Former president is alert, aide says, after tests reveal condition.
Full recovery is expected, and tribute was planned at convention. He was readmitted after his condition worsened. Meantime, concerned GOP leaders and delegates continued convention festivities. Tuesday night's program included a video tribute to the humble congressman from Michigan who was chosen by Richard Nixon to replace a disgraced vice president and then assumed the presidency after Nixon's resignation. Ford was first taken to the hospital by Secret Service agents about 1 a.m. Wednesday.