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Former President Gerald Ford died Tuesday evening at his home in Rancho Mirage,
California (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10949314/ ). He was 93 years old.
Tonight on Hardball, we remember the 38th President of the United States - the
only President never elected to the presidency or vice-presidency - with NBC's
Tom Brokaw, who served as White House Correspondent during Ford's time in
office, NBC's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell, and Newsweek
Editor Jon Meacham.
Go to www.politics.msnbc.com for more on the death of former President Gerald
Ford and all of today's political news.
Later in the show, we'll take a closer look inside the Ford White House with
former Press Secretary Ron Nessen. Then, Brent Scowcroft, former National
Security Advisor, and Patrick Butler, a former Ford speechwriter, will be here
to talk about the inner workings of the Ford administration, including the
former President's relationships with his Defense Sec. Donald Rumsfeld and
then-Chief of Staff Dick Cheney. We'll also hear their perspective on Ford and
Vietnam, and the aftermath of the Nixon pardon.
Read Bob Woodward from the Washington Post, "Writing an end to Watergate":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/27/AR2006122700982.html
And how will history write the Ford legacy? Hardballer Bob Shrum calls former
President Ford, "a good man in a bad time":
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/. We'll talk a look at conversations
between Chris and the former President and hear from MSNBC Political Analyst
and Newsweek Chief Political Correspondent Howard Fineman, NBC historian
Michael Beschloss, and NY Daily News Washington Bureau Chief Tom DeFrank, who
covered Ford for over 30 years.
Tomorrow on Hardball, we'll have full coverage of former Sen. John Edwards'
(D-NC) expected announcement that he will seek the presidency in 2008. Read
the NY Times on Edwards' announcement:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/us/politics/27edwards.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin.
Stories you may have missed today:
-- WP: Biden to fight Iraq troop buildup:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600822.html
-- AP: Hussein farewell released:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/27/AR2006122700799.html
-- Mass. court will not force gay marriage vote, AP reports:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16368137/
-- MSNBC's Political Calendar: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14708421/
Shelby Poduch and Colleen King compiled the Hardball Briefing in Washington,
D.C.
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