Former U.S. President Gerald Ford (L) and his wife Betty (R) is pictured with Vice Premier Deng XiaoPing (C) and Deng's interpreter (2nd L) having a chat during an informal meeting in Peking, China in this December 3, 1975 file photo. Ford, 93, has died, according to a statement from his wife Bette on December 26, 2006. (Reuters)