In Washington, funeral services were held at the National Cathedral Tuesday for former President Gerald Ford. Dignitaries including former President George H.W. Bush and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger delivered eulogies. President Bush also spoke.
President Bush: “And so when President Nixon needed to replace a vice president who had resigned in scandal, he naturally turned to a man whose name was a synonym for integrity: Gerald R. Ford. And eight months later, when he was elevated to the presidency, it was because America needed him, not because he needed the office.”
Ford will be buried at a funeral today in his home state of Michigan.