DETROIT — Betty Ford, the outspoken former first lady whose candid revelations about her battles with breast cancer, prescription drugs and alcohol helped thousands of Americans cope with similar ...

Friends, family members and dignitaries remembered Betty Ford on Tuesday, not just for her decades-long work against substance abuse but for contributing to a political era when friendship among ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new forever postage stamp bearing the portrait of former first lady Betty Ford was unveiled Wednesday afternoon in the East Room of the White House. And if there was a theme to the ...

Before President Gerald R. Ford and his first lady, Betty, there was another prominent Ford duo making impressions in Michigan. Emma and Joe Ford, a trailblazing Black couple, defied the odds during ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. When Gerald Ford became president after Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974, he proclaimed himself "indebted to no man ...

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation will begin its 75th anniversary celebration Friday with a gala at The Armory in Minneapolis as part of a weekend featuring special guests and speakers, musical ...

1926 - Begins taking dance lessons. 1939 - Moves to New York City to study dance at the Martha Graham School. 1941 - Moves back to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she grew up. Works for Herpolsheimer’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three of America's most impactful first ladies are ready for their TV close-ups. Showtime's "The First Lady" flips the camera's ...

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 ...