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==First Lady==
==First Lady==
On August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford - then serving as Vice President - took the oath of office as 38th President of the [[United States]] after the resignation of President [[Richard Nixon]]. As First Lady she became a leader on women issues and was a strong advocate of the Equal Rights Amendment. In October of 1974 First Lady Ford was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] and had to undergo radical surgery. She was known for publicly discussing her diagnosis and treatment. <ref>http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/grf/bbfbiop.asp</ref> ''"Maybe if I as First Lady could talk about it candidly and without embarrassment, many other people would be able to as well"'', she said. She also candidly shared her opinions on such provocative issues as [[abortion]] rights, pre-marital [[sex]], and [[marijuana]] use. In 1975, she accompanied the President in journeys to fourteen countries, from [[China]] to the [[Vatican]]. She made several speaking tours throughout the east and mid-west. Betty Ford became very popular as First Lady, to the point were during President Ford's reelection campaign in 1976, lapel buttons said "Betty’s Husband For President!"
On August 9, 1974, Gerald Ford - then serving as Vice President - took the oath of office as 38th President of the [[United States]] after the resignation of President [[Richard Nixon]]. As First Lady Betty Ford became a leader on women issues and was a strong advocate of the Equal Rights Amendment. In October of 1974 she was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] and had to undergo radical surgery. She was known for publicly discussing her diagnosis and treatment. <ref>http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/grf/bbfbiop.asp</ref> ''"Maybe if I as First Lady could talk about it candidly and without embarrassment, many other people would be able to as well"'', she said. She also candidly shared her opinions on such provocative issues as [[abortion]] rights, pre-marital [[sex]], and [[marijuana]] use. In 1975, she accompanied the President in journeys to fourteen countries, from [[China]] to the [[Vatican]]. She made several speaking tours throughout the east and mid-west. Betty Ford became very popular as First Lady, to the point were during President Ford's reelection campaign in 1976, lapel buttons said "Betty’s Husband For President!"
==Betty Ford Center==
==Betty Ford Center==