<P> Following her White House years , she continued to lobby for the ERA and remained active in the feminist movement . She was the founder , and served as the first chair of the board of directors , of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction . She was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal ( co-presentation with her husband on October 21 , 1998 ) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom ( presented 1991 by George H.W. Bush ) . </P>
<P> Following her White House years , she continued to lobby for the ERA and remained active in the feminist movement . She was the founder , and served as the first chair of the board of directors , of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction . She was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal ( co-presentation with her husband on October 21 , 1998 ) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom ( presented 1991 by George H.W. Bush ) . </P>
which first lady found at a clinic for substance abuse recovery in rancho mirage california
which first lady found at a clinic for substance abuse recovery in rancho mirage california
Betty Ford
Betty Ford