With recent news that the family home of President John F. Kennedy will be preserved as an historic site, the fate of President Gerald R. Ford‘s equally important one, is less certain. Colleagues in Congress, Kennedy and Ford both served… Read More ›
Betty Ford
A White House Super Bowl Party Menu of Favorite Presidential Foods
Whether it’s been an isolated President and First Lady at Camp David, their First Family and First Friends in the White House private quarters or a large rollicking crowd with conflicting team loyalties, White House Super Bowl parties are a… Read More ›
Mae to Mao: Celebrity Degrees of Separation
It turns out that the world’s most Famous have had a virtual Facebook all their own which began about a century ago and continues on, cutting across the mortal limitations of time, moving in and out of the present to… Read More ›
Betty Ford as I Remember Her: The Person and Persona
In ruminating over the times I spent with Betty Ford over the years, on the record and off, be it during interviews, casual meals, a museum tour, work on a ghostwriting project, and backstage at her appearances, I shouldn’t be… Read More ›
The Revolutionary Moment of First Lady Betty Ford : Her October 25, 1975 Speech still Makes History
With news today of former First Lady Betty Ford’s death at age 93, it is easy to simply recall her as the leader of the national movement for substance abuse recovery because of the famous southern California treatment center which… Read More ›
Beyond Rehab: Celebrating Betty Ford's Legacy As She Turns 93
To the vast majority of people the words “Betty Ford” refer to the alcohol and substance abuse recovery center in Palm Springs. They should think that. The center was created in 1982 by the woman whose name it bears. It’s central… Read More ›
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