Comments on: Ford Funeral Service Schedule Announced http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/ford-funeral-service-schedule-announced/ All Michigan, All the Time Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: farlane http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/ford-funeral-service-schedule-announced/#comment-4827 farlane Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:05:51 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/ford-funeral-service-schedule-announced/#comment-4827 There was also that bit about being a pretty decent football player and general all around athlete.

While I was looking for corroborating link, I found this excellent article about Ford and what made him tick (and different from your average politico).

]]> By: marco esquandolas http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/ford-funeral-service-schedule-announced/#comment-4818 marco esquandolas Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:30:05 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/ford-funeral-service-schedule-announced/#comment-4818 The rib was that President Ford was a bit of a klutz… Not sure if you could pull off dancing with the Queen and have two left feet…

]]> By: farlane http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/ford-funeral-service-schedule-announced/#comment-4758 farlane Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:14:07 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/ford-funeral-service-schedule-announced/#comment-4758 Above photo is from the Gerald R. Ford Library:
President Ford and Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth dance during the state dinner in honor of the queen and Prince Philip at the White House on July 7, 1976. The royal couple was among dozens of foreign dignitaries who helped the United States celebrate the bicentennial of its founding in 1976. “Our two nations today are working side-by-side in preserving freedom through commitment to a common defense in the Atlantic alliance, in pursuing peace and greater global stability, in seeking the well-being of all peoples through our joint efforts [and] to improve our own societies and to assist the developing nations of the world,” Ford told the British monarch.

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