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To: AmericanMade1776

was Rumsfeld's eulogy at a place called Grace Episcopal Church?


8 posted on 01/05/2007 6:25:45 PM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy (11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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Here's an excerpt of an article from WRAL.com regarding all this (found it in a Google search):

Mourners Bid Final Farewell to Ford

His widow, Betty Ford, wiped away tears as she sat with their four children and more than 300 dignitaries and family friends at Grace Episcopal Church.

Former President Jimmy Carter, who defeated Ford in 1976 but later became a close friend, sat in a front pew, flanked by Vice President Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, who served in Ford's cabinet as his chief of staff and as his defense secretary.

Rumsfeld praised Ford as "a patriot who knew that freedom is precious," and he recalled the day Ford took over the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

"The pressures were enormous, the stakes were high...and the American people were holding their breath," Rumsfeld said. "Few doubted that the gentleman from Michigan would keep his word. That was his special magic."


Perhaps this helps in the search...
11 posted on 01/05/2007 6:29:31 PM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy (11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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