“Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer” by Lisa McCubbin provides an intimate look at one of America’s most beloved First Ladies. Complex and independent, Betty was a dancer before marriage, divorcee, a woman when asked about sex with her husband, the President, said she enjoyed it as often as possible/5. Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer Lisa McCubbin. Gallery, $28 (p) ISBN In this meticulously researched and delightful biography, McCubbin (Mrs. Kennedy and Me) skillfully chronicles the life of former . Product Information. An intimate and insightful biography of Betty Ford, the groundbreaking, candid, and resilient First Lady and wife of President Gerald Ford, from the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Presidents and Mrs. Kennedy and Me. Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer is the inspiring story of an ordinary Midwestern girl thrust onto the world.
An intimate and insightful biography of Betty Ford, the groundbreaking, candid, and resilient first lady and wife of President Gerald Ford, from the number-one New York Times best-selling coauthor of Five Presidents and Mrs. Kennedy and Me.. Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer is the inspiring story of an ordinary Midwestern girl thrust onto the world stage and. Coming September , is BETTY FORD: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer, the landmark biography of one of the most admired and influential women of our time. Lisa McCubbin the author of an acclaimed new biography of Mrs. Betty Ford, in conversation with Michael Ford, son of President Ford and Mrs. Ford. Lisa McCubbin: Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Lisa McCubbin is an award-winning journalist and the author of four New York Times bestselling books. Coming September , is BETTY FORD: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer, the landmark biography of one of the most admired and influential women of our time. A graduate of Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Ms. McCubbin has been a television news anchor and reporter, hosted her own radio talk show, and spent six years in the Middle East as a freelance journalist. That legacy will live on, thanks to Betty Ford’s vision. The title of the book is perfect: Betty Ford was indeed a First Lady, a strong advocate for women, a survivor for 33 years, and a trailblazer who has left a legacy that will be felt far into the future. I encourage you to make this book a summer read. Read more. Based on intimate, in-depth interviews with all four of her children, Susan Ford Bales, Michael Ford, Jack Ford, and Steven Ford, as well as family friends and colleagues, Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer is a deeply personal, empathic portrait of an outspoken first lady, who was first and foremost a devoted wife and mother. With poignant details and rare insight, McCubbin reveals a fiercely independent woman who had a lively sense of humor, unwavering faith.
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