i'm going to segue off of betty ann's comments. one of the founding values of the coalition has always been to equip the individual. we believe you don't have to be a full time human trafficking organization to make a difference. you can be a teacher, an artist, an engineer, and have an impact and make a difference in people's lives. we've been blessed to walk alongside people to identify their gifts, identify their passions, help them see their skill sets and their particular spheres of influence and help them step up. we've been blessed by people stepping7into those roles, and as betty ann mentioned, we focused a little bit more on the general public, and we've been blessed to work with employees who work in industry that are more likely to see human traffics every day when they go to work, and helping them not only recognize suspicious signs of trafficking but making sure that the workplaces they're at has protocols in place so they can report those suspicious identifications and that they can receive a timely response so that t

in betty ann's case, it has been over 18 years. she started her career with international justice mission, whom i'm sure we all know. she has worked collaboratively with over 100 antitrafficking organizations and government agencies here in the bay area and around the world, and i think that she would say that the most compelling and the most rewarding, teachable experience that she has been a part of has been her 18 months that she spent interviewing former human traffickers in san quentin prison to better understand the lucrative business practices and to inform the development of baatcs current strategies and programs. brian, on the other hand, participated in an antitrafficking work back in 2008 in thailand, and that opened his eyes to this travesty of a crime here in our area. he worked diligently to dill collaborative networks through outreach organizations, service providers, and government agencies, and both of them have been very instrumental -- the district attorney mentioned the training at the airport, and mayor breed m

in betty ann's case, it has been over 18 years. her career with international justice mission, whom i'm sure we all know. she has worked collaboratively with over 100 antitrafficking organizations and government agencies here in the bay area and around the world, and i think that she would say that the most compelling and the most rewarding, teachable experience that she has been a part of has been her 18 months that she spent interviewing former human traffickers in san quentin prison to better understand the lucrative business practices and to inform the development of baatcs current strategies and programs. brian, on the other hand, participated in an antitrafficking work back in 2008 in thailand, and that opened his eyes to this travesty of a crime here in our area. he worked diligently to dill collaborative networks through outreach organizations, service providers, and government agencies, and both of them have been very instrumental -- the district attorney mentioned the training at the airport, and mayor breed mentioned tha

in betty ann's case, it has been over 18 years.tarted her career with international justice mission, whom i'm sure we all know. she has worked collaboratively with over 100 antitrafficking organizations and government agencies here in the bay area and around the world, and i think that she would say that the most compelling and the most rewarding, teachable experience that she has been a part of has been her 18 months that she spent interviewing former human traffickers in san quentin prison to better understand the lucrative business practices and to inform the development of baatcs current strategies and programs. brian, on the other hand, participated in an antitrafficking work back in 2008 in thailand, and that opened his eyes to this travesty of a crime here in our area. he worked diligently to dill collaborative networks through outreach organizations, service providers, and government agencies, and both of them have been very instrumental -- the district attorney mentioned the training at the airport, and mayor breed mention

in betty ann's case, it has been over 18 years. she started her career with international justice mission, whom i'm sure we all know. she has worked collaboratively with over 100 antitrafficking organizations and government agencies here in the bay area and around the world, and i think that she would say that the most compelling and the most rewarding, teachable experience that she has been a part of has been her 18 months that she spent interviewing former human traffickers in san quentin prison to better understand the lucrative business practices and to inform the development of baatcs current strategies and programs. brian, on the other hand, participated in an antitrafficking work back in 2008 in thailand, and that opened his eyes to this travesty of a crime here in our area. he worked diligently to dill collaborative networks through outreach organizations, service providers, and government agencies, and both of them have been very instrumental -- the district attorney mentioned the training at the airport, and mayor breed m

in betty ann's case, it has been over 18 years.with international justice mission, whom i'm sure we all know. she has worked collaboratively with over 100 antitrafficking organizations and government agencies here in the bay area and around the world, and i think that she would say that the most compelling and the most rewarding, teachable experience that she has been a part of has been her 18 months that she spent interviewing former human traffickers in san quentin prison to better understand the lucrative business practices and to inform the development of baatcs current strategies and programs. brian, on the other hand, participated in an antitrafficking work back in 2008 in thailand, and that opened his eyes to this travesty of a crime here in our area. he worked diligently to dill collaborative networks through outreach organizations, service providers, and government agencies, and both of them have been very instrumental -- the district attorney mentioned the training at the airport, and mayor breed mentioned that, as well.

in betty ann's case, it has been over 18 years. she started her career with international justice mission, whom i'm sure we all know. she has worked collaboratively with over 100 antitrafficking organizations and government agencies here in the bay area and around the world, and i think that she would say that the most compelling and the most rewarding, teachable experience that she has been a part of has been her 18 months that she spent interviewing former human traffickers in san quentin prison to better understand the lucrative business practices and to inform the development of baatcs current strategies and programs. brian, on the other hand, participated in an antitrafficking work back in 2008 in thailand, and that opened his eyes to this travesty of a crime here in our area. he worked diligently to dill collaborative networks through outreach organizations, service providers, and government agencies, and both of them have been very instrumental -- the district attorney mentioned the training at the airport, and mayor breed m

ford bales, the daughter of gerald ford and betty ford, reflects on the ford family's time in the white house with former abc news white house correspondent ann compton. they focus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society. the white house historical society hosted this event and provided the video. ann: doesn't it always seem that the most chaotic time in our country is right now? the greatest risks and challenges? well that isn't really true, , but when i was first assigned to county washington by abc news in 1974, the nation was deeply divided in protest over the vietnam war, the economy was wracked with inflation and for the only time in american history, a u.s. president resigned in disgrace. it was at that moment that abc news gave me the great honor of assigning me to the white house to what came next. it was the administration of gerald ford. with that came the energy and the grace of betty ford. on the eve of mother's day, we are going to explore those memories with her daughter, susan ford bales. she is going to take your questions using that queue and a -- q&a function down at the bottom of your screen, when you t

bales, daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford, reflected on the family's time in the white house with former abc news white house correspondent annpton. they focus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the white house historical association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4th, 1949, with 12 members. the atlantic community is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. the films were designed to familiarize member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their nato partners. next on "reel america," introducing canada, our neighbor to the north.

susan ford bales, daughter of gerald ford and betty ford, looks at life in the white house with former news correspondent annmpact on american society in this forum hosted by the international historic association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our america's past, created by american cable television companies and today provided by these companies that provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4th, 1949 with 12 members. the atlantic community is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. the films were designed to familiarize member countries with the culture, industry, industries, tourist attractions and military contributions of their nato partners. next on "reel america," introducing the united kingdom.

susan ford bales, daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford, reflects on the family's time in the white house with former abc news correspondent annocus on betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the white house historical association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4th, 1949 with 12 members. the atlantic community is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. the films were designed to familiarize nato member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions and military contributions of their nato partners. next on "reel america," from 1956, introducing the united states. the opening and closing titles in

susan ford bales daughter of gerald and betty ford reflects on the family's time in the white house with former abc news white house correspondent annford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the white house historical association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american h history tv offer c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv, every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> up next, boris johnson talks about his book "the churchill factor: how one

bales, daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford, reflected on the family's time in the white house with former abc news white house correspondent annfirst lady betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the white house historical association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4th, 1949, with 12 members. the atlantic community is a series of 20-minute films produced between

ann: what i remember most keenly about betty ford's time in the white house is, i will call it what they often say girl should be, betty ford was fearless. there is a delicate balance for political wives to not rock the president's political policy boat. yet your mother stood up, there was one issue that i remember, that was very divisive in the country. it was a constitutional amendment. and your mother stood up and in fact traveled the country supporting the equal rights amendment, back in the oval office, your father was not on board. susan: no, he wasn't. actually, she was making calls from the white house to congressmen and senators up on the hill, trying to get everyone behind it. and i don't know if it was dick cheney or don rumsfeld, but it was one of them, they said to my dad once, could you ask her to tone it down just a little bit? and my dad said, no, if you would like her to tone it down. you need to go to speak to her herself. ann: did they ever? susan: no, of course. now one of the things that she did is put in a telephone line that she paid for so that she could make thos

susan ford bales, daughter of gerald ford and betty ford, reflects on the family's time in the white house with former abc news white house correspondent annus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the white house historical association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4, 1949 with 12 members. the atlantic community is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. the films were designed to familiarize member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions and military contributions of their nato partners. next on "reel america," introducing germany. this episode looks at west germany, which joined nato i

i bring greetings from betty ann sarver in tucson.i met with her this weekend and she sends her love and respect. >> thank you, she is a good friend, thank you. ms. while? >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you to these wonderful panelists for being here. i would like to direct my question to secretary albright. it is my honor to be asking at this question, secretary. in the aftermath of the cold war and particularly in recent years, we have seen rush attempt to consolidate its influence in the region. we have been at odds with russia over many issues during this time. as you demonstrated in your own government service, it is possible to compartmentalize and achieve progress in some areas, despite tension. given that the united states and russia to get her own more than 90% of the world's nuclear weapons, the world depends on some degree of cooperation between our countries. leadershipder your and the leadership of then defense secretary, william cowan, the unites states negotiated an agreement to allow for russia's participation i

tonight a look at first lady, susan ford bails, daughter of gerald ford and betty ford reflects on time at the white house with anne compton and they focus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the white house historical association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span3, created by america's television companies and tonight we're brought to you by cable television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. each week, american artifacts visits museums, archives and historic places. in 2015, five former u.s. secretary of state and john kerry took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a at the state department and up next we visit the center's artifacts storage area to learn about american diplomacy, and the curator, allison man selected key items from the center's 7,000 artifacts to help tell the story. >> the diplomacy center is the museum and education cent

gerald and betty ford reflects on the family's time in the white house with former abc news white house correspondent ann compton. they focus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the white house historical association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american h history tv offer c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv, every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> up next, boris johnson talks about his book "the churchill factor: how one man made history" looking at winston churchill and his influence on world affairs. mr. johnson, now british prime minister himself, was mayor of london at the time he spoke at the prose bookstore in washington, d.c., in 2014. >>> but now on to the main event. i just want to say how delighted we are to have the mayor of london, boris johnson, with us tonight. of course, he'll be discussi

ford bales, the daughter of gerald ford and betty ford, reflects on the ford family's time in the white house with former abc news white house correspondent annpton. they focus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society. the white house historical society hosted this event and provided the video. ann: doesn't it always seem that the most chaotic time in our country is right now? the greatest risks and challenges? well that isn't really true, , but when i was first assigned to county washington by abc news in 1974, the nation was deeply divided in protest over the

tonight a look at first lady, susan ford bails, daughter of gerald ford and betty ford reflects on time at the white house with annempton and they focus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the white house historical association. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span3, created by america's television companies and tonight we're brought to you by cable television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service.

betty ford? >> oh, i just miss her. ann, you know, when you don't have any parents it's hard.y girls will treat me well, and i will treat them well and i'm glad i have daughters to celebrate my mother's day with, but just the talks and the time together, you can't replace them. >> so time for the last question, and actually, this viewer has written -- i was actually going to ask you with the clothes and it's such an important part of the betty ford story. she has a lasting legacy that changed the lives of so many families and rescued them, in effect. can you talk about your mother, the founding of the betty ford center, what it meant to her and what it meant to so many people that you must have met when you took the leadership role there, susan. >> mother got sober april 1st. we did the intervention april 1, 1978, and her sobriety date is actually april 7th because of detox and that sort of thing, and we are so grateful that she accepted the advice that we gave her which was go get sober and go to treatment and she went to long beach and so four years later when she made the d

theusan bales ford, daughter of gerald ford and betty ford reflects on the ford family's time in the white house with former abc news white house correspondent ann compton. they focus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society. the white house historical association hosted this event and provided the video.

ann compton. they focus on first lady betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the whitehouse historical association. watch tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv, every weekend, on c-span3, explore our nation's past, american history tv, on c-span3. created by america's cable television companies, and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. each week, american artifacts visits museums, archives and historic places, in 2014, five former u.s. secretaries of state and secretary john kerry took part in a ground breaking ceremony for the u.s. diplomacy center, a planned museum located at the u.s. state department. up next we visit the center's artifact storage area to learn

betty died just a day shy of her 79th birthday. >> remarkable. they are husbands. oklahoma icu nurse liz annnd her mother to the virus in november. she described her last moments to her husband to cnn in december. >> my husband was working up until this happened, he had a push-up contest with our son and he won and braden kind of stopped and he said, are you done? i can keep going. you see, he was -- >> full of life. >> he was full of life. so they don't let you in there. i'm an icu nurse. i would call but i didn't want to bother them because i know both sides of it. but i finally got in there because i was just going to let him go because there were so many discussions and i knew he was suffering and i got in there and he was laying on his stomach. the bypass was going like 100%. he had a pneumo in his site where his chest shifted. it's not fair. but i told my mom she was fine when he passed and i leaned down and i said, i'm here. are you ready to be at peace? and he said uh-huh. i said okay, mom's type. she's back at the house. i said she's going to stay with me because i knew he could kee

ann compton. here's a preview. >> well, let me ask you about this since you'd mention pd it. it to me is the other most dramatic part about bettyord's time in the white house. women who were dying nosed with breast cancer often kept it quiet. didn't want any attention. it was almost an embarrassment to them. and of course, critical often fatal diagnosis. your mother had just stepped into the national spotlight. and she decided that she could help women by treating this as publicly as she did. can you talk to us about that so early in the administration? >> yeah, it was an interesting discussion because she talked to us as a family and said how do you all feel about this? we're like, it's fine. it's not a big deal. you know, it wasn't a big deal to us as family members. and then when we started reading all of the material of the women who had literally been hiding in closets and hadn't undressed in front of their husbands for years and women dying of this disease, and she didn't choose to go public because it was going to give her fame. or attention or anything like that. she did it because she wanted it for women and for famili

betty is a master of knowledge regarding the white house collection so we have a panel for you to hear from tonight. before anncomes up and our panelists, i'd like to introduce hugh hewitt. he is president of the nixon foundation and has been teaching constitutional law at chaplain college law school since 1995. you will recognize him as a frequent guest on many, many tv news networks and programs. he has written extensively for "the new york times "the new york times," "the wall street journal" and the "los angeles times." you'll be very familiar with him as a host of a nationally syndicated radio program. he served for nearly six years in the reagan administration and a variety of posts, including assistant counsel in the white house and special assistant to attorneys general. following hugh's remarks and a video presentation our panelist will join us for tonight's program. those of you on this side of the room, no worries. this podium is going to be removed so you'll have a clear shot of our pannists. i can't end without a little bit of self-promotion. our shop is open until 8:30 tonight. it's right at the

ann compton. here's a preview. >> let me ask you about this. most dramatice part about betty ford's time in the white house. women who were diagnosed with breast cancer often kept it quiet, did not want attention. it was almost an embarrassment to them. ritical, often fatal diagnosis. your mother had just stepped into the national spotlight. she decided that she could help women by treating this as publicly as she did. so you talk to us about that early in the admin astray -- administration? >> it was an interesting discussion. she talked to all of us as a family and said, how do you feel about this? we were like, its fine. it's not a big deal. it wasn't a big deal to us has family members. when we started to read the material of the women who had been hiding in closets and had not undressed in front of their husbands for years, and women dying of this disease, she didn't choose to go public because it was going to give her fame or attention. she did it because she wanted it for women, for families, for that. to get it out out of the closet so that people would learn about it. as you will remember, the wome