1976: Betty Ford, on the campaign trail with her husband, Gerald Ford, right, in New Hampshire. “Pri
1976: Betty Ford, on the campaign trail with her husband, Gerald Ford, right, in New Hampshire. “Private pollsters report that she is the most popular First Lady since Eleanor Roosevelt,” The Times reported. “ ‘She’s blossomed since they went to the White House,’ says Congressman Bob Wilson, a longtime personal friend. ‘She’s enjoying it. Only two years ago, she talked him into retiring in 1976, and didn’t want him to go for the Vice Presidency. But there they are now, and they’re darn good with the public.’ ” Photo: Teresa Zabala/The New York Times -- source link
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