RIP Gerald Ford

Two years after the death of former President Ronald Reagan, the U.S. has lost another of its former leaders when Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, the only sitting President to have ascended into office through succession rather than election, has died. He didn't hold office during my lifetime, but I do know him as the President who pardoned Nixon, and who coined the phrase, "Our long national nightmare is over."

I missed the opportunity to see Reagan when he was lying in state at the U.S. Capitol in 2004, but I hope to get the chance to see Ford this time around.

Rest in peace, President Ford.