Betty Ford (born 1918) was thrust into the public eye when her husband succeeded Richard Nixon as the 38th president of the United States. After leaving the White House in 1977, Ford battled alcoholism and drug dependency. Following her recovery, she...

In the drug treatment field, the reputation of the Betty Ford Center at Eisenhower Medical Center is such that offers have come from 25 cities to establish satellite Betty Ford Centers. But, she has told the staff, she does not want to see...

It was April Fools Day, 1978, but no one in the room was kidding. "I didn't say a word, just listened and cried," recalls former First Lady Betty Ford in her book, "Betty: A Glad Awakening." "I was dying, and everyone knew...

President Bush on Tuesday night called the late President Ford a "great American" who helped heal the nation after Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace over the Watergate scandal."The American people will always admire Gerald Ford's devotion to duty, his personal character and the honorable conduct...

Where was Betty Ford when her namesake clinic for substance abusers opened in 1982? Dashing off to Kmart with her husband to buy soap dishes for patients' rooms.The former first couple were not the type to stand on ceremony when it came to helping others.Perhaps...