BOB CONSIDINE was a great reporter, whose beat was literally the world. His perceptive reporting and the quality of his writing made him a great newsman. His personal integrity and courage, his gentle good humor, and his outstanding character made him a great person. He will be missed.
Mrs. Ford joins in this expression of sympathy to Bob's wife, Millie, and to his family. In words Bob was fond of quoting: "May 'the angels lead thee into paradise and may the martyrs receive thee at thy coming."
Note: Mr. Considine, a reporter with Hearst Newspapers, wrote the syndicated column "On the Line."
Gerald R. Ford, Statement on the Death of Bob Considine. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/257564