Betty Ford Told America Everything. Except The One WORD Her Children Had To Pull Out Of Her

Betty Ford Told America Everything. Except The One WORD Her Children Had To Pull Out Of Her She is remembered as the first lady who told America the truth. About her breast cancer, seven weeks into her husband's presidency. About her daughter, on Sixty Minutes. About abortion, marijuana and the Equal Rights Amendment, while her husband joked that she was costing him millions of votes. But the one truth she is most famous for did not come out of her by itself. For fourteen years, the pills never stopped. Her assistant's list of prescriptions ran to three pages. In April 1978, her own children sat her down in the living room in Rancho Mirage, and her daughter was the first one to walk in. Twelve days later, a second press statement added a single word the first one had left out. To understand why it took her so long to say it, you have to go back to Grand Rapids, to July 1934, and to a salesman named William Bloomer. Chapters: 00:00 — The first lady who told the truth 02:49 — ACT I — THE RISE 06:55 — ACT II — THE FACADE 12:18 — ACT III — THE CRACK 17:09 — ACT IV — THE RECKONING 19:43 — ACT V — THE AFTERMATH Source Material Visual material used in this production is obtained from publicly accessible archives, including Wikimedia Commons, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum (National Archives), and Europeana. Copyright & Fair Use Notice This channel incorporates copyrighted material under the principles of Fair Use as recognized by U.S. law. Under Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act, certain uses of copyrighted works such as for analysis, commentary, educational purposes, research, and reporting are permitted without prior authorization from the copyright holder. Sources Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, Betty Ford biography — https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/the... The Cancer Letter, Betty Ford and the press conference that changed oncology — https://cancerletter.com/in-the-archi... CBS News, The Remarkable Mrs. Ford — https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-rema... Biography.com, How Betty Ford Tackled the Taboo of Addiction — https://www.biography.com/activists/b... The Washington Post, Betty Ford Says That She Is Addicted to Alcohol, April 22, 1978 — https://www.washingtonpost.com/archiv... #documentary #history #bettyford #firstlady