Former President Gerald Ford, the last man standing after the Watergate Drama in 1974, turns a spry 93 years old today. He assumed the presidency after being practically the only eligible Republican on earth not to face charges after the scandal. Since losing the 1977 presidential election to Jimmy Carter, Ford has spent many hundreds of thousands of hours golfing, and is more or less a professional inauguration and funeral attendee. No bullshit house construction or election monitoring for this guy. Weirdly enough, Ford and Carter are now close friends. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter visit Ford’s home frequently.

Ford suffered two minor Strokes during the 2000 Republican convention, probably at the site of Bush taking over the reins of his party, but has since recovered. He is the only surviving member of the Warren Commission. While never elected President or Vice president, and notable in history for little more than Pardoning a sweaty and disgraced Richard Nixon, if Ford can manage to live until November 11th, 2006, he will earn the distinction of being the Longest Lived President of all time. Gerald Ford: Successful Just By Being There