Gerald Ford -- the 'accidental president' -- hailed as public servant, remembered for integrity [audio various]

President Gerald Ford, who assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal, died December 26th at the age of 93 and is being praised as a steady leader during a time of national turmoil. NPR correspondents and analysts have filed over a dozen reports on Ford and his legacy, including interviews with such as Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, journalists James M. Cannon and Richard Reeves, speechwriter Robert Orben and White House photographer David Kennerly.