Her name has become synonymous with candor about addiction, but when the idea was first suggested to Betty Ford to put her name on a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, the former first lady was ...

Quotations from notable dignitaries on the passing of former First Lady Betty Ford: “Throughout her long and active life, Elizabeth Anne Ford distinguished herself through her courage and compassion.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new exhibit opened Thursday at the Gerald R. Ford Museum, highlighting former First Lady Betty Ford’s journey with Breast Cancer. The exhibit is called “The Betty Blip: ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new breast cancer exhibit at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in downtown Grand Rapids is showcasing Betty Ford's cancer journey. 50 years ago in 1974 she was diagnosed ...

She showed a nation and the world that there’s no shame in admitting addiction, and asking for help. As Michigan’s only first lady, Betty Ford did it with the grace of a classically trained dancer and ...

Two motivations drove the recent marriage of Hazelden and the Betty Ford Center, addiction treatment giants whose network spans 15 care sites in nine states. By joining together, the institutions ...

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation on Friday announced a record $10 million donation to help establish the Hazelden Betty Ford National Center for Families and Children, which aims to bolster support ...

It's been forty years since First Lady Betty Ford bravely admitted she was an addicted to pain medication and alcohol. Yet for her daughter, Susan Ford, 61, her family's efforts to stage an ...

When Gerald Ford became president after Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974, he proclaimed himself "indebted to no man and only to one woman." His job was clear: to heal a nation torn apart by ...

Betty Ford may be the most famous and least known First Lady in history. Everyone recognizes the name—thanks in large part to the Betty Ford Clinic she co-founded in 1982 after coming out with her own ...

Back in 1999, Melania Trump told The New York Times that if her then-boyfriend, Donald Trump, was ever elected president, she’d like to be a “very traditional” first lady, “like Betty Ford or Jackie ...