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SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:\"My fellow Americans. All of us are saddened by the news that Gerald R. Ford passed away last night. I spoke with Betty Ford. On behalf of all Americans, Laura and I...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eCrawford, Texas\u003cbr/\u003e1. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"My fellow Americans. All of us are saddened by the news that Gerald R. Ford passed away last night. I spoke with Betty Ford. On behalf of all Americans, Laura and I extend to Mrs Ford and all President Ford's family our prayers and our condolences. President Ford was a great man who devoted the best years of his life in serving the United States. He was a true gentleman who reflected the best in America's character. Before the world knew his name he served with distinction in the United States navy and in the United States Congress. As a congressman from Michigan and then as vice-president, he commanded the respect and earned the goodwill of all who had the privilege of knowing him.\"\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cutaway Bush speaking from podium\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"On August 9th, 1974, he stepped into the Presidency without ever having sought the office. He assumed power in a period of great division and turmoil. For a nation that needed healing and for an office that needed a calm and steady hand, Gerald Ford came along when we needed him most. During his time in office, the American people came to know President Ford as a man of complete integrity who led our country with common sense and kind instincts. Americans will always admire Gerald Ford's unflinching performance of duty and the honourable conduct of his administration and the great rectitude of the man himself. We mourn the loss of such a leader and our 38th President will always have a special place in our nation's memory. President Ford lived 93 years and his life was a blessing to America. And now this fine man will be taken to his rest by a family that will love him always and by a nation that will be grateful to him forever. May God bless Gerald Ford.\"\u003cbr/\u003eNew York\u003cbr/\u003e4.  Wide of Times Square\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close-up of large TV monitor in Times Square showing old clips of Gerald Ford with \"Good Morning America\" written beneath\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Derek Williams, New York resident: \u003cbr/\u003e\"He was a good president, (in the) late seventies, early eighties. He passed away last night I heard. He did a lot for this country, I know.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close-up of newspapers with Ford's picture on the front.\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Vasily, New York resident:\u003cbr/\u003e\"But I also do think that he was very instrumental in bringing people together and being very nobel and honourable to all the presidents, past and present. And I think he'll go down as one of the better presidents that brought our country together.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close-up of TV monitor in Times Square which shows Ford and his wife\u003cbr/\u003eGrand Rapids, Michigan\u003cbr/\u003e10. Exterior museum\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close-up of candles\u003cbr/\u003e12. US flag at half mast\u003cbr/\u003e13. Man salutes US flag\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Mona Sledge, visiting museum: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Mr. Gerald R. Ford was a good president. And I adored him and I loved his wife, and I thought they did good work. I felt they did good work and that's why I came down here and put some flowers down.\"   \u003cbr/\u003e15. Sledge lays flowers, walks off\u003cbr/\u003eUS President George W. Bush remembered former President Gerald Ford on Wednesday as a \"gentleman who reflected the best in America's character\" and helped heal a nation divided by Watergate.\u003cbr/\u003eThe current president paid tribute to the 38th president, who has died at the age of 93.\u003cbr/\u003e\"He assumed power in a period of great division and turmoil. For a nation that needed healing, and for an office that needed a calm and steady hand, Gerald Ford came along when we need him most,\" Bush said during a televised statement from his Texas ranch where he is staying.\u003cbr/\u003eBush noted that Ford \"stepped into the presidency without ever having sought the office\" after Richard Nixon's downfall in 1974 and helped restore Americans' confidence in the White House by the \"honourable conduct of his administration.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe current president, whose father served Ford as a diplomat and CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) director, borrowed from the 38th president's advisers in making up his own presidential team. \u003cbr/\u003eVice President Dick Cheney served as Ford's chief of staff, while recently departed Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld served Ford in the same job.\u003cbr/\u003eThe US President also defined Ford as \"a man of complete integrity who led our country with common sense and kind instincts.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFord passed away shortly before 2300 local time on Tuesday (0400 GMT on Wednesday), his office said.\u003cbr/\u003eA White House spokesperson said funeral arrangements were being handled by Ford's family.\u003cbr/\u003eFord, who became president in 1974, was the only unelected president in US history. \u003cbr/\u003eThe statement announcing Ford's death did not say where he died nor list a cause of death. \u003cbr/\u003eFord had battled pneumonia in January 2006 and underwent two heart treatments, including an angioplasty, in August at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.\u003cbr/\u003eHe was the longest living US president, followed by Ronald Reagan, who also died at 93. \u003cbr/\u003eFord had been living at his desert home in Rancho Mirage, California, about 130 miles (209 kilometres) east of Los Angeles.\u003cbr/\u003eIn New York's Times Square, residents reacted with sadness to Ford's death.\u003cbr/\u003eOne New Yorker, Derek Williams called Ford \"a good President.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAnother New Yorker, Tom Vasily, told AP Television that he thought \"he'll go down as one of the better Presidents that brought our country together.\"\u003cbr/\u003eIn Grand Rapids, Michigan residents and tourists alike gathered at the Gerald R. 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