Betty Ford

First Lady

1918-04-08 – 2011-07-08

Betty Ford was the wife of U.S. President Gerald Ford and served as First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, later becoming a prominent advocate for addiction recovery.

Quotes by Betty Ford

I think once I made up my mind that I was allergic to alcohol, and that's what I learned, it made sense to me. And I think it was kind of pointed out that you know if you were allergic to strawberries, you wouldn't eat strawberries. And that made sense to me.
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I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.
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