US President George W. Bush makes a live televised address to the nation on the death of former President Gerald R. Ford 27 December, 2006 from his ranch in Crawford, Texas. Bush lauded Ford, who passed away 26 December at age 93, as a leader catapulted unexpectedly by the Watergate scandal to the daunting role of healing a sharply divided United States. (AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN)