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Elizabeth Anne Ford (née Bloomer; formerly Warren; [2] April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was the first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of former president Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Betty Ford? Betty Ford became the first lady of the United States when her husband, Gerald Ford, assumed the office following President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Betty Ford was an American first lady (1974–77)—the wife of Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States—and founder of the Betty Ford Center, a facility dedicated to helping people recover from drug and alcohol dependence.
Apr 7, 2010 · Betty Ford (1918-2011) was an American first lady (1974-77) and the wife of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States. Ford realized the power of her position as...
Sep 7, 2022 · Dubbed ‘First Mama’, Betty Ford became known for her outspokenness on subjects such as pre-marital sex, equal rights for women, abortion, divorce, drugs and gun control.
Jul 9, 2011 · Betty Ford, the outspoken and much-admired wife of President Gerald R. Ford who overcame alcoholism and an addiction to pills and helped found one of the best-known rehabilitation centers in...
Jul 9, 2011 · Betty Ford was a pioneering first lady who battled breast cancer and alcoholism, and made her mark with a world-famous clinic to help other sufferers of addiction.
Jul 12, 2011 · One of the nation's most-admired first ladies, Betty Ford, died Friday at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at the age of 93. Gwen Ifill introduces an excerpt of a documentary that examined...
On 10 January 1976, in a brief cameo appearance on the popular Mary Tyler Moore Show, Betty Ford became the first First Lady to appear in a television sitcom. She refused, however, to join the national craze in seeing the phenomena hit movie, “Jaws,” about a killer shark in the summer of 1975.
Jul 9, 2011 · (CNN) -- Betty Ford conquered her own addiction to help save the lives of others, a legacy that her family said Saturday tempered a loss that left a deep void.
