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
eurythmics, 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 I
nvestigation (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, 9
8, 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
scapegoat role of, 84–85, 96
Secret Service and, 142, 158–59, 166
Ford, Michael Gerald, xii, xiv, xv, 58, 101–2, 104, 117, 118, 119, 125, 139, 140, 183, 185, 328, 336, 350
Betty’s breast cancer and, 169, 171, 172
Betty’s substance abuse and, 95, 269, 273, 277, 281, 282, 296, 310, 311, 316
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