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Ford’s funeral mourns a restrained leader and nation’s trust restorer
At Washington Cathedral a national day of mourning honors Gerald Ford. Leaders such as Kissinger and Brokaw praise his modest, duty driven presidency. Presidents Bush Carter Clinton, and others attend as Ford’s widow Betty follows the procession. Ford died December 26 at 93 in Rancho Mirage California.
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