Betty Ford: First Lady

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by Lisa McCubbin


  California, xii–xvii, 56, 210–12, 213, 230, 245–47, 317

  California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 230

  Cambodia, 195

  Camp Bryn Afon, 23–24

  Camp David, 159, 193, 241

  cancer, 168–78

  Betty’s breast cancer and treatment, 168–78, 196, 255, 310, 330, 348–49

  Betty as role model for early screening, 173–76, 180, 186, 205–6, 310, 330–31, 333, 348–49

  survival rates, 173, 349

  Capitol, US, 55, 70, 77, 85, 99, 241, 251

  Ford children’s visits to, 77–78, 340

  Ford lying-in-state period, 337, 339–41

  Rotunda, 332, 337, 339–41

  Statuary Hall, 77, 339–40

  Capraro, Albert, 191–92, 199

  Captain and Tennille, 222, 224

  “Muskrat Love,” 224

  Carnegie Hall, 22

  Carter, Jimmy, 128, 129, 130, 228, 341

  inauguration of, 240–41, 252

  1976 presidential election, 228, 230, 231, 233–38

  presidency of, 253, 297–98

  Carter, Rosalynn, 128–33, 240–41, 269, 341

  Betty and, 128–33, 331–32

  Cash, Johnny, 324

  Catonsville, Maryland, 137

  Cavett, Dick, 121–22

  CB radios, 221

  CBS, 201–2

  Central High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 11, 15

  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 195

  Chakovskaya, Katya, 271

  Chancellor, John, 234

  Chase, Chris, 248, 262, 296, 314

  “Chattanooga Choo Choo” (song), 224

  Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospital (CDRH) Task Force, 311

  chemotherapy, 175, 196, 225

  Cheney, Dick, 207, 234, 235, 343

  Chevalier, Maurice, “Thank Heaven for Little Girls,” 177

  Chicago, 3, 4, 158

  Chiles, Joy, 245, 256

  China, 99–100, 216–17

  dance, 216–17

  Fords in, 100–101, 216–17

  Nixon’s policy on, 99–101

  Chirdon, Nancy, 173–74, 180, 200, 224–25, 226–27

  Chorus Line, A (musical), 247–51, 252

  Christmas, in the White House, 180–81

  cigarettes, 15, 126–27

  Circle, Penny, 313, 314

  Civil War, 106

  Clabes, Judy, 239

  “We’ll Miss You, Betty Ford,” 239

  Claremont Hotel, Oakland, California, 225

  Clark, Kay DeFreest, 23, 24, 29, 30, 46, 88

  Clay, Cassius, 83

  Cleveland, 214

  Clinton, Bill, 332–33, 341

  Clinton, Hillary, 341

  Cloud, Dr. Luther, 297

  Coachella Valley, 311

  cocaine, 314, 323

  codependence, 96, 294–95

  roles of family members in addiction, 95–96, 267–69, 273, 275, 277, 282, 292, 294–95, 301

  coed bathrooms, 188

  Colorado, 98–99, 124–26, 182–86, 333, 334, 336

  Communism, 194, 195

  Conger, Clem, 138, 155, 156, 163–64

  Congress, US, xvi, 44, 47, 55–56, 59, 85, 114, 118, 119, 137, 167, 190

  ERA legislation and, 190

  Ford’s career in, xvi, 49, 51, 55–56, 62–66, 68–72, 79, 86, 89–92, 98, 104, 114, 130, 339–40

  1948 Ford campaign, 44–49, 130

  See also House of Representatives, US; Senate, US

  Congressional Club, 59–60, 69, 72, 123

  Congressional Gold Medal, 332

  Connally, John, 108

  Constitution, US, 5, 100, 106, 146, 199

  ERA amendment debate, 163, 186, 187–90, 197, 204, 215–16, 315–16, 330, 340, 349

  Continental Can Company, 28

  Corduroy Tire Plant, 14

  cosmetic surgery, 302

  Cosmopolitan magazine, 35

  Coventry, Caroline, xii, xiii, 259–60, 309, 311

  role in Betty’s recovery, 260–63, 265–78, 280–96, 299, 302, 312–13

  Crandell, Bradshaw, 41

  Croce, Jim, 158

  “Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown,” 158

  Crockett, Lucy Herndon, Popcorn on the Ginza, 60

  Cruse, Dr. Joseph, xiii, xv, 258, 276, 311

  Betty Ford Center and, 317–18, 322

  role in Betty’s recovery, 276–78, 280–82, 291, 292, 300, 302

  Cub Scouts, 72, 74

  Cullen, Ann, 314, 315, 316, 318, 327, 336

  Cypress Point Golf Course, 213

  Dalcroze method, 9

  Dallas, 85, 86, 207, 331

  Da Nang, 195

  dance, 7–11, 69, 92, 247, 306

  Betty’s early lessons in, 7–10, 15

  Bolshoi Nutcracker TV special, 263–64, 270–72, 274

  Chinese, 216–17

  A Chorus Line, 247–51

  Dalcroze method, 9

  Martha Graham Dance Troupe, 17–23, 200–201

  modern, 9, 17–23, 74, 200–201

  in the White House, 158, 224, 240

  “Dance Ten, Looks Three” (song), 249

  Dancing with the Stars (TV show), 345

  Davis, Bette, 15, 21

  Davis, Jefferson, 77

  Day at a Time, A (book), 329–30

  Dean, John, 106

  De la Renta, Oscar, 191

  Democratic National Committee, 100

  1972 break-in at, 100, 138

  Democratic National Convention, of 1976, 228

  Democratic Party, 49, 55, 89, 97, 101, 145, 233, 332

  wives, 69

  Denver, 3–4, 184, 335

  Denver Broncos, 176

  Department of Health and Human Services, US, 349

  depression, 306

  d’Estaing, Giscard, 181

  detoxification, 283, 284–86, 294

  Detroit, 49, 315

  Detroit Lions, 31

  Devers, Heather Vance, 333, 334, 345

  DeWare, Emily, 246, 247, 251, 253

  Dewey, Thomas E., 48

  dogs, 178

  Dole, Elizabeth, 229, 233

  Dole, Robert, 229, 233

  Douglas MacArthur Elementary School, 63, 92

  Downs, Martha, 222, 228

  drugs, prescription, 88–89

  alcohol mixed with, 88–89, 95, 132, 256–57, 262, 267, 279, 284, 291

  Betty’s addiction to, 88–89, 92–96, 128, 132–33, 181–82, 225–28, 256–79, 349

  Betty Ford Center and, 310–21, 322–27, 349

  codependence roles of family members and, 96, 268–69, 273, 275, 277, 282, 292, 294–95, 301

  detoxification, 283, 284–86, 294

  opioid abuse, 349–50

  Valium, 89, 132–33, 283, 285

  Duke University, 161

  du Pont, Pete, 314

  Eagle Scouts, 33, 342

  East Room, 85, 113, 114, 143, 145, 158

  East Wing, 167, 179, 180, 190

  Eastwood, Clint, 213

  economy, 190

  inflation, 190–91

  Egypt, 305

  Ehrlichman, John, 106, 107

  Eighteenth Amendment, 5

  Eighty-First Congress Club, 123

  Eisenhower, David, 114, 145, 156

  Eisenhower, Dwight D., 62–63, 69, 156, 338

  presidency of, 63, 66, 70

  Eisenhower, Julie, 114, 147, 156

  Eisenhower, Mamie, 63, 69, 156, 163

  Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship, 247

  Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California, 253–56, 258, 263, 302, 311, 312, 317, 318

  electoral college, 234

  Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 222–24

  Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 163, 186, 187–90, 197, 204, 215–16, 315–16, 330, 340, 349

  ERA Countdown Campaign, 330

  Estévez, Luis, 202, 223

  Europe, 66, 181, 197–98. See also specific countries

  euryth
mics, 9

  Evans, Marion, 314, 315

  Evansville Press, 239

  exercise, 300

  face-lift, 302

  Fahd, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 305

  Family Weekly magazine, 193

  fashion, xi, 11, 70, 108, 113, 129, 157, 175, 190–92, 201, 202, 220, 223, 302, 313

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 126, 134–35, 212

  Ford investigation, 134–35

  feminism, 95, 123

  ERA and, 187–90, 197, 204, 215–16, 315–16, 330, 340, 349

  Ferguson, Homer, 47, 53

  Ferguson, Mrs. Homer, 53

  Firestone, Brooks, 308

  Firestone, Leonard, 213, 261, 274, 278, 286, 308–10, 333

  addiction and recovery of, 308–10, 314

  Betty Ford Center and, 310–21, 328

  Firestone, Nicky, 213, 261, 269, 274, 278, 286, 307, 308–9, 312

  Fisher, Edith “Toto,” 15–16

  Fisher, Lilian, 8, 11, 15, 342–43

  Fitzgerald, Ella, 222

  flag:

  first lady, 190

  Ford’s casket, 343, 344, 347

  Fleetwood Mac, 324

  Florida, 53, 54

  Fonteyn, Dame Margot, 200

  football, 10, 12, 30–31, 74, 79, 92, 103, 176, 245

  University of Michigan, 12, 31, 40, 47, 48, 342

  Ford, Betty Bloomer, 3–16

  on abortion, 123, 162, 204

  admits alcoholism, 289, 291–93, 301

  AIDS cause and, 326–27

  alcoholism of, xii–xvii, 62, 77, 79–80, 83, 88–89, 92–96, 133, 256–79, 349

  Alexandria house of, 63–65, 73–84, 106–13, 119–20, 143, 145, 154, 158, 245

  arthritis of, 181–82, 225–26, 227, 293, 300

  Artrain trip, 128–33

  assassination attempts against Jerry and, 210–14

  autobiography of, 247, 248, 262, 296, 302

  awards and honors of, 332–33

  at Bennington School of the Dance, 16, 17–20

  Betty Ford Center and, 310–21, 322–27, 349

  birth of, 3

  Bolshoi Nutcracker TV special, 263–64, 270–72, 274

  breast cancer of, 168–78, 196, 255, 310, 330, 348–49

  CB handle of, 221

  childhood of, 1, 3–15

  in China, 100–101, 216–17

  A Chorus Line and, 247–51, 252

  Clara and, 81–84, 89, 94, 281–82

  as congressional wife, 51, 53–67, 68–72, 91–92, 104–5, 120, 203, 340

  courted by Jerry, 37–44

  as dance instructor, 23–24, 28, 29

  dance lessons of, 7–10, 15

  death of, 345, 347–48

  death of her father, 13–14

  death of her mother, 54

  detoxification of, 283, 284–86, 294

  divorce from Bill Warren, 30–31, 38, 39, 45, 135

  downward spiral of, 258–64

  drug addiction of, xii–xvii, 88–89, 92–96, 128, 132–33, 181–82, 225–28, 256–79, 349

  early years in Washington, 55–67

  education of, 6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 17–20

  ERA and, 163, 186, 187–90, 197, 204, 215–16, 315–16, 330, 340, 349

  face-lift of, 302

  fashion and, xi, 11, 70, 108, 113, 129, 157, 175, 190–92, 201, 202, 223, 302, 313

  as First Lady, xvi, 1, 151, 153–66, 167–78, 179–86, 187–209, 210–18, 219–41

  first overseas trip as First Lady, 197–98

  Martha Graham and, 20–23, 200–201, 249

  as a grandmother, xvi, 328, 334, 345

  hospitalization and drug withdrawal, 253–56

  identity of, 51, 65, 79, 92–97, 123, 157, 210, 282

  intervention and treatment for substance abuse, xi–xvii, 277, 280–98

  Jerry becomes president, 137–49

  Jerry’s death and funeral, 336–44

  Jerry’s nomination for vice president by Nixon, 107–16

  leaves White House, 239–41

  legacy of, 348–50

  letters from the public to, 160, 174–75, 192, 262, 274, 299, 306–7

  at Long Beach alcohol rehabilitation center, 286–96

  loss of 1976 presidential election, 233–41, 243

  magazine covers, 70

  on marijuana use, 163, 205

  marriage to Bill, 27, 28–31, 36

  marriage to Jerry, 48–49, 65, 73, 79–80, 83–84, 88, 91–96, 104, 113, 118, 130, 133, 139, 140, 145, 156–57, 160, 169, 171, 175, 179, 204, 212, 229–30, 237, 250, 268, 303, 305, 316, 320, 326, 334, 337, 340, 345

  on Mary Tyler Moore Show, 217–18, 324

  mastectomy of, 172–76, 249, 283, 310

  Middle East trip of, 305–6

  as a model, 19–21, 28

  as a mother, 58–67, 72–84, 90–96, 101–4, 127, 161, 205, 304, 306, 329

  move into White House, 154–66

  1948 congressional campaign and, 44–49

  1976 presidential campaign and, 199–200, 218, 219–32, 233–38

  Nixon pardon and, 165

  official White House portrait of, 297

  personality of, 3, 5, 11, 130, 147–48

  physical appearance of, 5, 8, 19–21, 26, 28, 70, 113, 129, 144, 157, 175, 190–92, 201, 223, 237, 260, 262, 270–71, 302, 313

  pinched nerve of, 87–89, 92, 95, 98, 128, 132–33, 142, 181, 206, 227, 252–53, 286, 300

  political views of, 123, 162–63, 187–90, 204–9, 214–16

  postpresidency life of, 243, 245–57, 260, 261

  pregnancies of, 56–57, 60–62, 65, 66–67

  press and, 70, 109–10, 116, 121–25, 135, 141, 148–49, 153, 156, 161–63, 170–76, 180–81, 184, 189, 192–93, 201–9, 210, 217, 237–39, 241, 260, 270, 272, 287, 291, 293, 295–97

  public admiration for, 174–76, 215–16, 228, 232, 238–39, 293, 297–98

  as public speaker, 60, 131, 214–16, 237–38, 317, 320

  Rancho Mirage home of, xii–xvii, 245–47, 251, 261, 265–67, 274, 278, 281–86, 297, 314, 327, 330, 333, 351

  recovery of, 299–307

  in rehab, 286–96

  relationship with her mother, 6–7, 14–16, 20, 22–23, 25–26, 43–44, 53–54

  religion of, 54, 118, 164–65, 206, 285

  as role model for early cancer screening, 173–76, 180, 186, 205–6, 310, 330–31, 333, 348–49

  as role model for substance abuse recovery, 293, 297–98, 299, 307, 310–21, 322–27, 333, 349–50

  as Second Lady, 117–36, 137–38

  Secret Service and, 115–16, 117, 119–20, 133, 142, 156, 158–60, 166, 176, 182–86, 190, 194, 213–14, 226, 245–46, 251–56, 275, 280, 286, 288, 327–28, 335, 336, 342, 344

  Ford, Betty Bloomer (cont.)

  self-esteem problems of, 92–97, 131, 278–79

  60 Minutes interview, 201–9, 214, 215, 304

  slurred speech of, 225–27, 259–60, 271, 272, 273

  sobriety of, 299–307

  in Soviet Union, 263–64, 265, 270–72, 325

  staff of, 154–57, 167, 173–74, 179–80, 192–97, 200, 224–28, 239, 245–46, 259–60, 314–15

  state dinners and, 71–72, 153, 157–58, 222–24

  teenage years of, 9–16

  in therapy, 95, 97, 163, 204, 268, 294

  turning point with addiction, 265–79

  wedding to Jerry, 48–49

  Ford, Dorothy, 32–34, 48, 62, 66, 73, 168

  Ford, Gayle, xii, xiv, xvi, 127–28, 137, 141, 142, 171, 172, 183, 185, 230, 233, 236, 277, 296, 328

  Ford, Gerald R., 32–34, 47, 73

  Ford, Gerald R., Jr., xii–xvii, 12, 31–36

  assassination attempts against, 210–14, 327

  autobiography of, 247, 248

  becomes president, 137–49

  Betty’s addiction to alcohol and drugs, 95–96, 267–69, 273, 277, 280–98, 301, 309–10, 315, 316, 326

  Betty’s breast cancer and, 168–78


  Betty’s recovery from substance abuse, 299–307

  character of, 46, 47, 140

  childhood of, 32–34

  in China, 100–101, 216–17

  as college football player, 12, 31

  concession speech to Carter, 235–38

  congressional career of, xvi, 49, 51, 55–56, 62–66, 68–72, 79, 86, 89–92, 98, 104, 114, 130, 339–40

  Congressional Gold Medal, 332–33

  courtship of Betty, 37–44

  death and funeral of, 336–44

  declining health of, 334–36

  as a father, 58, 67, 73–80, 83–84, 87–88, 91, 119, 135–36, 161, 177, 304, 329, 333

  finances of, 261

  gives up alcohol, 309–10

  as House minority leader, 89–92, 98, 110, 112

  law career of, 35, 36, 37

  leaves White House, 239–41

  loss of 1976 presidential election, 233–41, 243

  marriage to Betty, 48–49, 65, 73, 79–80, 83–84, 88, 91–96, 104, 113, 118, 130, 133, 139, 140, 145, 156–57, 160, 169, 171, 175, 179, 204, 212, 229–30, 237, 250, 268, 303, 305, 316, 320, 326, 334, 337, 340, 345

  Middle East trip, 305–6

  1948 congressional campaign, 44–49, 130

  1950 congressional campaign, 62

  1952 congressional campaign, 62–63

  1956 congressional campaign, 65–66

  1976 presidential campaign, xvi, 199–200, 218, 219–32, 233–38

  1980 presidential election and, 314–16

  Nixon pardon, 139, 163, 165, 176, 333

  nominated as vice president by Nixon, 107–16

  official White House portrait of, 297

  photographer of, 147–49

  political ambitions of, 44–49, 65, 97

  postpresidency life of, 243, 245–57, 260, 261

  presidency of, 153–66, 167–78, 179–86, 187–209, 210–18, 219–41

  press and, 109–10, 116, 121–25, 141, 148–49, 153, 161, 184, 237–39

  Secret Service and, 119–20, 158–60, 182–86, 190, 194, 210–14, 245–46, 251, 327, 335, 336, 342, 344

  swimming and, 75, 111, 199, 333

  sworn in as president, 145–47

  sworn in as vice president, 118–19

  as vice president, xvi, 117–36, 137–38

  Vietnam War and, 194–97

  Warren Commission and, 86

  Watergate and, 100, 106–7, 121, 122, 138–45

  wedding to Betty, 48–49

  World War II service, 36, 154–55, 347–48

  at Yale Law School, 34, 35

  Ford, James, 33, 87

  Ford, Janet, 47, 55, 178, 198

  Ford, John “Jack,” xii, xiii, xvi, 62, 102, 117, 118, 119, 142, 169, 182, 328, 336, 350

  Betty’s substance abuse and, 96, 277, 281

  birth of, 62

  childhood of, 62, 67, 72–85, 90–96

  Ford presidency and, 142, 145, 166, 219, 223, 230, 233, 234, 235, 236

  his father’s death and funeral, 339, 341

 

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