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Gerald Ford, R.I.P.

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Breaking News, History

He was 93.

LOS ANGELES – Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon’s scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America’s history, has died, former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday. [...]

Ford had battled pneumonia in January 2006 and underwent two heart treatments ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬? including an angioplasty ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬? in August at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Newsday has also compiled a timeline of his life. Take a look.

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