Betty ford spoke her mind. Prochoice and a supporter of the equal rights amendment, she and president gerald ford openly discussed her experience with Breast Cancer. For much of her familys public life, she struggled with drug and alcohol dependency, and confronting it defined her postwhite house years. Good evening and welcome to cspans series first ladies influence and image. Tonight well tell you the story of elizabeth ford, the wife of gerald ford. Here for the next 90 minutes to tell her story is Richard Norton smith, president ial historian. If youve been watching our series, you know him. Hes one of the academic advisers for the project. Hes launched a number of president ial libraries, among them the gerald r. Ford library in michigan. You developed a relationship with the fords. So, you bring that to the table as well. Sure, in interest of full disclosure, i try to be as objective as possible. But i was very fortunate to become friends with both of the fords. But we want to st
Silence. Why should my husbands job or yours prevent us from doing this and being first lady should prevent us from expecting our ideas. She and president gerald ford it discussed her experience with Breast Cancer, and so much of a public life struggled with jargon alcohol dependency and confronting it defined her First White House years. Good evening and working to cspan series, first ladies, influence an image. Well tell you about elizabeth of our president gerald floored, and here is Richard Norton smith. President ial historian and we have one of the academic advisers. We have talked about a number of president ial libraries. Among them the Gerald Ford Library in michigan. You developed a relationship with the fourth, so you bring that to the table. In folders closure, i try to be objective as possible, but i was very fortunate to become friends with the ford. I want to start the story where we left off, which is that night in august where they learned we will be in the white house
A growing list of schools, events, conferences and concerts called off because of the outbreak. Companies urging employees to work from home. Just ahead our closer look at the Public Health strategy of social distancing and why it could be the key to staving off a crisis. Biden wins big. The former Vice President crushes Bernie Sanders hopes of a comeback, cruising to victory in hard fought michigan and other states. Is he signaling its time for the race to wrap up . I want to thank Bernie Sanders and his supporters for the Tireless Energy and passion. Whats next . With the to men set to face off on the debate stage in days. All that, Harvey Weinstein set to learn his sentence in a matter of hours. Severe weather alert. Alice tracking strong storms in the south still reeling from those devastating tornadoes. Road to recovery. Crash into the wall, into the air goes newman. A today exclusive with nascars ryan newman aft terrifying daytona 500 crash. The amazing story of how he managed to
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Good morning and welcome to sunday today on this june 4th. Im willie geist. Tensions are heightened this morning between the United States and china after two close calls with chinas military in just the last few days. Yesterday a chinese warship cut in front of a u. S. Destroyer coming within 150 yards of it in an aggressive maneuver. That near collision coming just days after a chinese fighter jet flew in front of a u. S. Air force plane. Well tell you how the white house is responding this morning in a live report just ahead. Plus, on this first weekend of pride month our sunday focus on some of americas Favorite Brands like bud light and target under fire from a small but vocal group of protesters because of the companys outreach to the Lgbtq Community. The boycott having an impact. Then we will turn to our sunday spotlight on the extraordinary violins of hope. String instruments saved from victims and survivors of the holocaust and making beautiful music once again. And later, a n