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- Betty Ford, the wife of the late president, passed away at the age of 93.Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, the former First Lady grew up in Grand Rapids. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to work as a dancer and model. Two years later, she returned home, where she worked as a dance teacher and store fashion coordinator.Ford married Gerald Ford, a lawyer and Navy veteran. The couple stayed married until the president's death in December 2006.Betty Ford became America's First Lady when her husband was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon resigned in the wake of his impeachment following the Watergate scandal.In 1978, one year after leaving the White House, Betty Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital, where she was treated for alcohol and prescription painkiller abuse.In 1982, Ford opened the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a rehab center for people battling alcoholism and other drug dependencies. Photo: AP
- Betty Ford, the wife of the late president, passed away at the age of 93.Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, the former First Lady grew up in Grand Rapids. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to work as a dancer and model. Two years later, she returned home, where she worked as a dance teacher and store fashion coordinator.Ford married Gerald Ford, a lawyer and Navy veteran. The couple stayed married until the president's death in December 2006.Betty Ford became America's First Lady when her husband was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon resigned in the wake of his impeachment following the Watergate scandal.In 1978, one year after leaving the White House, Betty Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital, where she was treated for alcohol and prescription painkiller abuse.In 1982, Ford opened the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a rehab center for people battling alcoholism and other drug dependencies. Photo: AP
- Betty Ford, the wife of the late president, passed away at the age of 93.Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, the former First Lady grew up in Grand Rapids. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to work as a dancer and model. Two years later, she returned home, where she worked as a dance teacher and store fashioncoordinator.Ford married Gerald Ford, a lawyer and Navy veteran. The couple stayed married until the president's death in December 2006.Betty Ford became America's First Lady when her husband was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon resigned in the wake of his impeachment following the Watergate scandal.In 1978, one year after leaving the White House, Betty Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital, where she was treated for alcohol and prescription painkiller abuse.In 1982, Ford opened the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a rehab center for people battling alcoholism and other drug dependencies. Photo: AP
- Betty Ford, the wife of the late president, passed away at the age of 93.Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, the former First Lady grew up in Grand Rapids. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to work as a dancer and model. Two years later, she returned home, where she worked as a dance teacher and store fashion coordinator.Ford married Gerald Ford, a lawyer and Navy veteran. The couple stayed married until the president's death in December 2006.Betty Ford became America's First Lady when her husband was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon resigned in the wake of his impeachment following the Watergate scandal.In 1978, one year after leaving the White House, Betty Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital, where she was treated for alcohol and prescription painkiller abuse.In 1982, Ford opened the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a rehab center for people battling alcoholism and other drug dependencies. Photo: AP
- Betty Ford, the wife of the late president, passed away at the age of 93.Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, the former First Lady grew up in Grand Rapids. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to work as a dancer and model. Two years later, she returned home, where she worked as a dance teacher and store fashion coordinator.Ford married Gerald Ford, a lawyer and Navy veteran. The couple stayed married until the president's death in December 2006.Betty Ford became America's First Lady when her husband was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon resigned in the wake of his impeachment following the Watergate scandal.In 1978, one year after leaving the White House, Betty Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital, where she was treated for alcohol and prescription painkiller abuse.In 1982, Ford opened the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a rehab center for people battling alcoholism and other drug dependencies. Photo: AP
- Betty Ford, the wife of the late president, passed away at the age of 93.Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, the former First Lady grew up in Grand Rapids. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to work as a dancer and model. Two years later, she returned home, where she worked as a dance teacher and store fashion coordinator.Ford married Gerald Ford, a lawyer and Navy veteran. The couple stayed married until the president's death in December 2006.Betty Ford became America's First Lady when her husband was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon resigned in the wake of his impeachment following the Watergate scandal.In 1978, one year after leaving the White House, Betty Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital, where she was treated for alcohol and prescription painkiller abuse.In 1982, Ford opened the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a rehab center for people battling alcoholism and other drug dependencies. Photo: AP
- Betty Ford, the wife of the late president, passed away at the age of 93.Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, the former First Lady grew up in Grand Rapids. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to work as a dancer and model. Two years later, she returned home, where she worked as a dance teacher and store fashion coordinator.Ford married Gerald Ford, a lawyer and Navy veteran. The couple stayed married until the president's death in December 2006.Betty Ford became America's First Lady when her husband was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon resigned in the wake of his impeachment following the Watergate scandal.In 1978, one year after leaving the White House, Betty Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital, where she was treated for alcohol and prescription painkiller abuse.In 1982, Ford opened the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a rehab center for people battling alcoholism and other drug dependencies. Photo: AP
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Betty Ford, the wife of the late president, passed away at the age of 93.Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, the former First Lady grew up in Grand Rapids. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to work as a dancer and model. Two years later, she returned home, where she worked as a dance teacher and store fashion coordinator.Ford married Gerald Ford, a lawyer and Navy veteran. The couple stayed married until the president's death in December 2006.Betty Ford became America's First Lady when her husband was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon resigned in the wake of his impeachment following the Watergate scandal.In 1978, one year after leaving the White House, Betty Ford entered the Long Beach Naval Hospital, where she was treated for alcohol and prescription painkiller abuse.In 1982, Ford opened the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, a rehab center for people battling alcoholism and other drug dependencies.
Photo: AP
