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Betty Ford Fast Facts

Betty Ford publicly shared her breast cancer and addiction struggles, leading to founding a treatment center and winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991.

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CNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former First Lady of the United States Betty Ford. Personal:Birth date: April 8, 1918 Death date: July 8, 2011 Birth name: Elizabeth Anne Bloomer Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Father: William Bloomer, a salesman Mother: Hortense (Neahr) Bloomer Marriages: William Warren (1942-1947, divorced); Gerald Ford (October 15, 1948-December 26, 2006, his death) Children: with Gerald Ford: Michael, March 14…

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