Phyllis Schlafly accused Ford of acting improperly by intervening in state affairs. The state dinners that Ford planned as first lady made a deliberate effort to showcase American ingredients. [3] Ford also held active membership in groups such as the 81st Congress Club and National Federation of Republican Women. [3][14][17] Gerald Ford had ambitions to rise to the rank of speaker of the house, and therefore maintained a busy travel schedule, regularly crisscrossing the United States to fundraise and campaign on behalf of other Republicans in hopes that they would, in turn, provide him with the support he'd eventually need to become speaker. [24] The Carters would, ultimately be the Fords successors as president and first lady after Carter defeated Ford in the 1976 United States presidential election. Betty's two older brothers were Robert (d. 1971) and . This led her to seek psychiatric assistance. The campaigns of the previous three presidents that sought election to an additional term (Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon) had needed to manufacture campaign publicity involving their first ladies (Mamie Eisenhower, Lady Bird Johnson, and Pat Nixon). [84], In 1987, Ford underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery and recovered without complications. [49], Ford ranked as one of the top-10 most admired women in the results of Gallup's annual most admired man and woman poll every year from 1974 (the year her husband first became president) through 1991,[50][51][52] with the exception of Gallup having failed to conduct such a poll in 1976 (the final full year of her husband's presidency). During her time in the White House, she also admitted to taking Valium. Betty Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center in California, died at age. The first lady helped the nation restore its faith in the presidency following the Watergate scandal, once saying she wanted the White House to sing again. [16][100] Ford left $500,000 to the Betty Ford Center. For state dinners held using this tent, the receptions, entertainment, and dancing portions of the evenings were still held inside of the White House. . Read the rest of "Betty Ford, champion of women's rights . In addition to founding the Betty Ford Center, she remained active in women's issues, taking on numerous speaking engagements and lending her name to charities for fundraising. She wrote about it in her book, "A Glad Awakening." 'Not at all,' he replied. "Ford and Ford" in Scott Kaufman, ed. The union did not last, and they divorced amicably several years later. Through the work she did at the Betty Ford Center, Ford recognized the link between drug abuse and AIDS. She was also the Second Lady of the United States from 1973 to 1974, when Ford served as the 40th U.S. vice president. [25], Ford dancing with comedian Marty Allen in the Entrance Hall of the White House of the White House during a September 21, 1976 state dinner in honor Liberian President William Tolbert, Ford reviews the table settings while preparing for the September 21, 1976 state dinner in honor of Liberian President William Tolbert, Ford and Social Secretary Maria Downs give the media a tour of the tent errected in the South Lawn for the July 1976 state dinner honoring Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of Great Britain, Ford and Social Secretary Maria Downs inspect centerpiece sculptures designed by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell ahead of an October 1975 state dinner honoring Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt, The Fords escort Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kjun down the Cross Hall towards the East Room during an October 1975 state dinner honoring the Japanese royals, Ford accompanied her husband abroad on several diplomatic trips. "I just think it's important to say how easy it is to slip into a dependency on pills or alcohol, and how hard it is to admit that dependency.". It was just that they were accustomed to the more formal atmosphere prevailing under the Nixons. Betty Ford became the first lady of the United States when her husband, Gerald Ford, assumed the office following President Richard Nixon's resignation. Because she suffered, there will be more healing. [25][26] The dinner was held in the John Quincy Adam's Drawing Room, one of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the United States Department of State headquarters at the Harry S Truman Building. After her initial anger over the intrusion in her life, Betty remained. She was married to Gerald Ford for 58 years. White's death was confirmed Friday by Jeff Witjas, her longtime agent and friend. It made a lot of women realize that it could happen to them. [3][20] However, notably, Ford had not managed to address her increasing prescription pain medication dependency, which sometimes saw her taking as many as twenty pills in a single day. [24] Ford's attendance at the funeral was, in actuality, a break from the administration. Betty Ford wanted to be a professional dancer The first instance of a first lady conducting one had been Eleanor Roosevelt in 1942. In April 1974, she made her first official solo trip as second lady when she spent two-days visiting the states of Georgia and Tennessee to help in publicizing the "ARTRAIN", which was a traveling exhibit of art, visual displays, and performance pieces housed in six railway cars, and which was to travel through small towns across the southern United States. [15] An anecdote that was later reported was that, when Gerald Ford left Grand Rapids for Washington, D.C., Betty Ford's new sister-in-law Janet Ford remarked to her, "with Jerry, you'll never have to worry about other women. However, not everything Ford did as first lady broke tradition. As was the case during Gerald Ford's vice presidential swearing-in, Betty Ford held the bible upon which he placed his hand while taking his oath of office. "[23], The media "broke" the story that Ford had a previous marriage and had been divorced, initially reporting it as a secret revelation. No one confronted life's struggles with more fortitude or honesty, and as a result, we all learned from the challenges she faced. [76] In her remarks, Mrs. Cheney noted that July 14 would have been Gerald Ford's 98th birthday. [3], Ford's busy life took a toll. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation History. In this statement, Ford disclosed, "I have found I am not only addicted to the medication I have been taking for my arthritis but also to alcohol". Nor did she address her relationship with alcohol, which she, at the time, believed was typical consumption. She was 99. As a supporter of abortion rights and a leader in the women's rights movement, she gained fame as one of the most candid first ladies in history, commenting on the hot-button issues of the time, such as feminism, equal pay, the Equal Rights Amendment, sex, drugs, abortion, and gun control. [14] The Fords would ultimately be married for the next 58 years, until Gerald Ford's death. She accompanied her husband to congressional and White House events, as well as on some trips abroad, and made herself available to newspaper and magazine articles. "Competing conceptions of the first ladyship: Public responses to Betty Ford's 60 Minutes interview. "Issues of Openness and Privacy: Press and Public Response to Betty Ford's Breast Cancer. Surveys of historians conducted by the Siena College Research Institute have shown that historians regard Ford to be among the best and most courageous American first ladies. [19] Ford's abortion position differed from the political platform of the Republican Party. [7], When Ford herself began the process of recovering from her own alcoholism, she disclosed to the public that both her father and her brother Bob had suffered from alcoholism as well. Her acceptance speech spoke hopefully of the prospect that attitudes towards HIV/AIDS would shift, being de-stigmatized as cancer and alcoholism had (in part due to her contribution). Her own battle with breast cancer led to her advocacy for early breast cancer detection. [3], Despite the brevity of her husband's presidency (roughly two and a half years), he hosted 33 state dinners, the fifth most state dinners of any United States president. Following her White House years, she continued to lobby for the ERA and remained active in the feminist movement. Betty Ford was at his side. Everyone recognizes the namethanks in large part to the Betty Ford Clinic she co-founded in 1982 . John Robert Greene. Because the pills were prescribed by a physician, she did not believe that she had a . "[10], On January 19, 1977, her last full day as first lady, Betty Ford used her training as a Martha Graham dancer to jump up on the Cabinet Room table. She also was completely unpretentious. [24] With her husband, as vice president, tasked with heavily campaigning on behalf of his party for the 1974 midterm elections, Ford occasionally hit the campaign trail herself. [21] That same year, her husband brought up the possibility that he might retire from congress in 1977, which would make the 1974 United States House of Representatives election the last he would run in. Betty's two older brothers were Robert (d. 1971) and William Jr. After the family lived briefly in Denver, Colorado, she grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she graduated from Central High School. During his testimony, Gerald Ford was questioned about attending psychiatric care. Later that day, President Ford was caught momentarily patting Betty's buttocks before the press gathered outside of their Virginia residence. Her taboo-busting honesty about abortion, sex, gay rights, marijuana and the Equal Rights . Bush. It focuses on the middle school teacher Betty Ford's murder. She instead attended the Bennington School of Dance in Bennington, Vermont, for two summers, where she studied under director Martha Hill with choreographers Martha Graham and Hanya Holm. [36] As first lady, remarking on her honest candor and the sometimes-controversial remarks it resulted in, Ford declared, "I am not very good at making up stories." 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Ford Presidential Library and Museum", "The 38th First Lady: not a robot at all", "Betty Ford, Former First Lady, Dies at 93", "Betty's life changed dramatically once she became", "Friends Asking: 'Is There A New Betty Ford? Betty Ford, or Elizabeth Anne Ford, was the wife of the 38th U.S. president, Gerald Ford, and thus the First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977. [19] Ford also, unsuccessfully, lobbied her husband to appoint the first woman to the Supreme Court of the United States[7][33] or as a running mate in the 1976 election. July 8, 2011 -- Betty Ford, wife of former President Gerald Ford and the founder of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction, has died at age 93. . "In terms of the White House atmosphere, there's no doubt that Mrs. Ford wanted to, in her own words, let open the windows," said Richard Norton Smith, a presidential historian and one of the eulogists at the funeral for President Ford. The Washington Post reported that Ford's disclosure of alcoholism came as a surprise to a number of Ford's close friends, who had regarded her as merely a social drinker and were oblivious to her drinking problem. 9 min read. By the time Betty Ford became first lady in August 1974the month her husband, Gerald Ford, succeeded Richard Nixon the former dancer had already been taking prescription pills for years to. [31] Active in social policy, Ford broke new ground as a politically active presidential spouse. As first lady, she was active in social policy and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. [93] As the deadline approached, Ford led marches, parades and rallies for the ERA with other feminists, including First Daughter Maureen Reagan and various Hollywood actors. LOS ANGELES, California -- Actress Betty White passed away in her sleep on Friday, her agent has confirmed to ABC News. This is the only time that a major United States presidential candidate's spouse has delivered their concession on their behalf. This video contains excerpts from the second ha. Betty Ford Biography Betty Ford, the United States' first lady, was born on April 8, 1918. Fellow first lady Nancy Reagan also was "deeply saddened" by the news. "[3], At the time her husband assumed the presidency, reporters speculated on what kind of first lady Ford would be, as they thought her predecessor, Pat Nixon, as noted by one reporter, to be the "most disciplined, composed first lady in history. [95], Ford tackled the stigmatized issue of HIV/AIDS during the HIV/AIDS crisis. 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"The Social and Political Influence of Betty Ford: Betty Bloomer Blossoms", Borrelli, Maryanne. ", Gregory Knight, Myra. All the way there I was telling myself how it would not change anything. She was also involved in her husband's political career by fulfilling the commitments expected of congressional spouses to help elevate her husband's regard among his House colleagues. The official cause of death was listed as carbon monoxide poisoning despite the garage door being open, but Betty acknowledged later in her life that her father very likely died by suicide. During and after her years in the White House, 1974 to 1977, Mrs.. [9][10] He died the day before his 60th birthday. [3], Ford did not take any solo trips aboad as first lady. [16], The Fords lived in Washington, D.C. after his election, until the spring of 1955, when the Fords moved into a house they constructed in the D.C. suburb of Alexandria, Virginia. After graduating from high school in 1936 she attended the Bennington School of Dance in Vermont for two summers, where she met choreographer Martha Graham. Magazines such as Vogue and Ladies Home Journal were planning to publish spreads on Ford in upcoming issues. "This is not a lack of willpower, this is a disease," she said at the time. [7], In May 1975, during a four-day trip,[62] Ford met with former Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam Nguyn Cao K to discuss Southeast Asia refugees. Because of her leadership, many lives were saved.". However, even after this, Ford continued with her planned campaign schedule. [19] Ford said, during her husband's failed 1976 presidential campaign, "I would give my life to have Jerry have my poll numbers. [34] Ford's popularity often was higher than her husband's. Stay tuned to our website for additional information. Since the 1960s, even before she was the first lady, Betty took prescription opioid painkillers for a pinched nerve and severe arthritic pain. AP. We were proud to call her a friend.". Throughout her post-Washington life, she established herself as one of the nation's first public advocates for women's self-examination, a prodigious fund-raiser for arthritis research, and, most important, a tireless campaigner for the rights and dignity of those afflicted with the disease of substance abuse. Betty Ford dies at 93; former first lady. "Betty was a remarkable woman whose legacy will live on in people around the country whose lives are longer and better because of her work. Betty Ford was known as a vivacious activist for women's rights. Article continues below advertisement. That same year, People named Ford one of the three most intriguing people in America. Betty White in her kitchen in Carmel, California. She worked with children with disabilities at the Mary Free Bed Home for Crippled Children. "[34] This reflects a common trend of American first ladies often being more popular than the presidents to which they are married.
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