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Article: Eulogy at the national funeral service for former President Gerald R. Ford.(Week Ending Friday, January 5, 2007)(Speech)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- January 8, 2007
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January 2, 2007
Mrs. Ford; the Ford family; distinguished guests, including our Presidents and First Ladies; and our fellow citizens:
We are here today to say goodbye to a great man. Gerald Ford was born and reared in the American heartland. He belonged to a generation that measured men by their honesty and their courage. He grew to manhood under the roof of a loving mother and father. And when times were tough, he took part-time jobs to help them out. In President Ford, the world saw the best of America, and America found a man whose character and leadership would bring calm and healing to one of the most divisive moments in our Nation's history.
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