Timeline of Elizabeth (Betty) Bloomer Ford's Life and Career

Photograph of High School senior Betty Bloomer, age 18, that appeared in the Grand Rapids Central High School yearbook.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford in front of the Ambo in Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, MI, following their marriage.

Photo of Betty Ford helping Representative Gerald R. Ford with his overcoat as their two sons look on taken in 1953.

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President Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, Vice President Gerald Ford, and Betty Ford Walking from the White House to the President's Helicopter.

The official portrait of First Lady Betty Ford, taken on October 2, 1974.

Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford Offering a Toast to King Hussein of Jordan during a State Dinner Held in His Majesty's Honor.

President Ford, along with Betty and Susan Ford, engaged in family fun at Camp David on March 2, 1975.

Betty Ford during her first press conference as First Lady in the White House State Dining Room on September 4, 1974.

Photograph of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel Offering a Toast to President Gerald R. Ford at a State Dinner Held in his Honor.

Italian President Giovanni Leone speaks at a State Dinner held in his honor on September 25, 1977.

Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford Offering a Toast during a State Dinner Honoring Chancellor Bruno Kreisky of Austria.

First Lady Betty Ford congratulates President Gerald Ford upon his signing of an executive order establishing a National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year. January 9, 1975

Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford Congratulating Opera Singer Beverly Sills after Her Performance during the Entertainment Portion of a State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Great Britain

Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan, Nusrat Bhutto, and Other Guests Seated in the East Room for the Entertainment Portion of a State Dinner Honoring the Prime Minister of Pakistan

Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and Chief of Protocol Henry Catto Greeting President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia in the Oval Office

Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford, Mrs. Lee Kuan Yew, Arnold Palmer, Eva Gabor and other Guests Seated in the State Dining Room During a State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore

First Lady Betty Ford fulfills a lifelong dream of dancing with Fred Astaire at the State Dinner honoring the Shah of Iran

First Lady Betty Ford waving from a ferry as it docks at Katajanoka Pier during her tour of Helsinki, Finland. July 31, 1975.

President Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu, and Mrs. Ceausescu dancing with folk dancers in Bucharest, Romania. August 2, 1975

First Lady Betty Ford greets President Gerald R. Ford inside Air Force One on a trip back to Washington, unaware of the assassination attempt that was just made on the President's life. Taken on September 22, 1975

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First Lady Betty Ford Greets Empress Nagako as she arrives at the White House with Emperor Hirohito of Japan for a State Dinner on October 2, 1975

President Ford and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat look out the window of the Yellow Oval Room during a pre-State Dinner reception on October 27, 1975

Photograph of Ambassador Adrien Meisch of Luxembourg Delivering Remarks to President Gerald R. Ford and Guests at a State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Gaston Thorn of Luxembourg

Photograph of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel Delivering a Toast at a State Dinner Held in His Honor

Photograph of President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, and Prime Minister and Mrs. Liam Cosgrave of Ireland Admiring the Bicentennial Waterford Crystal Vase the Cosgraves Presented to the Fords in the Yellow Oval Room Prior to a State Dinner Hono

Photograph of King Hussein of Jordan Making a Toast at a State Dinner Held in His Honor

First Lady Betty Ford's dress designed by Albert Capraro that she wore during the arrival ceremony for President Valery Giscard d’Estaing of France.

Queen Sofia, First Lady Betty Ford, King Juan Carlos, and President Gerald R. Ford Greeting Guests in the Receiving Line at a State Dinner Honoring the King and Queen of Spain

First Lady Betty Ford dances with Prince Philip at the July 7, 1976 State Dinner

First Lady Betty Ford, President Gerald R. Ford, and Susan and Jack Ford sing along with Tony Orlando following a State Dinner honoring President Kekkonen of Finland

President Ford, as the Republican nominee, shakes hands with the nomination for Ronald Reagan on the closing night of the Republican National Convention. August 19, 1976

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