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| The funeral ceremony is under way in Washington DC for the 38th US President, Gerald Ford, who died last week aged 93. | The funeral ceremony is under way in Washington DC for the 38th US President, Gerald Ford, who died last week aged 93. |
| President George W Bush will deliver a speech at the service in the city's National Cathedral. | President George W Bush will deliver a speech at the service in the city's National Cathedral. |
| Mr Ford's body arrived at the cathedral from Capitol Hill, where he had been lying in state. | Mr Ford's body arrived at the cathedral from Capitol Hill, where he had been lying in state. |
| Mr Ford became president after Richard Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal, and served from 1974 to 1977. | Mr Ford became president after Richard Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal, and served from 1974 to 1977. |
| He will be buried near his presidential library in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday. | He will be buried near his presidential library in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday. |
| Tuesday has been designated as a national day of mourning. | Tuesday has been designated as a national day of mourning. |
| Mr Ford died on 26 December in California. He lay in state in Washington's Capitol building from Saturday until Tuesday morning. | Mr Ford died on 26 December in California. He lay in state in Washington's Capitol building from Saturday until Tuesday morning. |
| 'Integrity' | 'Integrity' |
| A 21-gun salute rang out and a military band played as Mr Ford's coffin was carried down the steps of the Capitol and driven off to the National Cathedral. | A 21-gun salute rang out and a military band played as Mr Ford's coffin was carried down the steps of the Capitol and driven off to the National Cathedral. |
| The BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says the streets were lined with people as his motorcade went past. | The BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says the streets were lined with people as his motorcade went past. |
| Those paying tribute include President Bush, his father George Bush Snr, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. | |
| The list of honorary pallbearers - who escort the coffin but do not carry it - includes Vice-President Dick Cheney, former Defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and Mr Ford's running mate in his failed 1976 presidential campaign, ex-Senator Bob Dole. | The list of honorary pallbearers - who escort the coffin but do not carry it - includes Vice-President Dick Cheney, former Defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and Mr Ford's running mate in his failed 1976 presidential campaign, ex-Senator Bob Dole. |
| I thought when he pardoned Nixon he stood up and did what the country needed John Banks, mourner Gerald Ford: Obituary Life in pictures In quotes: Reaction to death | I thought when he pardoned Nixon he stood up and did what the country needed John Banks, mourner Gerald Ford: Obituary Life in pictures In quotes: Reaction to death |
| Jimmy Carter, who defeated Mr Ford in that election, is also attending the service. | |
| On Monday President Bush and his wife Laura were among thousands of people who paid their respects to his flag-draped coffin. | On Monday President Bush and his wife Laura were among thousands of people who paid their respects to his flag-draped coffin. |
| Mr Ford's wife, Betty, was also present, as were the couple's children, who spent time talking to mourners as they filed past the casket. | Mr Ford's wife, Betty, was also present, as were the couple's children, who spent time talking to mourners as they filed past the casket. |
| Mr Ford took office as public trust in the White House plummeted in the wake of the Watergate scandal and as the US eyed defeat in Vietnam. | Mr Ford took office as public trust in the White House plummeted in the wake of the Watergate scandal and as the US eyed defeat in Vietnam. |
| Many mourners at the Capitol remembered his most difficult decision - pardoning Mr Nixon of any crimes committed during his presidency, a decision analysts say probably cost him the 1976 election. | Many mourners at the Capitol remembered his most difficult decision - pardoning Mr Nixon of any crimes committed during his presidency, a decision analysts say probably cost him the 1976 election. |
| John Banks from Georgia told the Associated Press: "I thought when he pardoned Nixon he stood up and did what the country needed, not what would further his political career." | John Banks from Georgia told the Associated Press: "I thought when he pardoned Nixon he stood up and did what the country needed, not what would further his political career." |