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on betty my jack's team susan and gail. to come down with me and to listen while betty wrote read a statement that i have sent to. governor carter i may call on the real spokesman for the family betty the president asked me to tell you. that he telephone president like carter a short time ago and congratulated on his victory. the president also wants to thank all those thousands. of people who work so hard on his behalf. and the millions who supported him with their votes. it's been the greatest honor. of my husband's life to have served his fellow americans during two of most difficult years in our history. and to join him and giving your united support to press and elect carter as he prepares to assume his new responsibilities. that was betty ford speaking of the straightforward manner to which americans became accustomed in the nearly two and a half years. she lived in the white house. the concession statement she delivered on behalf of a horse president gerald ford ending. the 1976 campaign was not the end of her own po
on betty my jack's team susan and gail. to come down with me and to listen while betty wrote read a statement that i have sent to. governor carter i may call on the real spokesman for the family betty the president asked me to tell you. that he telephone president like carter a short time ago and congratulated on his victory. the president also wants to thank all those thousands. of people who work so hard on his behalf. and the millions who supported him with their votes. it's been the...
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my name is betty ford, and i am the cofounder and president of the betty ford center board of directors. the betty ford center was opened in 1982 as a chemical dependency recovery hospital. it is an 80 bed freestanding facility providing treatment through inpatient, outpatient and family programs. we also offer a professional and residence program to help educate doctors, nurses, and other health care providers about the disease of addiction. since its inception, the goal of the betty ford center has been to provide the highest quality care possible at the most reasonable cost possible. the steps that led to my involvement in the development and operation of the betty ford center maybe known to some of you. if i had not found recovery for my own addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol, i would not have lived to see this day. i would not have lived to see three of my children be married. i would not have experienced the joy of being the grandmother of five wonderful granddaughters. i know that treatment works, that it saves lives, because it saved mine. after my treatment i saw the n
my name is betty ford, and i am the cofounder and president of the betty ford center board of directors. the betty ford center was opened in 1982 as a chemical dependency recovery hospital. it is an 80 bed freestanding facility providing treatment through inpatient, outpatient and family programs. we also offer a professional and residence program to help educate doctors, nurses, and other health care providers about the disease of addiction. since its inception, the goal of the betty ford...
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yet she was just betty, as gracious as always. as i assumed the responsibilities of first lady, i had an excellent role model and a tough act to follow. betty broke new ground in speaking out on women's issues, her public disclosure of her own battle with breast cancer lifted the veil of secrecy from this terrible disease. she used the influence of the office of first lady to promote early detection, and millions of women are in her debt today. she was never afraid to speak the truth, even about the most sensitive subjects, including her own struggles with alcohol and pain killers. she got some criticisms, i thought she was wonderful. and her honesty gave hope to others every single day. but her example also helped me recover from jimmy's loss in 1980. having embraced the cause of better treatment from men and women recovering from alcoholism and chemical dependence, she worked tirelessly as former first lady to establish the betty ford center and showed me that there is life after the white house and it can be a very full life. i
yet she was just betty, as gracious as always. as i assumed the responsibilities of first lady, i had an excellent role model and a tough act to follow. betty broke new ground in speaking out on women's issues, her public disclosure of her own battle with breast cancer lifted the veil of secrecy from this terrible disease. she used the influence of the office of first lady to promote early detection, and millions of women are in her debt today. she was never afraid to speak the truth, even...
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the betty ford alpine garden. nicola, welcome and tell me, where is it you are sitting, what are we seeing here? >> i am sitting in the alpine house at betty ford alpine gardens, the alpine house is right next to the education center, which is at the heart of the heart of the gardens. this is a cold greenhouse where we have alpine plants in bloom. the gardens themselves are still under snow and so we chose the alpine house so we could bring some color to the presentation. >> wonderful, tell me, first of all, how did all of the start? >> it started when vail was in its very early days, we are talking sort of 1986, the ski mountain had been open for a few years but the town was really starting to grow. and, local gardeners got together and said, we need to show people who are coming to live at 8200 feet what kind of plants will grow here. they decided to start a public display garden, the piece of land that the town of vail gave to them was right next to the gerald ford amphitheatre. and, the town was delighted with
the betty ford alpine garden. nicola, welcome and tell me, where is it you are sitting, what are we seeing here? >> i am sitting in the alpine house at betty ford alpine gardens, the alpine house is right next to the education center, which is at the heart of the heart of the gardens. this is a cold greenhouse where we have alpine plants in bloom. the gardens themselves are still under snow and so we chose the alpine house so we could bring some color to the presentation. >>...
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betty ford -- judy agnew i do not know as much, but she and betty ford were dear friends that had known each other many years and that came up in washington. they had a very close relationship even after she left the white house. a very different personality, kind of night and day. that is what i found so interesting in researching them both. i see mrs. nixon as teeing women's issues up and betty puts them in the spotlight. mrs. nixon was very private, did not like the spotlight. i think mrs. ford perhaps enjoyed the spotlight more. an interesting contrast because they were dear friends even though they were quite different. >> i think -- we could go on. we may do this again in a non-problematic way. i would like to thank linda and the first rose garden wedding. the naval photographic center produced this film. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
betty ford -- judy agnew i do not know as much, but she and betty ford were dear friends that had known each other many years and that came up in washington. they had a very close relationship even after she left the white house. a very different personality, kind of night and day. that is what i found so interesting in researching them both. i see mrs. nixon as teeing women's issues up and betty puts them in the spotlight. mrs. nixon was very private, did not like the spotlight. i think mrs....
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betty rollins wrote a book, i don't know if you know or not, betty rollins wrote a book called,''first you cry'', and i'd had, ronnie and i had never made any secret about as a matter of fact -- doctor's daughter talking. when he had his colon cancer, when he had his his prostate cancer, when he was shot, we were very open about what happened. and we did, they say, encourage people to go in for exams for their colon or prostate, and in my case breast. now i had heard about betty rollins's book, but i hadn't read it, i didn't have any reason, i didn't think, to read it. but when i had my surgery and i came home, and three days later my mother died. and my mother and i were very close. it was very hard, i hadn't had time to adjust to the surgery. i never had time to grieve for my mother. i got on a plane and i went right away to phoenix, and did everything you do. but then i had to come back because the gorbachevs were coming. and i had to make all those arrangements. and it'very, very, important -- and i would say to anybody -- mine was a peculiar circumstance -- but it is important to
betty rollins wrote a book, i don't know if you know or not, betty rollins wrote a book called,''first you cry'', and i'd had, ronnie and i had never made any secret about as a matter of fact -- doctor's daughter talking. when he had his colon cancer, when he had his his prostate cancer, when he was shot, we were very open about what happened. and we did, they say, encourage people to go in for exams for their colon or prostate, and in my case breast. now i had heard about betty rollins's book,...
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that was his wife betty. betty was devoted to raleigh. even up until recently visiting him daily out at the nursing home during the covid lockdowns. betty would continue to visit conductor daily visits and sit outside his window reading letters. and notes though betty passed last july. i know she's still here with us today. is proud today as she's always been of her lifelong love? so without further ado on behalf of the ranger community. the army in the united states of america. i'd like to formally present mr. raleigh nas to congressional gold medal. mr. naze you are a giant amongst men. thank you for your service and your sacrifice for this great nation? it is an honor to truly meet one of a real life hero. thank you very much. all right, so it's a tremendous honor to be here today to award the congressional gold medal to staff sergeant robert e pastonisi for his service in the 50 third. oh seventh composite unit provisional merrills marauders for their service during the burman burmese campaign in world war two. so as many know the mer
that was his wife betty. betty was devoted to raleigh. even up until recently visiting him daily out at the nursing home during the covid lockdowns. betty would continue to visit conductor daily visits and sit outside his window reading letters. and notes though betty passed last july. i know she's still here with us today. is proud today as she's always been of her lifelong love? so without further ado on behalf of the ranger community. the army in the united states of america. i'd like to...
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women, betty ford, vote for betty's husband because everybody loved betty ford and we are seeing more and more of that that the wives often have higher ratings in the husbands. i don't think of that a surrogate in the sense of a substitute. i think it is in addition. seymour martin had a -- he was a political scientist. he was a charismatic figure. he was talking about george washington that way. dolly madison really pioneered this role, which is that you could be this carrier of your husband's message. you could be a larger than life entity that had good and bad things. you could -- you could be emparting messages of authority and legitimacy, of reassurance, of americanists, of moderna to the way jacqueline kennedy did and michelle obama. it is like an extension of personification. >> lady bird did that really well. >> yes. extremely well. >> another change that happens, to get back to your question, barbara, along these lines is that women who open up the role of the first lady by opening -- simultaneously opening up the white house to the people and thinking about women who were mo
women, betty ford, vote for betty's husband because everybody loved betty ford and we are seeing more and more of that that the wives often have higher ratings in the husbands. i don't think of that a surrogate in the sense of a substitute. i think it is in addition. seymour martin had a -- he was a political scientist. he was a charismatic figure. he was talking about george washington that way. dolly madison really pioneered this role, which is that you could be this carrier of your husband's...
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and women, you know betty ford vote for betty's husband because everybody loved betty ford, and we've seen more and more of that that the wives often have higher ratings than the husbands and i don't think of that as surrogate in the sense of a substitute. i think it's an addition. so sea mart seymour martin lipset had a who's a political scientist at a category called the charismatic figure and he was talking about george washington that way and dolly madison really pioneered this role, which is that you could be this carrier of your husband's message. you could be a larger than life entity that had good and bad things because you could also be a but you could be imparting messages of authority and legitimacy of reassurance of americanness of modernity the way jacqueline kennedy did and michelle obama, so it's like an extension a personification of your husband's message. yeah. so lazy bird did that really well with great society programs extremely well, and another change that happens to get back to your question barbara earlier along these lines is women who open up the role of the
and women, you know betty ford vote for betty's husband because everybody loved betty ford, and we've seen more and more of that that the wives often have higher ratings than the husbands and i don't think of that as surrogate in the sense of a substitute. i think it's an addition. so sea mart seymour martin lipset had a who's a political scientist at a category called the charismatic figure and he was talking about george washington that way and dolly madison really pioneered this role, which...
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i just don't know and i betty rollins wrote a book. i don't know whether you know or not but betty rollins wrote a book called first you cry. and i've had. ronnie and i had never made any secret about as a matter of fact we doctor's daughter talking when he had his colon cancer when he was prostate cancer. when he was shot. we were very we were very open about. what happened and and we did they say encourage people to go in for for exams for their colon or the prostate in my case breast. now i didn't. i'd heard about betty rollins book, but i hadn't read it. i i didn't know any i didn't. have any reason i didn't think to read it. but when i had my surgery and i came home. and three days later. my mother died. and my mother and i were very close. it was very hard. and i hadn't had time to adjust to the surgery and i never had time to grieve for my mother. i had i got on a plane and i went right away to phoenix. and and did everything you do. and but then i had to come back because the garbage house were coming. and i'd like all those ar
i just don't know and i betty rollins wrote a book. i don't know whether you know or not but betty rollins wrote a book called first you cry. and i've had. ronnie and i had never made any secret about as a matter of fact we doctor's daughter talking when he had his colon cancer when he was prostate cancer. when he was shot. we were very we were very open about. what happened and and we did they say encourage people to go in for for exams for their colon or the prostate in my case breast. now i...
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nixon as teeing women's issues up and betty puts them in the spotlight. mrs. nixon was very private, did not like the spotlight. i think mrs. ford perhaps enjoyed the spotlight more. an interesting contrast because they were dear friends even though they were quite different. >> i think -- we could go on. we may do this again in a non-problematic way. i would like to thank linda and the first rose garden wedding. the naval photographic center produced this film. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> one of the most important days in tricia nixon's life was drawing to a close. the wedding was over but a w life and career as mrs. edward finch cox was just commencing. at a press conference tricia once said speedy the most important thing is love but love -- you can't really define it. you can say i i love this aboa person, i love this -- intelligent -- [inaudible] that you just can't quite decide. ♪ >> the events leading up to this memorable day all regarded back on the night of march 16. the father of the bride to be announced his daughters engagement.
nixon as teeing women's issues up and betty puts them in the spotlight. mrs. nixon was very private, did not like the spotlight. i think mrs. ford perhaps enjoyed the spotlight more. an interesting contrast because they were dear friends even though they were quite different. >> i think -- we could go on. we may do this again in a non-problematic way. i would like to thank linda and the first rose garden wedding. the naval photographic center produced this film. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪...
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and betty frieden picks up that mantle and went with it. polly murry alter. introducer to her network at the presidents commission and the rest is history except for a couple years later, polly murry quit the organization which she helped to start because of a lack of diversity. she said it was not the organization she wished to help. she was looking beyond that. to a movement of multiple discriminations, against indigenous people, against people from other countries, against a class, race, and gender. and she was not going to -- >> sorry? >> half a century ago. >> half a century ago, exactly. so she was a pioneer of what is now being called intersectional feminism. >> right. next subject, the third section of the book is about the civil rights movement. obviously an enormous moment in american history. i wonder you might begin with a little bit of back story on this. the history of black men and their military service in this country. >> this isn't a chapter somewhat different, because it tries to rectify the imbalance between. well, it tries to minimize the
and betty frieden picks up that mantle and went with it. polly murry alter. introducer to her network at the presidents commission and the rest is history except for a couple years later, polly murry quit the organization which she helped to start because of a lack of diversity. she said it was not the organization she wished to help. she was looking beyond that. to a movement of multiple discriminations, against indigenous people, against people from other countries, against a class, race, and...
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and betty friedan reached out and talk to her. and pollinary described to her what she thought of as an naacp for women. and betty friedan picked up that mantle and and went with it polly murray helped her introduce her to her network at the president's commission and the rest is history except that a couple of years later pauly murray quit now national organization of women, which he helped to start because of a lack of diversity. she said it was just not the organization. she she wished to help she was looking beyond that to a movement of multiple discriminations against indigenous people against against people from other countries against you know a class race and gender. yes. she was not willing to sorry have a century ago half a century ago. exactly. so she was a pioneer of what's now been called intersectional feminism. right next subject of third section of the book is about civil rights movement, obviously an enormous moment in american history what it might begin with a little bit of backstory on this the history of black
and betty friedan reached out and talk to her. and pollinary described to her what she thought of as an naacp for women. and betty friedan picked up that mantle and and went with it polly murray helped her introduce her to her network at the president's commission and the rest is history except that a couple of years later pauly murray quit now national organization of women, which he helped to start because of a lack of diversity. she said it was just not the organization. she she wished to...
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typically she took me with her to betty ford's funeral mrs. bush did betty ford actually had two funerals one in california and one in michigan, but mrs. bush wanted me to go with her and we talked about betty ford's funeral all the way home and was the first really meeting we had about her funeral. but yeah, she she was very hands-on with planning her funeral the eulogies the music. and she was like her husband. she they thought it was just another event. yeah, i just might add to that. mrs. reagan's three-ring binder was almost as thick as that for president reagan a very sophisticated of set of events that we had to execute and as gene knows to win drake used to make it a practice. about once a year for eight nine years to approach mrs. reagan just to update the plan discuss it see if there were any changes that she'd want to make perhaps she might have changed her mind over the years and but i think first ladies give it a tremendous amount of attention. i'm gonna turn to in need of because she's in charge before i do before i do any becaus
typically she took me with her to betty ford's funeral mrs. bush did betty ford actually had two funerals one in california and one in michigan, but mrs. bush wanted me to go with her and we talked about betty ford's funeral all the way home and was the first really meeting we had about her funeral. but yeah, she she was very hands-on with planning her funeral the eulogies the music. and she was like her husband. she they thought it was just another event. yeah, i just might add to that. mrs....
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she took me with her to betty ford's funeral, mrs. bush did. betty ford actually had two funerals. one in california and one in michigan. but mrs. bush wanted me to go with her, and we talked about betty ford's funeral all the way home. and it was the first really meeting we had about her funeral. but yeah, she was a very hands on with planning her funeral. the eulogist, the music, and she was like her husband. they thought it was just another event. [laughter]. >> yeah, i might just add to that. mrs. reagan's three ring binder was almost as thick as that for president reagan, a very sophisticated set of events that we had to execute and as jean knows, joanne drake used to make a practice of that. every year for eight or nine years to approach mrs. reagan, just to update the plan, discuss it, see if there were any changes that you'd want to make, not push you have she might've changed her mind over the years and i think first ladies give it a tremendous amount of attention. i'm going to turn to [inaudible] because she is in charge. [laughter]. >> [inaudible]. >> before i do, it bec
she took me with her to betty ford's funeral, mrs. bush did. betty ford actually had two funerals. one in california and one in michigan. but mrs. bush wanted me to go with her, and we talked about betty ford's funeral all the way home. and it was the first really meeting we had about her funeral. but yeah, she was a very hands on with planning her funeral. the eulogist, the music, and she was like her husband. they thought it was just another event. [laughter]. >> yeah, i might just add...
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so, i called betty monkman, and i asked for the pictures. you know, i am getting older. i don't see as well as i used to. so, i was peering at these pictures. i put on my reading glasses, and i think i said to betty or whoever was standing near, are these heads on the wall? [laughter] you know? we called for enlargements, and there, surrounding that diners in the state dining room or, you know, the head of a moose, the head of an elk, and the head of nine other big game that president roosevelt had bagged, and wanted to share with his guests. [laughter] and we had a couple of vigorous discussions in the committee for the preservation of the white house. there were those who thought we should call it teddy roosevelt library and ask for the return of the heads. you know, there is a certain -- i haven't done it often, but there is a certain privilege of a position that goes with being first lady. not that you would notice. there are some downsides in being first lady but, you know, every once in a while, you can say, i'm sorry. no heads on the wall. >> as we close our look
so, i called betty monkman, and i asked for the pictures. you know, i am getting older. i don't see as well as i used to. so, i was peering at these pictures. i put on my reading glasses, and i think i said to betty or whoever was standing near, are these heads on the wall? [laughter] you know? we called for enlargements, and there, surrounding that diners in the state dining room or, you know, the head of a moose, the head of an elk, and the head of nine other big game that president roosevelt...
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so i called betty monkman and i asked for the pictures. and you know, i'm i'm getting older and i don't see as well as i used to so, you know, i was peering at these pictures and and so i put on my reading glasses and i i think i said to betty or whoever was standing near. are these heads on the wall? you know, we called for enlargements and and they're surrounding the diners in the state dining room were you know the head of a moose and the head of an elk and ahead of, you know, nine other big game that president roosevelt had begged and wanted to share with his guests and we had a couple of very vigorous discussions in the committee for the preservation of the white house because there were those who thought we should call the smithsonian and call teddy roosevelt's library and asked for the return of the heads. but you know. there is a there's a certain i haven't done it often, but there is a certain, you know, privilege of position that goes with being first lady. i mean there are you know, not that you would notice there are some downs
so i called betty monkman and i asked for the pictures. and you know, i'm i'm getting older and i don't see as well as i used to so, you know, i was peering at these pictures and and so i put on my reading glasses and i i think i said to betty or whoever was standing near. are these heads on the wall? you know, we called for enlargements and and they're surrounding the diners in the state dining room were you know the head of a moose and the head of an elk and ahead of, you know, nine other big...
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though betty passed last july i know that she is still here with us today. as proud today as she has always been of her lifelong love. so without further do you, on behalf of the major community, the army, and the united states of america, i'd like to formally present mr. elie nasal congressional gold medal. mr. nays, you are a giant amongst men. thank you for your service and your sacrifices great nation. we >> it is an honor to meet a real life hero. thank you very much. we [applause] >> all right, it is a tremendous honor to be here to award the congressional gold medal to staff sergeant robert e. pass in the sea. for his service in the 53rd composite unit provisional, merrill's marauders. for their service during the burmese campaign in world war ii. as many know, the males marauders are the precursors to the 75th ranger regiment. and because of the courage, and bravery of men like bob. and that is seen in his enlistment at 17 years old, and then again when he volunteered for the marauder mission as the only person's tuna 50% signal company. he is a true
though betty passed last july i know that she is still here with us today. as proud today as she has always been of her lifelong love. so without further do you, on behalf of the major community, the army, and the united states of america, i'd like to formally present mr. elie nasal congressional gold medal. mr. nays, you are a giant amongst men. thank you for your service and your sacrifices great nation. we >> it is an honor to meet a real life hero. thank you very much. we [applause]...
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but whose popular appearance culture is really cemented by betty and barney hill again. not only do they set the template for the abduction narrative, they set the idea of what's the big headed, gray alien with the big eyes looks like. really cemented that in the popular consciousness. the other big kind of grouping of alien species within these taxonomies are our old friends, the reptilians or to give them their ufo conspiracy name, the draconians, who are these tall lizard people who are probably hiding amongst us, plotting to take over the earth at anytime. anybody remember that english conspiracist we talked about before who was particularly focused in on these conspiracists? particularly focused in on these reptilian's? >> ida? >> i don't remember that, but i do did read something recently that popped up. saying that someone had seen justin bieber turning into his reptilian forum in the airport a few weeks ago, that he is a secret giant lizard. >> that he is also one of them? >> yes, which i had never heard before. people are everywhere matthew. we can't discount th
but whose popular appearance culture is really cemented by betty and barney hill again. not only do they set the template for the abduction narrative, they set the idea of what's the big headed, gray alien with the big eyes looks like. really cemented that in the popular consciousness. the other big kind of grouping of alien species within these taxonomies are our old friends, the reptilians or to give them their ufo conspiracy name, the draconians, who are these tall lizard people who are...
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you'll hear from betty ford who was seen as a thoroughly thoroughly modern and candid first lady. american history tvs first lady series is also available as a podcast. you can find it wherever you get your
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you'll hear from betty ford who was seen as a thoroughly thoroughly modern and candid first lady.
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