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.
Eleanor Rosalynn Carter was an American activist and humanitarian who served as the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as the wife of President Jimmy Carter, from their marriage from 1
Official portrait, 1977
Rosalynn and her husband, Jimmy, in 1965
Rosalynn, Amy, and Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention, New York City
Carter chaired a meeting in Chicago, Illinois, for the President's Commission on Mental Health on April 20, 1977.