Gerald Ford just died.. :(

BobaFett72

its coin related, he'll get a Presidential Dollar.

LincolnCentMan

David

DesertRat

Sad.

I worked on his campaign way back when.

RIP

aurelius180

That's sad! Wherer did you hear about it? I've looked everywhere online and couldn't find anything/

zeus135

RIP, it's on cnn now

mackdriver

MSNBC

BobaFett72

I saw it on CNN.

Quite a remarkable guy, despite what many might think. Often reached across the aisle, battling with Tip Oneil by day, but going out for a beer with him to sort things out after hours.

Moderate, approachable, small town Republican, pro-choice. His pardon of Nixon cost him reelection.

flaminio

<< <i>its coin related, he'll get a Presidential Dollar. >>

In 2016. Which sounds much further into the future than it really is (it's only a little more than 9 years from now). Reagan's also due for a coin in 2016, and I'll predict that Bush the Elder will get one then too.

CaptHenway

A good man who did the right thing by pardoning Nixon and getting Watergate behind us, even though it was political suicide and cost him the 1976 election.

R.I.P., from a fellow Michigander.
TD

BlindedByEgo

R.I.P.

GAT

Not a word about it on the main stream TV stations here in San Diego. Bias into the grave I guess.

Konahead

It's a sad day

prenum

Too bad He lead us out of the Nixon debacle.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10949314/

Aethelred

I am sad to learn that President Ford has passed away!

jpkinla

Anyone recall who was the VP under the Ford administration when he became president?

Aethelred

<< <i>Anyone recall who was the VP under the Ford administration when he became president?

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There was not one.

dorancoins

<< <i>

<< <i>Anyone recall who was the VP under the Ford administration when he became president?

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There was not one. >>



Nelson Rockefeller

Aethelred

<< <i>

<< <i>

<< <i>Anyone recall who was the VP under the Ford administration when he became president?

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There was not one. >>



Nelson Rockefeller >>



I didn't think that when a VP became President that there was a new VP selected, but I just did a Google and you are correct.

ccr

He was a great guy. He`s the oldest President too dying at the age of 93 years and 164 days. Ronald Reagon died at the age of 93 years and 120 days.

silverpop

Fordwas a honest person who thought he was doing right by forgiving nixon and trying to put the past behind us

May he rest in peace

Aethelred

I assume a full state funeral will follow?

coltgus

RIP
Now you guys can buy the Gerald Ford Silver Dollar that will be produced for $39.99 from the mint and sell it for $3,000 on Ebay.
Tulips anyone ?

GAT

Gerald Ford was the last surviving member of the Warren Commission investigating the death of John F. Kennedy,

Coxe

Guess they can add him to the list now.

raycyca

Too bad. Great man to work for. He was NOT the klutz that everyone portrayed him as. But, he knew the press and comedians had a job to do and that he was a prime target. Very gentle soft spoken man. I'll miss him. Great man. Ray

Coxe

Lucky guy too. Got VP and presidential pensions and never had to endure a campaign for the White House.

DesertRat

<< <i>Lucky guy too. Got VP and presidential pensions and never had to endure a campaign for the White House. >>



He had to go through a re-election campaign (if you could really call it that). Pardoning Nixon cost him the seat.

KentuckyJ

Great man. Good President. Citizens of the USA were allowed to legally own gold again during the Presidency of Gerald Ford.

KJ

coppercoins

Who ever would have thought we could have put James Brown and Gerald Ford in the same sentence and had it make sense. Just a day apart from one another.

rec78

Probably the least contoversial president of all (at least in my lifetime) and he was not even elected.

RIP

PerryHall

He was the only President who was never elected President or Vice President. Good man. May he rest in peace.

Boom

I liked President Ford. He was a great man but, my God, who wants to live in this screwy world for 93 years?

He truly had a full Life.

R. I. P.

Dabigkahuna

He also chaired the Warren Commission that investigated the Kennedy assassination if I remember correctly?

ziggy29

<< <i>Probably the least contoversial president of all (at least in my lifetime) and he was not even elected. >>

Well, pardoning Nixon was pretty controversial. But having time to sit back and reserve judgment for a while, history almost unanimously looks back at it as the right thing to do. Even many of the Democrats who screamed bloody murder at the time now concede he did the right thing.

Connecticoin

It is interesting to note that Ford won California in 1976 when a Democrat (Carter) won the general election.

It is very unlikely I will see, in my lifetime, a Republican win CA and a dem win the general election.

Connecticoin

<< <i>It is interesting to note that Ford won California in 1976 when a Democrat (Carter) won the general election.

It is very unlikely I will see, in my lifetime, a Republican win CA and a dem win the general election. >>



Actually, I may never see a 'Pub win CA in my lifetime PEROID!

tmot99

I remember when I was very little that he was in the National Cherry Festival Parade in Traverse City, MI. Our local marching band from little Crystal Lake, IL, was chosen to be the "Presidential Band" and march right in front of him. My dad was the booster president and my brother was in the band. So it was a big deal for us. I remember seeing Ford riding in the car.

As stupid as that may sound, that single event remains in my memory (I was probably 6 or 7).

RIP.

keets

Gerald Ford just died..
Created On Tuesday December 26, 2006 11:51 PM

actually the time of death was approximately 6:45 PM PST out in California. President Ford holds the distinction of being the only Vice-President and President who reached both offices without having been elected by the popular vote, first replacing VP Agnew and later President Nixon. for all who were alive they were troubled times..................

CaptHenway

While we are on the subject of Presidents, I had a call yesterday from somebody who said:

"I have an 1899 $5 Silver Certificate with an Indian as the President........"

Ya gotta laff or go nutz!

TD

Michigan

<< <i>I assume a full state funeral will follow? >>




Apparently three funerals, an official state one (In Washington?), one in California and one in Grand Rapids, Mich.
(where he will be buried).

mercurynut

Michigan

Overall a decent person I guess but I was never impressed with him as President.

CaptHenway

<< <i>Overall a decent person I guess but I was never impressed with him as President. >>



A fair assessment, but we can and have done much worse. He never sought the job, and did the best he could with it.
TD

ttown

RIP....He did a fine job at a very troubled time in our history. Carter on the other hand was a real tool and still is IMO.

TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>Overall a decent person I guess but I was never impressed with him as President. >>



Men can only be great leaders when they surround themselves with a great team. We are not given that opportunity when entering the political arena.

I was impressed by his demeanor considering he was the President of the United States of America.

Michigan

<< <i>RIP....He did a fine job at a very troubled time in our history. Carter on the other hand was a real tool and still is IMO. >>




Carter stood up for what he believed in after his presidency and was involved in a number of humanitarian projects
(Habitat for humanity) etc. Gerald Ford just took it easy playing golf etc. which he certainly had a right to do.

Carter's presidency was not much either of course. He seems much happier since leaving the White House
and considering all he went through there I'm sure it was a relief to him to leave.

TwoSides2aCoin

Even though he'll go down in history as being a Michigander or whatever you call you guys it ... He's an Omahan by birth.

numisma

Carter stood up for what he believed in after his presidency and was involved in a number of humanitarian projects

President Ford was involved in many charities and philanthropic endeavors.

His hometown was actually East Grand Rapids, an affluent suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan. My understanding is that he was an adopted child. His Presidential Museum is about a 1/2 mile walk from Jade Rare Coin in downtown Grand Rapids. It's a very nice downtown that is often overlooked. If you are ever in the area you should stop by and check it out. I remember about 10 years ago (maybe less) that the museum had to auction some of their properties for financial reasons. One of a few different Ford childhood homes was auctioned and it only fetched $1,500. That's because it was in an area that became a bad part of town (drugs, gangs, etc.). I was fascinated by that fact and probably would have bid on the house had I known about it. It was a nice house, but nobody wanted to live in that neighborhood.

Shamika

He may not have been very effective, but he was hard not to like.

123cents

Very likeable person that will me missed.

keets

it's funny how Presidents can get blamed for things beyond their control, sometimes things which are actually the responsibility of their predecessors. for lack of a better term, luck or fate may even play a part in how history views them. President Ford should probably best be remembered for the mere fact that his country called and he answered while many more common men chose to run or hide. it was a difficult time for us all and Ford accepted the challenge. President Carter, in my opinion, was the right man at the wrong time. quite probably as a result of a the mishap in the desert as we attempted to rescue hostages in Iran, Carter is viewed as a failure and we now have task forces and covert operations to deal with such things.

both men served with honor and carried on afterwards, mainly in the shadows or without much fanfare. i would expect President Carter to be present to pay tribute to the man who carried the sword before him.