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Inside Politics

Former President Ford dies at 93

POSTED: 4:48 a.m. EST, December 27, 2006
Former President Gerald Ford

At 93, Gerald Ford was the oldest living former U.S. president.

Story Highlights

• Ford had battled pneumonia in January 2006 and underwent two heart treatments
• Was only president never elected to vice president or president
• Survived by wife, three sons and a daughter
• President Bush to make another statement at 8 a.m. EST

Ford, the oldest surviving former U.S. president, died peacefully at 6:45 p.m. PT (9:45 p.m. ET) Tuesday at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, according to a statement from his office. The cause of death was not given.