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 WASHINGTON (AP) - As a president and candidate, Gerald R. Ford made being ordinary a political trademark.
In the beginning, it was a strength that helped Ford assure voters that the era of Richard Nixon and the corrupting of the presidency was over.
He spurned the traditional perks right away, insisting on spending his first night as the chief executive in his own home instead of the White House. His motorcade even stopped for a red light like an average motorist.
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