I missed the Fords on Larry King. I never watch CNN so don't take notice of who is going to be on. I remember during the convention of 2000, that President Ford had to be taken from the convention center. I believe he had had a mild stroke at that time.
President Ford trails off and his mind wanders a bit, and even when he's focused his speech is a bit halting. Betty will just interrupt him and speak for him in mid-sentence. It made me chuckle at the time, but it's touching overall.