In her September 4, 1974 press conference, Ford declared her support for it. [8], When Bloomer was 16, her father died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the family's garage while working under their car, despite the garage doors being open. [84], Ford supported gay and lesbian causes, speaking in favor of same-sex marriage and against discrimination in the United States military. [78] In June 1977, Ford was a speaker at the Arthritis Association Convention. 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. [65] 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. She also organized her own dance group and taught dance at various sites in Grand Rapids, including the Calla Travis Dance Studio. I got the stuff and got back to my place and did it. [3] President Ford died, aged 93, of heart failure on December 26, 2006, at their Rancho Mirage home. For more, click here: http://abcn.ws/BettyFordRIP Following her White House years, she continued to lobby for the ERA and remained active in the feminist movement. Ford took these stances despite recognizing that they created a political risk of conservative backlash against her husband. [3], Campaign button in support of President Ford's 1976 presidential campaign with the phrase "Keep Betty in the White House", Betty and Gerald Ford onstage at the 1976 Republican National Convention. Though I told myself I would just use once. Take a look at images from Betty Ford's years in the White House. Shortly after becoming president in 1974, Ford said, "I am indebted to no man and to only one woman, my dear wife.". [32], Repeatedly speaking out on women's issues, Ford was a leader in the changing status of women in American society. "I'm not out to rescue anybody who doesn't want to be rescued," she once said. In 2003, Ford produced another book, Healing and Hope: Six Women from the Betty Ford Center Share Their Powerful Journeys of Addiction and Recovery. Live July 9, 2011 -- Former first lady Betty Ford, whose candor about her own battles with substance abuse helped erase much of the stigma attached to addiction, has died. She died Friday at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. and her cause of death was not immediately clear. [7] Early into her time in the White House, during a televised tour of the White House she once again noted that she and her husband shared the same bed. [32] On September 4, 1974, weeks after becoming first lady, Ford conducted press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in which she remarked that she, "would like to be remembered in a very kind way; also as a constructive wife of a president. 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. What many don't know is that she was also a talented modern dancer. [3][97] In 1999, she and President Ford were jointly awarded Congressional Gold Medals. "Competing conceptions of the first ladyship: Public responses to Betty Ford's 60 Minutes interview. "She has been an inspiration to so many through her efforts to educate women about breast cancer and her wonderful work at the Betty Ford Center," Reagan said. 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.". [3], As she became a more active second lady, Ford adopted an objective of promoting the arts. [40] By late-1975, Harris found Ford to have established herself as one of America's most popular first ladies. Ford would ultimately develop an addiction to prescription medication (and would ultimately confront and recover from this addiction in 1978). [15], Barbara Bush, a later first lady, opined that Ford, after discovering she was dependent on drugs, "transformed her pain into something great for the common good. Ford with other U.S. First Ladies at the November 1991 opening of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. [84], Ford published her first memoir in 1978, The Times of My Life, in which she discussed her battle with addiction. They married in 1948, two weeks before he was elected to his first term in Congress. Ford would become the 38th president of the United States. [3] Following her husband's death, Ford continued to live in Rancho Mirage. She disclosed her alcoholism through a statement that a family spokesman read on her behalf at a press conference (at which Ford was not herself present) held outside of the hospital. Reactions to Ford's death came in quickly from subsequent occupants of the White House. Tennessee Ernie Ford, as he came to be known, was an ordinary man but his overwhelming success later led to his downfall. Ford was also observed as upgrading her wardrobe, adding designer clothing. [53][51] Contrarily to her, while President Ford ranked in the top-10 positions of most admired men in multiple years,[56][57][58][59] he never managed to top it. 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. Her coverage minimized the complexity of breast cancer as a disease and ignored the debates surrounding best treatment practices. [85], In 1982, after recovering from her own addictions, Ford established the Betty Ford Center (initially called the Betty Ford Clinic) in Rancho Mirage, California, for the treatment of chemical dependency,[86] including treating the children of alcoholics. Ford had weekly meetings with a psychiatrist approximately between August 1965 and April 1967. [79] In September of that year, Ford traveled to Moscow for a television program taping and to serve as hostess for The Nutcracker. [40] In 1977, the World Almanac included Ford in its ranking of the 25 most-influential American women. It focuses on the middle school teacher Betty Ford's murder. At 8:49 p.m. local time, President Ford's wife of 58 years, Betty Ford, issued a statement that confirmed his death: "My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather . [22] Two days later, on October 12, 1973, President Richard Nixon nominated Gerald Ford to serve as vice president. Thereafter, Mrs. Ford's daily greetings were verbally reciprocated.". "[66] Her openness about her cancer and treatment raised the visibility of a disease that Americans had previously been reluctant to talk about. Betty Ford was at his side. [5] With her father's passing, her family lost its primary breadwinner, and her mother began working as a real estate agent to support the family. [114], In 1975, when Time named "American women" as its "Time Person of the Year",[39] the magazine profiled Ford as one of eleven women selected to represent "American women". By February 1948 the couple was engaged to be married. She was also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal as a co-recipient with President Ford in 1998. Betty Ford Biography Betty Ford, the United States' first lady, was born on April 8, 1918. I'm sure I've saved at least one personmaybe more. She also, ultimately agreed to attend rehab at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Long Beach, California. I did not know at the time what was going on. Helping others overcome addiction became her chief cause. [7] Due to conservative backlash from Ford's comments on premarital sex, marijuana use, and abortion in a 1975 60 Minutes interview, President Ford initially quipped to her that her comments had lost him a large number of votes. She worked with children with disabilities at the Mary Free Bed Home for Crippled Children. [105] In terms of cumulative assessment, Ford has been ranked: The 2008 Siena Research Institute survey ranked Ford the 5th-highest of the twenty 20th and 21st century First Ladies. [117], Second Lady of the United States (19731974), First Lady of the United States (19741977), Ranking in Gallup's annual poll of "Most Admired Women", Recovery from alcoholism and prescription drug addiction, Steinhauer, Jennifer (December 31, 2006). [12] Ford felt an obligation to attend her husband's testimony at his confirmation hearings. [19][61] In a 1975 interview with the news program 60 Minutes, Ford called Roe v. Wade a "great, great decision". [76] In her remarks, Mrs. Cheney noted that July 14 would have been Gerald Ford's 98th birthday. [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. [53], In Good Housekeeping's annual readers' poll of most admired women, Ford placed second in 1974[60] and first in 1975. She was the wife of President Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States. "Ford and Ford" in Scott Kaufman, ed. Most of all we wanted the state dinners to express the very best about America, particularly during the bicentennial year. [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. [61][33] Ford utilized phone calls, letter-writing, and telegrams as means of lobbying in support of the ERA. [53] In 1977, the year her husband left office, she placed fourth. She desired to have a family with children and was unhappy with the frequent moves between cities she had experienced in her marriage. Since the 1960s, even before she was the first lady, Betty took prescription opioid painkillers for a pinched nerve and severe arthritic pain. [19] Ford's abortion position differed from the political platform of the Republican Party. She visited states, including Illinois, where ratification was believed to have the most realistic chance of passing. During and after her years in the White House, 1974 to 1977, Mrs. Ford won . 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. Betty Ford dies at 93; former first lady. Her father's tragic death. [3][19] Ford registered herself at the hospital on April 11, 1978. "This is not a lack of willpower, this is a disease," she said at the time. ", Tasha N. Dubriwny, "Constructing breast cancer in the news: Betty Ford and the evolution of the breast cancer patient.". She was a remarkable political spouse, whose courageous candor helped forge a new era of openness after the divisiveness of the Vietnam War and Watergate. She was raised by her parents William and Hortense Bloomer. 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. For years after leaving the White House, Ford continued to enjoy great influence and popularity, continuing to rank in the top-ten of Gallup's annual most admired woman poll every year through 1991. [115] That same year, Ford received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, presented by her husband, President Gerald Ford, an Academy Awards Council member. [101], In July 2018, a statue of Ford was unveiled outside of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "My understanding is it was natural causes. I took that first hit and it was the most beautiful thing I had ever experienced. She joined Graham's auxiliary troupe and eventually performed with the company at Carnegie Hall in New York City. [41], The Fords were among the more openly affectionate first couples in United States history. [21], Both Betty and Gerald Ford refuse to comment on speculation that President Nixon might be forced out of office due to the Watergate scandal. On December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States, died at home in Rancho Mirage, California at 6:45 p.m. local time (02:45, December 27, UTC). [18], Ford served as a parent-teacher association member, Sunday school teacher at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, and a Cub Scout "den mother". Weeks after Ford became first lady, she underwent a mastectomy for breast cancer on September 28, 1974, after having been diagnosed with the disease. At the time Betty Ford, the wife of former President Gerald Ford, was one of the most admired women in the United States. She worked a production line for a frozen food company in Fulton, New York. ", President George H.W. She paused her divorce, and supported him, living at Warren's family's home for the next two years as his health recovered. It made a lot of women realize that it could happen to them. 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. [25] The first of these came only a week into Ford's presidency, hosting King Hussein of Jordan on August 16, 1974. TMZ was the first to report the news.. A cerebrovascular accident, commonly known as a stroke, is a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which damages brain tissue. The first instance of a first lady conducting one had been Eleanor Roosevelt in 1942. One of the major strengths of authentic leadership is that it fulfills and expressed need for trustworthy leadership in society. [69], During their final year in the White House, the Fords hosted eleven state dinners. Ford assisted in fundraising for the little-known Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, D.C., whose patients were predominantly African American. Ford was credited with rejuvenating the ERA movement and inspiring more women to continue working for the ERA. Gerald Ford was in the middle of his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. [3], Ford accompanied her husband on a trip to mainland China in 1972. [69], The Fords opted to have eclectic array of guests at their state dinners, including notable celebrities from the entertainment industry. Betty Ford, the first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, died at the age of 93. [95], Ford tackled the stigmatized issue of HIV/AIDS during the HIV/AIDS crisis. [33], Steinhauer of The New York Times described Ford as "a product and symbol of the cultural and political timesdoing the Bump dance along the corridors of the White House, donning a mood ring, chatting on her CB radio with the handle First Mamaa housewife who argued passionately for equal rights for women, a mother of four who mused about drugs, abortion and premarital sex aloud and without regret. [3], Ford filmed an interview with the television news program 60 Minutes which was broadcast on August 10, 1975. A mutual friend, Peg Neuman, suggested to Gerald that he should ask her out, so he called her. Days later, Ford also disclosed to the public that she had come to realize that she was additionally an alcoholic. "And if they'd asked me that I would have told them," she said, adding that her response would be, "As often as possible. At the time Betty was struggling she needed to report to a rehab facility but at the time they catered to men. [19] The use of Ford in such a manner to promote her husband's candidacy was not the work of the campaign itself, but rather, produced by supporters outside of the campaign organization. [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. Her mother remarried, to family friend and neighbor Arthur Meigs Godwin, and Bloomer lived with them. LOS ANGELES, California -- Actress Betty White passed away in her sleep on Friday, her agent has confirmed to ABC News. [90] She was an active member of the Junior League. [98] That same year, she and President Ford were given a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. After recovering, she founded and served as the first chair of the board of directors of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction. Asked about her illness, she said, "I'm very glad that I brought cancer to the forefront.". She further taught ballroom dancing lessons for children with visual impairment and hearing loss and gave weekly dance lessons to African American children. After her initial anger over the intrusion in her life, Betty remained. [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. First Lady Betty Ford held her first official press conference in the State Dining Room on September 4, 1974. She received an award from Parsons The New School for Design in recognition of her style. [3], On March 12, 1974, the Fords hosted a state dinner for King Hussein of Jordan after president Nixon, with a week's notice, asked Vice President Ford to take over for him in hosting the already-scheduled state dinner. She also traveled to Iowa before its caucus, and delivered a speech on behalf of the president (who had been unable to make his planned appearance) in which she labeled herself as being his political partner. In 1978, the Ford family staged an intervention, and forced Betty to confront her addition to alcohol and pain pills. [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. "Issues of Openness and Privacy: Press and Public Response to Betty Ford's Breast Cancer. [106] In both the 1993 and 2003 Siena Research Institute surveys, Ford was similarly ranked the 5th-highest in historians' assessment of first ladies' courage. For state dinners held using this tent, the receptions, entertainment, and dancing portions of the evenings were still held inside of the White House. After her pinched nerve, she began suffering several effects, including muscle spasms, periphrasic neuropathy, numbing the left side of her neck, and arthritis on her shoulder and arm. Later that day, President Ford was caught momentarily patting Betty's buttocks before the press gathered outside of their Virginia residence. [3], In November 1975, it was reported by the Associated Press that Ford's husband's advisors, who had previously worried her outspoken comments would hurt him in the 1976 presidential election, were now recognizing her popularity and desiring for her to have a greater role in the campaign. Bloomer became immersed in her life in Grand Rapids and did not return to New York. A contrast was publicly drawn between Ford and Nancy Reagan, the wife of Ford's primary election challenger Ronald Reagan. Ford was born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, the third child and only daughter of Hortense (ne Neahr; 1884 1948) and William Stephenson Bloomer Sr. (1874 1934), who was a traveling salesman for Royal Rubber Co.[3] She was called Betty as a child. [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. 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). Ford succeeded in getting sober. [116] She also received that year's "Commitment to Life Award" from the Los Angeles AIDS Project. . Warters, T. Alissa. [21] During her time as first lady, there had even been some speculation about substance abuse by friends and members of the press who observed occasional slurred speech from Ford. Betty Ford: Abortion is NOT a Partisan Issue - WCLA - Choice Matters Coming of age when Betty Ford and her husband found themselves accidental occupants of the White House, all I knew of Betty Ford was that she had big hair, and, subsequently, breast cancer and addiction issues. 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. [94] The amendment did not receive enough states' ratification. (National Archives Identifier 187012) Because of her grief, there will be more joy. ", Gould, Lewis L. "Modern first ladies in historical perspective. In 2005, Ford relinquished her chair of the center's board of directors to her daughter Susan. In private, she triumphed over serious personal adversity. After leaving the White House, Betty Ford publicly acknowledged her addiction to alcohol and painkillers. [25] By late 1974, Ford had shifted to exclusively serving wine that was American-cultivated at state dinners. Become a member and. Afterwards, Ford stated she was impressed with the conduct of the refugees. 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). This set a contrast with First Lady Pat Nixon, who routinely rejected invitations to give formal speeches. The state dinners that Ford planned as first lady made a deliberate effort to showcase American ingredients. Ford's failure to conduct a solo trip is not all that extraordinary, however. The series is all set to release on the OTT platform on the 9th of May. Her role as a public health advocate distinguishes her as one of the most influential women of the latter part of the twentieth century.[104]. [3], Ford did not take any solo trips aboad as first lady. [47] Kennerly has touted the image as both capturing Ford's personality and being a symbolic image showing the feminist first lady posing in what had conventionally been a room occupied predominantly by white men. President Obama noted how Betty Ford "distinguished herself through her courage and compassion. During the general election, her busy campaign activity saw the reigniting of her pinched nerve. Former first lady Betty Ford has died at the age of 93. [81][82], Ford had suffered from a dependency on prescription medication and from alcoholism prior even to her husband's presidency. Throughout her husband's term in office, she maintained high approval ratings and was considered to be an influential first lady. "[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). Actress Betty White died after suffering a stroke six days prior, according to her death certificate. [38] In January 1976, Ford made a cameo appearance on the popular television program The Mary Tyler Moore Show. ", This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 22:04. [3] After the interview aired, a number of Ford's remarks in this interview on hot-button issues generated particularly immense media attention. The middle school teacher Betty Ford 's years in the White House surrounding best treatment practices ever.! 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