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Betty Ford in Pictures
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 10:03 PM 
Photos from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
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Reader Comments (21)
I was really touched by the PBS Documentary "Betty Ford: The Real Deal," which is airing on my local PBS station this week, and hopefully yours too! If not, it's also available on DVD, here: http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=3493324
Absolutely wonderful photos!
What a wonderful woman and inspiring First Lady.
Betty Ford was truly one of a kind. She helped so many people by being upfront about her breast cancer and addictions. Betty Ford had an abundance of inner strength, and she was very fashionable, too!
A fitting tribute worth about eight thousand words!
Thank you for honoring this beautiful, distinguished lady. In spite of her health issues she was blessed with 93 years of life and she lived it with such strength and dignity.
This website is phenomenal! It is such a pleasure to see & read comments from fellow admirers of Mrs. O but more than that Mrs. T, you are so gracious in your postings. You counted it not robbery to lend this space to acknowledge another great 1st Lady. Thank you for posting these pictures of Mrs. Ford.
What a wonderful series of pictures! Her wedding picture looks just like my mother's wedding picture in 1953, including the dress!
Lovely tribute to a remarkable First Lady. Thank you.
Love the photos. The last one, barefoot and on the President's conference table, has always been one of my favorites. It sums up her attitude about being the First Lady.
fun photos and very nice tribute to Betty Ford
I love this site and want to underscore BSewing Lady's comments. Mrs Ford was a terrific First Lady and in many ways ahead of her time.
Definitely a beautiful tribute for Mrs. Ford, Mrs. T!
And not to be disrespectful of First Lady Ford's thread, I wanted to let my fellow Mrs. Oer's know that there are new pics up on the White House Flickr page. Here is one of Mrs. O in an all white ensemble. She looks so pretty and of course, she has her signature pop of color with the green shoes.(she also looks like she's getting in the zone. She's ready to give one of her great speeches)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5936909715/in/photostream
@ Pinda, I must agree with you, that photo is a favorite. It shows Betty Ford's sense of humor and zest for life. She did not take herself too seriously and knew that in her capacity as First Lady she could make a difference. What a difference she made!
We've had days of coverage of her funerals here in Michigan and the news stations have had a wonderful montage of photos and film clips. It's fitting and endearing that she and former President Ford are reunited here at home, together at rest.
Thanks for this thread, Mrs. T.
Beautiful tribute Mrs T. thanks for sharing...
Beautiful.
Mrs. T - you are truly a class act.
Peace.
The best thing about Mrs. Ford was that she was REAL. No spin, no doctored up press releases--what you saw is what you got.
A beautiful tribute, thank you.
@Nyon, thanks for your post. Although Mrs. O was right in my backyard that day, I could not get anywhere near the Claremont Hotel. However, I agree, she looks like she is definitely in the zone just waiting for her turn at the podium. I just have to share this one anecdote re: 1st Lady Betty and President Ford. My son, who was only 5 at the time, and just beginning to master reading, when Jimmy Carter was elected, had watched the election returns the night before. The following morning, while dropping him off at daycare, we pulled up behind a Ford truck at a traffic stop sign with the letters …F-O-R-D… prominently displayed on the rear panel of the truck. . In his 5 year old mind, his only question was….would they now change all Ford trucks to Carter trucks? This was his first introduction to presidential elections. It’s also one we have often recalled in subsequent years. RIP to Mrs. Ford and my condolences to all of your family.
That last photo is just priceless.
I will never forget as a youngster reading the accounts of what breast cancer surgery was back in the day when Mrs. Ford was diagnosed. Mastectomies were for the most part radical,, aggressive lymphadenectomy of the group through the armpit was not uncommon, recovery was brutal, and yet this woman was so open to let everyone know exactly where she stood. It was amazing, stunning, and it brought breast cancer to light for my generation and beyond, thank God.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Betty Ford for living your life with such courage and sharing your many struggles and gifts.
Rest in peace Mrs Ford!!!
What a shame that People magazine made the terrible decision to put Kate Middleton on the cover and relegated this iconic woman's death to a little corner story!!! Shame on People!!!