It was a sad start to the year with former President Ford laying in state he had passed away in the last few days of 2006.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand next to the catafalque holding the flag-draped casket of former President Gerald R. Ford Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol as they pay their final respects to the 38th President of the United States.
The Vice President showed in his own way his emotions over the death of President Ford and his compassion for his widow and this photo personifies this.
Vice President Dick Cheney greets former first lady Betty Ford at Blair House in Washington, D.C., Monday, January 1, 2007. White House photo by David Bohrer