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The Fords would ultimately be married for the next 58 years, until Gerald Ford's death. [15] An anecdote that was later reported was that, when Gerald Ford left Grand Rapids for Washington, D.C., Betty Ford's new sister-in-law Janet Ford remarked to her, "with Jerry, you'll never have to worry about other women. Your cross will be his work." [7]
The causes of death listed on the death certificate were arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease and diffuse arteriosclerosis. At the age of 93 years and 165 days, Ford was the longest-lived U.S. president in history at the time of his death, a record which has since been surpassed by George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter .
Thanks to the official cause of death, his life insurance policy paid out, helping the Bloomers weather the Depression. A young Betty Ford (then Betty Bloomer) dressed as a clown and dancing with ...
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
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. Ford, who died in 2011, was an advocate for ...
Betty Ford may not have been a trendsetting First Lady the way Michelle Obama is, but she had style. The former First Lady (her tenure as FLOTUS was from 1974-77) wore her hair in a signature '70s ...
Ernie and Betty Ford at home in 1962. Ford was married to Betty Heminger from September 18, 1942, until her death on February 26, 1989. They had two sons: Jeffrey Buckner "Buck" Ford (born 1950); and Brion Leonard Ford (born 1952, in San Gabriel, California), who died on October 24, 2008, in White House, Tennessee, of lung cancer, aged 56.
Honoring his mother after her death, Todd, 59, shared a tribute on Instagram. “1941 - 2024 Betty Bridges,” the caption of one post read on top of a photo of the actress flashing a beaming smile.