“The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.”

—  Gerald Ford

Statement just before becoming the longest lived U.S. President as quoted in "Ford eclipses Reagan as oldest ex-president" in USA Today (10 November 2006) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-11-10-ford_x.htm
2000s

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