Books and Articles About First Lady Betty Ford

Following is a list of books and articles to help students learn about First Lady Betty Ford.

Books About Betty Ford (Biographies)

  • "Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer"

    by Lisa McCubbin Hill

    September 11, 2018

  • "Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House"

    by John Robert Greene

    December 14, 2004

Books By Betty Ford (Autobiobraphies)

  • "Healing and Hope: Six Women from The Betty Ford Center Share Their Powerful Journeys of Addiction and Recovery"

    by Betty Ford

    November 10, 2003

  • "Betty: A Glad Awakening"

    by Betty Ford, with Chris Chase

    February 17, 1987

  • "The Times of My Life"

    by Betty Ford, with Chris Chase

Articles About Betty Ford

  • "Betty Ford Shared Her Story and Changed Addiction Treatment Forever."

    by Jennifer Taylor, East Wing Magazine

    January 3, 2024

  • "Betty Ford: Activist First Lady"

    by White House Historical Association

    November 5, 2019

  • "Betty Ford's Trailblazing Legacy." (Includes video)

    by History.com

    July 21, 2019

  • "How Betty Ford's Courage and Candor Helped Save Lives."

    by Cokie Roberts, The Washington Post

    September 13, 2018

  • "Being Ladylike Does Not Require Silence: The Irrepressible First Lady Betty Ford."

    by State & Hill, University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

    December 18, 2012

  • "Elizabeth Anne Bloomer Ford."

    The White House

    From “The First Ladies of the United States of America,” by Allida Black. Copyright 2009 by the White House Historical Association.

  • Betty Ford's Biography

    by Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation

  • Betty Ford Biography by National Archives

    by Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum