Days later, Ford also disclosed to the public that she had come to realize that she was additionally an alcoholic. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed Ford to the second National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year (the first had been appointed by President Ford). The six days of national mourning returned her to a spotlight she had tried to avoid in her later years, living in Rancho Mirage, Calif., a golf community southeast of Palm Springs, and tending to her clinic there, the Betty Ford Center. There have been gays and lesbians serving our country for many years. Its hard to make anyone understand what its like to have your name on something, to be given credit for things you havent done, Mrs. Ford wrote. [74][77], The Fords welcome President-elect Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter to the White House on November 22. [58] Ford decided to be open about her illness because "There had been so much cover-up during Watergate that we wanted to be sure there would be no cover-up in the Ford administration. 
JAKE TAPPER, KATIE HINMAN and MARTHA RADDATZ, founder of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Ford was credited with rejuvenating the ERA movement and inspiring more women to continue working for the ERA. [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. Her mother's actions in the wake of her father's passing are said to have been formative for her views in support of equal pay and gender equality. [46] In 1977, the year her husband left office, she placed fourth. [62], Among the most notable state dinners the Fords hosted was a July 7, 1976 state dinner honoring Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. She refused to acknowledge that a problem existed, calling her family a bunch of monsters, but she eventually entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital in California for treatment. Borrowing a skeleton from a hospital, she dressed it in her hat and coat and sat it in a bedroom chair to welcome him. [68], During the Fords' 1976 trip to mainland China, when being shown an exhibition by a Chinese arts college dance group, Ford decided to join the dancers. [3] Ford also volunteered for local charitable organizations, including serving as the program director of the Alexandria Cancer Fund Drive. [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 Ford saw her role in the White House as official hostess and a goodwill ambassador. In an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," she talked about marijuana, equal rights for women, abortion and the possibility of a premarital affair for her daughter, Susan. President Obama noted how Betty Ford "distinguished herself through her courage and compassion. Former U.S. president Gerald Ford, who succeeded Richard Nixon in 1974 after he resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal, has died, his wife Betty confirmed late Tuesday. Its so stupid. "[62], Dishes that Ford particularly liked serving at state dinners included wild rice,[25][67] Columbia River salmon, souffl, and flamb. Betty Ford, who died yesterday at the age of ninety-three, got married the year she turned twenty-four, to a furniture salesman who did not become the President of the United States. Ford also became involved in causes related to HIV/AIDS. Ford succeeded in getting sober. [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." [3][5], In August 1947, she was introduced by mutual friends to Gerald Ford, a lawyer and World War II veteran who had just resumed his legal practice after returning from Navy service, and was planning to run for the United States House of Representatives. 
By Mark Peikert Published: Apr 21, 2022. In 2004, Ford reaffirmed her pro-abortion rights stance and her support for the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, as well as her belief in and support for the ratification of the ERA. Nor did she address her relationship with alcohol, which she, at the time, believed was typical consumption. [104] On November 18, 1991, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H. W. As first lady, she was active in social policy and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. Steven was born in 1956, a year after the Fords split-level house in Alexandria, Va., was completed. [59], According to Tasha N. Dubriwny, the massive media coverage of Ford's mastectomy was constrained by stereotypical gender roles, particularly the need for breast cancer patients to maintain their femininity. "Competing conceptions of the first ladyship: Public responses to Betty Ford's 60 Minutes interview. ", Gregory Knight, Myra. 
[47] She placed first in 1975. [4], In 1926, when she was eight years old, her mother, who valued social graces, enrolled her in the Calla Travis Dance Studio in Grand Rapids, where Ford was taught ballet, tap dancing, and modern movement. She continued to strongly advocate and lobby politicians and state legislatures for passage of the ERA. [35] The New York News Service wrote that Ford was, "constitutionally incapable of uttering 'no comment' or otherwise fudging an answer.". Ford made campaign appearances and delivered speeches across the United States. "[34] Ford was open about the benefits of psychiatric treatment, and spoke understandingly about marijuana use and premarital sex. We all like to cheer an underdog. Mrs. Ford was once asked if she felt sorry for herself during the trauma of losing her breast. 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. An immediate change went into effect, to the degree that during family meals the president and the butler compared golf scores. Betty Ford and former President Gerald R. Ford at the White House in 1977. Her cause of death was not immediately clear. Gerald Ford was in the middle of his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. [48] After her tenure as first lady ended, she would top the poll for a second time in 1978, the year she had established herself as an advocate for people with drug and alcohol dependence. 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. "[29] She was regarded to be the most politically outspoken first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt. She always wanted to be called Elizabeth but ended up with Betty, Bet or Bets. 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Ford Presidential Library and Museum The National Women's Party honored Betty Ford as", "The original documents are located in Box 29, folder "Awards Presented to Betty Ford" of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 19731977 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library", "Ford Museum - Artifact Collections - Head of State Gifts Artifacts - medal from the Arab Republic of Egypt", "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "1976/03/29 Parsons Award, New York City" of the Frances K. Pullen Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library", "Betty Ford Awards and Honors Received", Ashley, Jeffrey S. "The Social and Political Influence of Betty Ford: Betty Bloomer Blossoms", Borrelli, Maryanne. 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. At 14, she was confirmed as an Episcopalian (her mothers religion; her father was a Christian Scientist) and began working on Saturdays, for $3, as a model for Herpolsheimers department store. [3], On August 9, 1974, after the resignation of Richard Nixon (who was facing the prospect of impeachment and potential removal from office), Gerald Ford ascended to the position of president of the United States,[12] and Betty Ford became the first lady of the United States. In her September 4, 1974 press conference, Ford declared her support for it. Because of her leadership, many lives were saved.". The statement also declared, "I expect this treatment and fellowship to be a solution for my problems. 'Not at all,' he replied. Ford capitulated and gave a brief, but cordial, tour of the White House to Rosalyn Carter on November 22, 1976, coinciding with President-elect Carters White House meeting with President Ford. In what was standard practice at the time, Betty was put under general anesthesia while the doctors took a sample of the suspicious tissue. The biopsy proved malignant and the doctors immediately performed a radical mastectomy. She was 93. 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 93, a family friend said late Friday. Betty White died from a stroke suffered on Dec. 25, 2021, six days before her Dec. 31 death at age 99, according to her death certificate, the Associated Press reports. Poor health and increasing frailty due to operations in August 2006 and April 2007 for blood clots in her legs caused her to largely curtail her public life. She was known for her candidness and for founding the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction. This large number of state dinners was, in part, due to great interest from foreign dignitaries in visiting the United States for a state dinner amid the United States bicentennial celebrations. She worked a production line for a frozen food company in Fulton, New York. The Fords' children often also attended the dinners they hosted. She made countless contributions to our country, and we especially appreciate her courage in calling attention to breast cancer and substance abuse. The first instance of a first lady conducting one had been Eleanor Roosevelt in 1942. She had held the top post at the center since its founding. [24] On May 31, 1973, Ford made her first major speech when she gave a commencement address to the graduates of the Westminster Choir College. The march was led by prominent feminist leaders, including Ford, Bella Abzug, Elizabeth Chittick, Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem. [7][34][37] However, polling would show that her comments were accepted by many Americans. The November 12, 1974 state dinner for Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky saw the first instance in which a wine from the Fords' home state of Michigan was served at a White House state dinner, with wine from the Tabor Hill Winery being served. She visited states, including Illinois, where ratification was believed to have the most realistic chance of passing. [60] The spike in women self-examining after Ford went public with the diagnosis led to an increase in reported cases of breast cancer, a phenomenon known as the "Betty Ford blip". [86], Ford published her first memoir in 1978, The Times of My Life, in which she discussed her battle with addiction. "[7], Betty and Gerald Ford had four children together: Michael Gerald Ford (born 1950), John Gardner Ford (nicknamed Jack; born 1952), Steven Meigs Ford (born 1956), and Susan Elizabeth Ford (born 1957). She studied dance at the Calla Travis Dance Studio, graduating in 1935. Her candor in talking about and dealing with substance abuse and treatment helped led to an improvement in how Americans talk about such matters. [25] The first of these came only a week into Ford's presidency, hosting King Hussein of Jordan on August 16, 1974. Hortense and William married on November 9, 1904, in Chicago. As Betty Ford recounted at the time, the wedding was delayed until shortly before the election because, "Jerry was running for Congress and wasn't sure how voters might feel about his marrying a divorced ex-dancer.". [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 erected 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'm not out to rescue anybody who doesn't want to be rescued," she once said. That same year, People named Ford one of the three most intriguing people in America. "[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. She was also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal as a co-recipient with President Ford in 1998. Betty and Candy met each other at the church and were friends. It was something the couple neither expected or wanted, Betty Ford recalled in her memoirs. I just want to sit here all alone and finish this cigarette.. But unlike many other wives of presidents, Mrs. Ford rarely hesitated to make public her views on touchy subjects. [99], Ford tackled the stigmatized issue of HIV/AIDS during the HIV/AIDS crisis. [3][19] Ford also posed for newspaper publicity photographs and was a clothing model for charity fashion shows, after a Republican had urged her to do so since they felt that Democratic Party spouses had far outnumbered Republican spouses in such publicity-generating activity. "[59] Her openness about her cancer and treatment raised the visibility of a disease that Americans had previously been reluctant to talk about. She successfully lobbied her husband to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to choreographer and dancer Martha Graham in 1976. She regularly drove her children around to their activities, such as her sons' Little League Baseball games and her daughter's dance classes. In this statement, she also praised the reputation of the hospital's addiction treatment program, and declared her pleasure to have the opportunity to attend the treatment. "[28] Ford ultimately became a popular and impactful first lady. [3], Ford's busy life took a toll. She was married to Gerald Ford for 58 years. In 1964, a pinched nerve on the left side of Ford's neck sent her to the hospital for two weeks. [3], After her husband's narrow defeat, there was some anecdotal speculation that Ford may have both have helped to alienate conservative Republicans from voting for her husband and at the same time helped attract him support from liberal and moderate Republicans, Democrats, and independents. Later that day, President Ford was caught momentarily patting Betty's buttocks before the press gathered outside of their Virginia residence. At first, Betty wasnt sure she wanted to attach her name to a rehab center, fearing that it would be embarrassing for her if she relapsed, McCubbin says. [3] Ford remarked, "I agree with the Supreme Courts ruling. I'm sure I've saved at least one personmaybe more. ", United States House of Representatives elections, This page was last edited on 2 April 2023, at 23:12. Thats the way I feel. [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. [3] Gerald Ford was confirmed as vice president by the United States Congress on December 6, 1973, and Gerald Ford took the oath of office before a joint session of the United States Congress, placing his hand upon a bible which Betty Ford held. [100], In 1985, Ford received the Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, an annual award given by the Jefferson Awards. [18], Ford served as a parent-teacher association member, Sunday school teacher at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, and a Cub Scout "den mother". 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. There haven't been any more problems than there have been in situations like Tailhook with heterosexuals. [20] Such talk was due to Gerald Ford, following the Republican Party's failure to win a majority in the 1972 United States House of Representatives elections, seeing it as unlikely that he would ever fulfill his ambition of becoming speaker of the House. 
Soon after leaving office, she raised awareness of addiction when she sought help for and publicly disclosed her long-running struggle with alcoholism and substance abuse. [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. Ford was the most prominent national supporter of the project. Betty underwent a radical mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Hospital and inadvertently destigmatized breast cancer by addressing her illness publicly during a Her husband jokingly told her later that the comment had cost him 20 million votes in the 1976 election, she said. She spoke often in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, endorsed legalized abortion, discussed premarital sex and revealed that she intended to share a bed with her husband in the White House. [5] Warren was an alcoholic and diabetic, and was in poor health. We were proud to know her. 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