Photo: #Former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford sits in a replica of the room where he met with his Cabinet in the White House at the Gerald Ford Museum July 30, 2003 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Remembering Ford, the "accidental president"

Broadcast: Midmorning, 12/27/2006, 9:06 a.m.

Midmorning looks at the legacy of Gerald Ford. Ford is best known for his pardon of Richard Nixon, which both cost him politically and earned him respect for helping to move the country through a difficult period.

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  • Timothy Walch: Director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. He's the editor of the book, "At the President's Side: The Vice Presidency in the 20th Century".

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