Betty ford spoke her mind. Prochoice and a supporter of the equal rights amendment, she and president gerald ford openly discussed her experience with Breast Cancer. For much of her familys public life, she struggled with drug and alcohol dependency, and confronting it defined her postwhite house years. Good evening and welcome to cspans series first ladies influence and image. Tonight well tell you the story of elizabeth ford, the wife of gerald ford. Here for the next 90 minutes to tell her story is Richard Norton smith, president ial historian. If youve been watching our series, you know him. Hes one of the academic advisers for the project. Hes launched a number of president ial libraries, among them the gerald r. Ford library in michigan. You developed a relationship with the fords. So, you bring that to the table as well. Sure, in interest of full disclosure, i try to be as objective as possible. But i was very fortunate to become friends with both of the fords. But we want to st
Silence. Why should my husbands job or yours prevent us from doing this and being first lady should prevent us from expecting our ideas. She and president gerald ford it discussed her experience with Breast Cancer, and so much of a public life struggled with jargon alcohol dependency and confronting it defined her First White House years. Good evening and working to cspan series, first ladies, influence an image. Well tell you about elizabeth of our president gerald floored, and here is Richard Norton smith. President ial historian and we have one of the academic advisers. We have talked about a number of president ial libraries. Among them the Gerald Ford Library in michigan. You developed a relationship with the fourth, so you bring that to the table. In folders closure, i try to be objective as possible, but i was very fortunate to become friends with the ford. I want to start the story where we left off, which is that night in august where they learned we will be in the white house
Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair will now recognize the gentleman from mississippi, mr. Kelly, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Kelly mr. Speaker, im humbled to rise today in the memory of Army National guard Sergeant Kyle Clayton Thomas who was killed on may 29, 2017, in a rollover incident at the National Training center in california. Sergeant thomas and three other combat were conducting maneuvers in an m1a2 abrams main battle tank. A 2011 aimry High School Graduate was assigned to alpha company, second battalion, 198th armored, 155 armored brigade, headquartered out of tupelo, mississippi. He has been described as a compassionate person who loved life and spending time with his family. When his daughter was born, an incredible bond was formed between Sergeant Thomas and his daughter. Sergeant tho
Anniversary 55 years to one guy. Its amazing. Im so thrilled to be with you. An interesting time dont you think . Its an interesting time. Jamie before you leave everybody in the writers festival so professional and so helpful stu and i about 12 years ago we brought a house it already had it. This library and now the writers festival that really made my day. What more could we want. Im going to talk about this book it took me four years to write this book. This is an effort of love and memory and i had been published before. This is my fourth published book. This one is the closest to my heart. For a couple of reasons. As we get older we do get wiser we do understand things better. Here we are all products of the times in which we live. So for someone like me and yesterday we have a little bit of a writers lunch that was so fabulous. Theyre so brilliant and they look at things from way. And put it in the context of the universe and i had been at ground zero about so many things that th
That really made my day. What more could be want . Ur years it took me 54 years to write this book as an effort to of love and memory this is my fourth published book this is the closest to my heart. And as we get older we get wiser redo understand things better were all products of the time of which we live. We had a little lunch yesterday that was so fabulous and they put into the context of the universe and dissect ground zero ofin so many things that they rightabout. If you look out here with the issues that we have lived through it wrote down a few. I am not talking about the fact that was born around rolled were two or the discussion of the holocaust all the time in my home. Lder as i get older the civilrights movement, Human Rights Movement the aids crisis and ltv t Climate Change uh Great Recession the Voting Rights is just a few islands in the middle of. View you were there to have their own thoughts and feelings so when i decided to write the book for years ago i did it on th