Ford also became famous as a pioneer in the battle against substance abuse. July 9, 2011 — -- Former first lady Betty Ford, whose candor about her own battles with substance abuse helped erase ...

Three of America's most impactful first ladies are ready for their TV close-ups. Showtime's "The First Lady" flips the camera's focus to the women who brought about transformational change from the ...

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 ...

“The First Lady” presents three influential women, three acclaimed actors playing them, and a century of history encompassing wars, presidential scandal and America’s stubborn gender and race fault ...

Betty Ford said things that first ladies just don’t say, even today. And 1970s America loved her for it. According to Mrs. Ford, her young adult children probably had smoked marijuana – and if she ...

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 ...