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Post by Phil on Dec 28, 2006 15:03:58 GMT -5
I remember him vaguely and that he was unseated I don't remember his policical stances when he was president.
I think they said he passed Reagan by a few months as the longest living person to have been a president. Both of them were 93 at death but Ford lasted a little longer.
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Post by Kimm on Dec 29, 2006 11:59:48 GMT -5
Yeah. The other former Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H Bush are both 82 years old too. So theyre no spring chickens either.
Bill Clinton is 60 him and George W Bush are the same age.
We have lost two former Presidnets in the last couple years both at the age of 93. So they both lived a good long life.
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Post by Vanilla Ice on Dec 30, 2006 21:36:19 GMT -5
Gerald R FORD was a great man and deserved better. =(
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Post by Phil on Jan 2, 2007 14:34:38 GMT -5
The post office was closed today to honor President Gerald Ford.
So that means getting a stack of bills comes a day later so thank you, Jerry. Rest in peace.
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Post by Hatson on Jan 2, 2007 19:22:53 GMT -5
Maybe I'm just a stupid canuck but I would not have known Ford to be the president of the USA after the watergate thing.
I learned more about him the last week than I ever knew before but like I said I'm just a canuck I don't know much American history.
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Post by sasukeandnarutorock on Jan 2, 2007 23:52:20 GMT -5
he was the weakest link goodbye
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Post by Classicblast on Jan 3, 2007 2:00:28 GMT -5
It's ok Hat. I couldn't tell you who was the Prime Minister of Canada in 1976. I'll guess Pierre Trudeau but I have no idea.
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Post by dannyboy on Jan 5, 2007 21:16:11 GMT -5
Did not effect me at all I still had to go to work. Guess a commoner like me still had to plug away.
We lost 2 former Presidents in the last couple years. They get old just like everyone else though.
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Post by Kevin on Jan 6, 2007 1:29:47 GMT -5
President Ford's death didn't seem as... "out there" as Reagan's. It just seemed like news networks were all over Reagan's death for the entire week leading up to his funeral. Ford just seemed to be like "In other news, President Ford died. The end."
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Post by Classicblast on Jan 6, 2007 3:41:12 GMT -5
I agree with you for the most part, but I don't think Ford made as much of an impact on world politics as Reagan did. If for no other reason Reagan was President for two terms (eight years) and Ford just finished a term of two and a half years. True he did make history becoming President the way that he did but there was definately more said with Reagan you're totally right about that.
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