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President Ford remembered on 102nd birthday

Posted at 4:50 PM, Jul 14, 2015
and last updated 2015-07-14 16:50:00-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Tuesday, July 14 would have been President Gerald R. Ford's 102nd birthday.

A ceremony remembering him and his late wife, Betty Ford, took place at the Ford Presidential Museum today.

Susan Ford Bales, the president's daughter, led the event today.

President Ford died in December 2006 at the age of 93, making him the longest living U.S. President.  Betty Ford died in July 2011, also at the age of 93.