Betty Ford
Betty Ford
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Fordwas First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. As First Lady, she was active in social policy and created precedents as a politically active presidential wife...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth8 April 1918
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
thinking alcohol mind
I think once I made up my mind that I was allergic to alcohol, and that's what I learned, it made sense to me. And I think it was kind of pointed out that you know if you were allergic to strawberries, you wouldn't eat strawberries. And that made sense to me.
denial never-forget reactions
I'll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.
golf swimming empty-life
I feel it's important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax have a very empty life.
children years feelings
It's always been my feeling that God lends you your children until they're about eighteen years old. If you haven't made your points with them by then, it's too late.
add ive-learned wells
I've learned a lot about myself. Most of it is all right. When I add up the pluses and subtract the minuses, I still come out pretty well.
friends senior school
Friends aren't any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.
firsts different first-lady
I don't feel that because I'm First Lady, I'm very different from what I was before. It can happen to anyone. After all, it has happened to anyone.
baby opportunity men
What man could afford to pay for all the things a wife does, when she's a cook, a mistress, a chauffeur, a nurse, a baby-sitter? But because of this, I feel women ought to have equal rights, equal Social Security, equal opportunities for education, an equal chance to establish credit.
should-have abortion safe
Any woman should have the right to a safe and legal abortion.
alcohol alcoholics knows
I know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.
thinking years people
We're full all the time. And people do have good success and I think one of the programs at the center, the Continuing Care, helps them with their success. Because it's difficult the first year.
alcohol may littles
Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a hurry.
hands driving wonderful
Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they stood by the street and had in their hands placards that said 'Gerald Our Ford'. That meant so much to us as we were driving into Washington.
marriage couple talking
When I say we've had an ideal marriage, I'm not just talking about physical attraction, which I can imagine can wear pretty thin if it's all a couple has built on. We've had that and a whole lot more.