First Lady Betty Ford

A0003-18A. A new President and a new First Lady descend the platform in the East Room of the White House where the swearing-in ceremony of Gerald R. Ford as the 38th President of the United States has just taken place. August 9, 1974 Show less

A1079-13A. Mrs. Ford and Susan Ford give Lady Bird Johnson, Luci Baines Nugent, Lynda Bird Robb, and Charles Robb a tour of the White House Residence prior to Mrs. Ford's admittance to Bethesda Naval Hospital for her breast cancer surgery. September 27, 1974. Show less

A1170-18A President and Mrs. Ford read a petition, signed by all 100 members of the United States Senate, in the President's Suite at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady's breast cancer surgery. October 2, 1974. Show less

A1201-27A - President and Mrs. Ford return to the President's Suite at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, following the First Lady’s breast cancer surgery. October 4, 1974. Show less

A1223-20A - President Ford, Bob Hope, and Hugh Davis visit Mrs. Ford at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD, during her recovery from breast cancer surgery. October 5, 1974. Show less

A6311-26. Jack and Steve Ford meet President and Mrs. Ford on the White House lawn following their arrival after the attempt on the President's life by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. September 5, 1975 Show less

A6311-33. Surrounded by Secret Service agents and the press on the South Portico of the White House, President and Mrs. Ford, with their son Steve, return home following the attempt on the President's life by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. September 5, 1975 Show less

A6332-04. President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford and their sons Jack and Steve watch television news coverage of the attempt on the President's life by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme in the White House residence. September 5, 1975 Show less

A6525-05. First Lady Betty Ford, unaware of Sara Jane Moore’s assassination attempt, greets President Ford inside Air Force One, for the trip back to Washington. September 22, 1975. Show less

A6748-06A. First Lady Betty Ford greets Empress Nagako as she arrives at the White House with Emperor Hirohito of Japan for a state dinner in their honor on their historic first visit to the United States. October 2, 1975. Show less

A7055-20. President and First Lady Betty Ford pause on the dance floor at a White House state dinner in honor of Egyptian President and Mrs. Anwar Sadat. October 27, 1975. Show less

A7235-08. Having selected “handmade and folksy” as the theme for Christmas at the White House, First Lady Betty Ford makes homemade ornaments with daughter Susan for the tree in the third floor Solarium during a photo-op for Parade Magazine. November 10, 1975. Show less

A7323-16. Co-producer Ed Weinberger coaches First Lady Betty Ford and Mary Tyler Moore during the filming of a Mary Tyler Moore Show episode in which Mrs. Ford played herself. Hay-Adams Hotel, Washington, D.C. CBS television aired the episode on January 10, 1976. November 17, 1975. Show less

A7545-20A. While touring the Central May 7th College of Art in Peking, People's Republic of China, First Lady Betty Ford shares a dance move with one of the students. December 3, 1975 Show less

A9002-15A. President and Mrs. Ford say goodnight to King Hussein and Princess Alia of Jordon as they depart the White House after a state dinner in their honor. March 30, 1976. Show less

B0549-30. President and Mrs. Ford and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on the Truman Balcony following the Queen's state arrival at the White House. July 7, 1976. Show less

B0560-06. First Lady Betty Ford observes the table settings and staff preparations for the evening's state dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth II of England and Prince Philip. July 7, 1976. Show less

B1272-18A - President Ford, as the Republican nominee, shakes hands with nomination foe Ronald Reagan on the closing night of the Republican National Convention. August 19, 1976. Show less

B2384-25. As part of a televised farewell interview with President and Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Ford takes ABC correspondent Barbara Walters on a White House tour, showing for the first time on television some of the occupied rooms on the third floor, such as the President’s private office shown here. December 4, 1976. Show less