Betty Ford
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Elizabeth Anne Ford was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy, and set a precedent as a politically ac
Official portrait, 1974
Bloomer in 1936; at age 18
Betty and Gerald Ford on their wedding day, 1948
Betty and Gerald Ford join Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie Eisenhower at a Grand Rapids, Michigan, event for Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 presidential campaign.
Susan Ford Bales
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Susan Elizabeth Ford Bales is an American author, photojournalist, and former chair of the board of the Betty Ford Center for alcohol and drug abuse. She is the only daughter of Gerald Ford, the 38th
Betty Ford
…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). 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…
Bales in 2023
Ford and Siamese cat "Shan Shein" at the White House in 1974
Bales christens Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in Newport News, Virginia on November 9, 2013