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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Betty Ford demonstrated the power of transparency in women's health. Remaining honest and open in a time of personal tragedy, Betty Ford demonstrated the power of transparency in women's health.

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation received a $4 million gift from the Daniels Fund of Denver, CO, to support the Betty Ford Center campus transformation project. "Bill Daniels was a great friend of ...

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 ...