How did president Ford die?

Gerald Ford died of heart failure at the age of 93 years and 165 days on December 26, 2006, at his home in Rancho Mirage, CA. He suffered from arteriOSclerotic cerebrovascular disease and diffuse arteriOSclerosis.
Born Leslie King Jr. on July 14, 1913, he was the oldest ever ex-president when he died. He remains the longest-lived US president, as Ronald Reagan died at a slightly younger age (45 days younger) in 2004.