CSPAN3 First Lady Betty Ford November 2, 2015
Being ladylike does not require silence. Yoursould my husband or prevent us from being ourselves. I do not believe that being first lady should prevent me from expressing my ideas. [applause] betty ford spoke her mind. Prochoice and a supporter of the equal rights amendment, she herpresident ford expressed experience with breast cancer. Through much of her familys public life, she struggled with drug and alcohol dependency. Confronting it defined her post white house years. We will tell you the story of elizabeth ford, the wife of our 38 president , gerald ford. For the next 90 minutes to tell...