President Ford campaigns in New York before returning to Michigan for the final days of the election campaign. Nassau County Veterans Coliseum, Hempstead, New York. October 31, 1976.
-from the Gerald R. Ford Library
Source: fordlibrarymuseum.gov
The Ford Family in the Oval Office prior to the swearing-in of Gerald R. Ford as President. August 9, 1974. (left to right) Jack, Steve, Betty, Gerald, Susan, Gayle, and Mike.
While touring the Central May 7th College of Art in Peking, People’s Republic of China, First Lady Betty Ford shares a dance move with one of the students. December, 1975
-from the Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Source: fordlibrarymuseum.gov
President Gerald R. Ford signing the Helsinki Agreements. August 1, 1975.
View it on the Presidential Timeline.
July 30, 1975. President Ford joins leaders of 34 nations in signing the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Photo of Henry Kissinger, Leonid Brezhnev, President Ford, and Andrei Gromyko outside the American Embassy in Helsinki, Finland.
First Lady Betty Ford dances on the Cabinet Room table on the day before departing the White House upon the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter. January 19, 1977.
-via the Ford Presidential Library and Museum
The Queen was easy to deal with. She was very definite about what she wanted and what she didn’t want. She loves Bob Hope and Telly Savalas, so we invited Bob Hope and Telly Savalas — both came — and if I hadn’t kept mixing up Your Highness and Your Majesty (he’s His Highness, she’s Her Majesty) I’d give myself four stars for the way that visit went off.
-Betty Ford on the White House State Dinner for Queen Elizabeth, from her 1978 memoir
President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford hosted a White House dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on July 7, 1976. The visit by the Queen was part of the celebration of the bicentennial of the American Revolution.
Here, the First Lady is pictured dancing with Prince Philip.
-from the Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Remembering Betty Ford. April 8, 1918 - July 8, 2011.
First Lady Betty Ford greets newly-arrived Vietnamese children at the Camp Pendleton Refugee Camp in California. May 21, 1975.
-from the Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Celebrating the life of Betty Ford, April 8, 1918 - July 8, 2011
First Lady Betty Ford and daughter Susan share the President’s chair in the Oval Office. December 8, 1974.
-from the Ford Presidential Library and Museum
A Betty Ford supporter in Portland (ME) in 1975. Republican First Lady Betty Ford was known for her support of progressive causes… After struggling with alcohol and prescription drug addition, Betty also founded the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse problems. Betty passed away on July 8, 2011 at the age of 93.
Thanks to coolchicksfromhistory for posting this 1975 image from our archives. It’s been very meaningful to see the way that Betty Ford reached so many people. We would love to hear from the Tumblr community about other Betty Ford posts that have made an impression on you.
