First Ladies in Their Own Words - Betty Ford

First Ladies: In Their Own Words

Mar 12 2022 • 36 mins

In this episode, you'll hear from the 38th First Lady of the United States, Betty Ford.     Born in 1918 in Chicago, Betty married then congressional candidate Gerald Ford in 1948. Together, they raised four children as Mr. Ford rose to prominence in Washington.     President Ford, who came to office in the wake of President Nixon's Watergate resignation, lost the 1976 presidential election to Jimmy Carter.

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