Betty Ford

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galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/wedding-betty-ford-obituary_peas4z — Gerald R. Ford Jr. and Betty Ford walk out of Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, following their marriage on October 15, 1948.

Gerald R. Ford Library / AP Photo

galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/inauguration-betty-ford-obituary_oewjov — Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger swears in President Gerald Ford as Betty Ford looks on, August 9, 1974.
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galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/family-betty-ford-obituary_jpjcat — The Ford family poses on the White House grounds, September 6, 1976.
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galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/betty-ford-rip-with-gerald_pk1qll — First lady Betty Ford and President Gerald Ford share a laugh together (date and location unknown).
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galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/dancing-betty-ford-obituary_mf9ypb — Betty Ford performs an unscheduled dance with an unidentified teacher before a group of Chinese students at a Beijing dance school, December 3, 1975.

Bob Daugherty / AP Photo

galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/portrait2-betty-ford-obituary_yubelb — Betty Ford in an undated photo.

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galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/betty-ford-top-box_typ4kr — Betty Ford outside the White House.

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galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/oval-office-betty-ford-obituary_blq0wo — The Fords pause in their packing at the White House for a moment together, January 19, 1977.

Eddie Adams / AP Photo

galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/studio54-betty-ford-obituary_l0zttg — Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Halston, and Betty Ford at Studio 54 in New York, 1977.

Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images

galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/first-ladies-betty-ford-obituary_xmbwx8 — Five former first ladies (Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush, Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, and Hillary Rodham Clinton) gather for a group photo at a 20th-anniversary fundraising event saluting Betty Ford and the Betty Ford Center, January 17, 2003.

Reed Saxon / AP Photo

galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/funeral-betty-ford-obituary_dssrvl — Michael Ford helps his mother toward the casket during Gerald Ford's state funeral on Capitol Hill, December 30, 2006.

Ron Edmonds / AP Photo

galleries/2011/07/09/betty-ford/portrait-betty-ford-obituary_gwz5be — Betty Ford speaking in Miami, February 1976.

Tim Chapman / Getty Images

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