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| Former US President Gerald Ford has been laid to rest in the Michigan town of Grand Rapids, following a week of memorials ending in his home town. | Former US President Gerald Ford has been laid to rest in the Michigan town of Grand Rapids, following a week of memorials ending in his home town. |
| His successor as president, Jimmy Carter, attended the church service alongside Vice-President Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. | His successor as president, Jimmy Carter, attended the church service alongside Vice-President Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. |
| Thousands of people had greeted the coffin as it arrived from Washington following a state funeral service. | Thousands of people had greeted the coffin as it arrived from Washington following a state funeral service. |
| Mr Ford died last week at 93. He was the longest-living US president. | Mr Ford died last week at 93. He was the longest-living US president. |
| Mr Carter and Mr Rumsfeld, who served as Mr Ford's chief of staff after he stepped in to the White House when Richard Nixon resigned, paid tribute. | Mr Carter and Mr Rumsfeld, who served as Mr Ford's chief of staff after he stepped in to the White House when Richard Nixon resigned, paid tribute. |
| The service at the Grace Episcopal Church was attended by some 300 people. | The service at the Grace Episcopal Church was attended by some 300 people. |
| In a private ceremony, the late president was then interred in his presidential museum grounds in Grand Rapids, overlooking the Grand River. | |
| Public grief | Public grief |
| About 5,000 people an hour filed past Ford's coffin on Tuesday night, waiting in line for four hours on average, the National Guard told AP news agency. | About 5,000 people an hour filed past Ford's coffin on Tuesday night, waiting in line for four hours on average, the National Guard told AP news agency. |
| In President Ford, the world saw the best of America... President George Bush In pictures: Ford funeral | In President Ford, the world saw the best of America... President George Bush In pictures: Ford funeral |
| The library stayed open throughout the night for the public to pay their respects. | The library stayed open throughout the night for the public to pay their respects. |
| In tributes at the funeral service in Washington, President Bush said Gerald Ford brought calm and healing to America after President Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal. | In tributes at the funeral service in Washington, President Bush said Gerald Ford brought calm and healing to America after President Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal. |
| "In President Ford, the world saw the best of America and America found a man whose character and leadership would bring calm and healing to one of the most divisive moments in our nation's history," he said in his eulogy. | "In President Ford, the world saw the best of America and America found a man whose character and leadership would bring calm and healing to one of the most divisive moments in our nation's history," he said in his eulogy. |
| 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 |
| George Bush Senior - President Bush's father - spoke of a life indelibly marked by honour and integrity | George Bush Senior - President Bush's father - spoke of a life indelibly marked by honour and integrity |
| Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Gerald Ford restored confidence in America's institutions. | Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Gerald Ford restored confidence in America's institutions. |
| Mr Ford's coffin was escorted by Mr Dick Cheney, former Defence Secretary Mr Rumsfeld, and Mr Ford's running mate in his failed 1976 presidential campaign, ex-Senator Bob Dole. | Mr Ford's coffin was escorted by Mr Dick Cheney, former Defence Secretary Mr Rumsfeld, and Mr Ford's running mate in his failed 1976 presidential campaign, ex-Senator Bob Dole. |
| Mr Ford served as president from 1974 to 1977. He died on 26 December in California. | Mr Ford served as president from 1974 to 1977. He died on 26 December in California. |
| He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Grand Rapids. |