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The times of my life /

The former First Lady talks about her childhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan, life in D.C. as the wife of a freshman Congressman, and life inside the White House.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ford, Betty, 1918-2011 (Author), Chase, Chris (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper & Row, [1978]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ford, Betty, > 1918-2011.
Ford, Gerald R., > 1913-2006 > Family.
Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Ford, Gerald R., > 1913-2006.
Presidents.
Presidents' spouses.
United States.
Pressure.
Ford, Gerald R., > 1913-2006
Ford, Betty, > 1918-2011
Presidents > United States > Biography
Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography
Autobiography
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • The saddest day
  • Growing up in Grand Rapids
  • The good cheers
  • Bennington
  • New York
  • Back home
  • The five-year misunderstanding
  • A fresh start
  • Running
  • Washington
  • My three sons
  • Vacation
  • It's a girl
  • End of innocence
  • The children are growing...
  • But I get the growing pains
  • Love and death
  • The other woman
  • 1968-1972: we eat sea slugs and plan our future
  • Veep
  • Meet the press
  • Orderly transfer
  • Three weeks in August
  • The White House
  • New troubles: some bigger than others
  • Cancer
  • So long, bad times
  • Causes and effects
  • Suze
  • Let me entertain you
  • Gunshots
  • Lighter moments
  • Globe trotting
  • Campaign
  • Natural shocks
  • Election night and after
  • An nd and a beginning
  • Long Beach.