and betty ford, it was fine. now to speak on the air, to make phone calls, to you know, to be out there and to show a way to handle the criticism. and so i think she did pave the way for women to be a lot more active and to show that silence wasn't necessary. and what your husband's job was and what that also did you know, this is an unusual position. it's not there's no laws setting it up. it it's sort of grown from when martha washington showed up in new york, our first capital. and george says, oh, by the way, we've got all these things scheduled for you. and he made it clear. this was a partnership because the president is also head a state, which is all the ceremony till peace. and so you that was sort of where they had been you know kind of that was their niche. and so betty also took the fact that she had been a housewife. she could speak for all women. and i think that was important because she had stepped back, but she'd had a career. she's looking forward. and so she's taking of what's going on socially

in addition, betty ford and rosalynn carter the included mrs. johnson press secretary liz carpenter, mary hoyt, mrs. carter press secretary, and diane sawyer, co-host of cbs morning news and two panels with lucy turbin, linda chance and robin sisson ford, vance and allen si grace who was franklin delano roosevelt's granddaughter betty ford, welcomed and did a keynote speech. speech, as well as dr. gore. and i'm going to take the liberty of quoting because unfortunately, the keynote speeches were not filmed and so on. we have the written remarks from the keynote speeches, betty ford stated the conference goal saying today we have started a new and i hope a continuing we have set out to look at what the role of a first lady has been and what direction that role take for the future. we are the first formed group effort to bring definition to a job that has no job description but has been, by tradition, individual preferences. i hope our two days will focus future attention on what just might be one of the most demand jobs in the federal government,

so the conference was planned and he was designated the keynote speaker, betty ford invited the living first ladies rustling rosalynn carter and bird johnson accepted bird johnson had to back because she d bronchitis. so the two who convened the conference were rosalynn and tty ford the four sessions would concentrate on first lady's role and leadership. the first lady, some media, family life in the white house and growing up in the white to give the full dimensions of being first lady. in addition, betty ford and rosalynn carter the included mrs. johnson press secretary liz carpenter, mary hoyt, mrs. carter press secretary, and diane sawyer, co-host of cbs morning news and two panels with lucy turbin, linda chance and robin sisson ford, vance and allen si grace who was franklin delano roosevelt's granddaughter betty ford, welcomed and did a keynote speech. speech, as well as dr. gore. and i'm going to take the liberty of quoting because unfortunately, the keynote speeches were not filmed and so on. we have the written remarks from the keynote speeches, betty ford stated the conferenc

i think going to end you, betty ford has. so many people in so many ways. she's touched literally millions lives through the betty ford center, through what she started being open breast cancer the millions of dollars of research that brought this to the forefront. it's just you can't overstate the impact she's had on people around the world and i think people should just know more about her. yes absolutely. and i think we are this panel has been so excellent today. you all for four people. it's hard. stay on time. we are on time with an end to second aids. this was extraordinaire. i hope you all enjoyed it. learned a lot about. betty ford as a girl from rapids and rising to the levels of our country and being really an example of leadership, strength, resilience and love and not only at home but around the world. so that concludes our first panel. at first of all, i want to thank you very much. thankthis is astronaut neil armg command pilot for the apollo 11 moon landing mission. what is the purpose of the apollo 11 mission apollo 11? is man's first attemp

well, it's that time of year again, three weeks after betty ford's birthday and her name sake. daylilies are popping in the beautiful gardens outside our gerald r ford presidential museum. also this spring seen the publication of richard smith's much heralded biography, an ordinary man, which, by the way, is an ironic title which reveals a number surprises about president his private life and his historic presidency. now, once you delve into book, you realize a good sequel to an ordinary man would be an extraordinary woman. and of course, i'm referring to betty ford. and that title would also apply to pat nixon. well, for these two remarkable women who became friends who encouraged each other to live their best lives in the pressure of public life and the glare of the white house. well, with us to give deeper insight into pat nixon and betty ford, we have some distinguished people on this stage, susan ford bales only daughter of president and mrs.. susan is the sponsor, the aircraft carrier uss gerald r ford and recognize one of her extraordinary service as the ship's sponsor. s

this year's event is centered around a theme first ladies pat nixon and betty ford lives of leadership, courage and, grace. three great words to describe these remarkable women are our foundation's long running first ladies series is the brainchild of the first daughter, susan ford bales, who's here with us from texas. susan, thank you so much for your dedication after all these years. and joining susan are number of special guests. so i'd like you to hold your applause to the end, please. president mrs. nixon's son in law, ed cox, is with us. he joins us in lieu of his son, christopher, who was originally on the program but could not make it today. and then we have mrs. nixon's and mrs. ford's chief communication. patti mattson. thank you much for being here. leaders and, board members of the white house historical associa, among whom are anita mcbride, who is a familiar face to this event and dr. colleen shogan, who is president nominee to become the 11th archivist of the united states. we hope you get all the way through that senate process. also, trustees of the gerald r ford presi

well, it's that time of year again, three weeks after betty ford's birthday and her name sake. daylilies are popping in the beautiful gardens outside our gerald r ford presidential museum. also this spring seen the publication of richard smith's much heralded biography, an ordinary man, which, by the way, is an ironic title which reveals a number surprises about president his private life and his historic presidency. now, once you delve into book, you realize a good sequel to an ordinary man would be an extraordinary woman. and of course, i'm referring to betty ford. and that title would also apply to pat nixon. well, for these two remarkable women who became friends who encouraged each other to live their best lives in the pressure of public life and the glare of the white house. well, with us to give deeper insight into pat nixon and betty ford, we have some distinguished people on this stage, susan ford bales only daughter of president and mrs.. susan is the sponsor, the aircraft carrier uss gerald r ford and recognize one of her extraordinary service as the ship's sponsor. s

the betty ford breast cancer and alcohol abuse and chemical dependency. so that's that is good reason, i think. thank you. let's talk a little bit about the origins of role of the first lady. let's go back to martha washington. abigail adams and dolley madison. how did they establish important presidents precedence and? nancy, i'm going to start with you on this one. well, i'm to be i'm going to these were three very important. first ladies that we want to talk a lot of subjects. so i'm going to condense down. and then if you have questions on martha, of course set the precedent and martha did not want to be a first lady. she thought george was going to retire and they were going to entertain at mount and then he writes a letter saying surprise and so she comes several months later to to new york and finds that george has stopped her role is so important that he has tasked her with the ceremonial hostess role but he and his advisors did not think to ask martha how she would like handle that. and so she was told that she could not go to people's houses to

the betty ford breast cancer and alcohol abuse and chemical dependency. so that's that is good reason, i think. thank you. let's talk a little bit about the origins of role of the first lady. let's go back to martha washington. abigail adams and dolley madison. how did they establish important presidents precedence and? nancy, i'm going to start with you on this one. well, i'm to be i'm going to these were three very important. first ladies that we want to talk a lot of subjects. so i'm going to condense down. and then if you have questions on martha, of course set the precedent and martha did not want to be a first lady. she thought george was going to retire and they were going to entertain at mount and then he writes a letter saying surprise and so she comes several months later to to new york and finds that george has stopped her role is so important that he has tasked her with the ceremonial hostess role but he and his advisors did not think to ask martha how she would like handle that. and so she was told that she could not go to people's houses to

betty ford as a girl from rapids and rising to the levels of our country and being really an example of leadership, strength, resilience and love and not only at home but around the world. so that concludes our first panel. at first of all, i want to thank you very much. thankthis is astronaut neil armg command pilot for the apollo 11 moon landing mission. what is the purpose of the apollo 11 mission apollo 11? is man's first attempt? and straight the ability. you go to the moon. land there and to return to earth what are your responsibilities as commander of apollo 11? well in in general the responsibilities the commit the onboard decisions whenever they're required and to oversee the performance of the duties of all the crew including himself you know in this particular case. i participate in this procedures on board the spacecraft as well as oversee. those of my fellow crew members and the specific tasks that i'm charged with the performance of include the monitoring of the launch board procedure. should they be required manual flying of the booster? should that be required? and t

eastern, a look at roslyn carter and betty ford's conference on first ladies, with a discussion of the role of first ladies since then. saturday, on c-span2. find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more. including wow. >> the world has changed. today, a fast, reliable internet connection is something no one can live without. so wow is there for our customers with speed, reliability, value, and choice. now more than ever, it all starts with great internet. >> wow. >> wow, suprts c-span as the public service along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. we will come back tor program republican south carolina representative ralph norman. let's start with joe biden's announcement, speech last night. did you want, what did you think? guest: i cannot watch joe biden anymore. really, his words have no meaning. it is sad for him -- i heard about his family crying on the sidelines watching it, that he will no

typically she took me with her to betty ford's funeral mrs. bush did betty ford actually had two funerals one in california and one in michigan, but mrs. bush wanted me to go with her and we talked about betty ford's funeral all the way home and was the first really meeting we had about her funeral. but yeah, she she was very hands-on with planning her funeral the eulogies the music. and she was like her husband. she they thought it was just another event. yeah, i just might add to that. mrs. reagan's three-ring binder was almost as thick as that for president reagan a very sophisticated of set of events that we had to execute and as gene knows to win drake used to make it a practice. about once a year for eight nine years to approach mrs. reagan just to update the plan discuss it see if there were any changes that she'd want to make perhaps she might have changed her mind over the years and but i think first ladies give it a tremendous amount of attention. i'm gonna turn to in need of because she's in charge before i do before i do any becaus

tiffany asks, could betty ford's dedication to women's rights also be considered civil rights activism? yes, it could. in fact, i you know, i think the hillary clinton speech i know somebody had written the question about why not hillary? know we really associate hillary with human rights in a broader sense. also, eleanor roosevelt, because of the work she did at the un with chairing the committee that created un declaration of human rights. and so, yes, it's definitely a civil right. and and so those women need to be included. i have 20 minutes. and that was one of the frustrating things about this presentation is i could at least talk for an hour because i knew we were going to leave some people out. but i'm glad you're bringing them up so that we can talk about them. i also want to mention a correction and somebody noted booker t washington did not visit the white house with the hoovers. i had made a note to myself when i was looking at my notes about booker t washington connection with the hoovers because when mrs. the priest was invited and then when the president of the historica

she took me with her to betty ford's funeral, mrs. bush did. betty ford actually had two funerals, one in california and one in michigan. but miss bush wanted me to go with her and we talked about betty ford's funeral all the way home. and it was the first really meeting we had about her funeral. she was very hands on with planning her funeral. the you adjust, the music, and she was like her husband. they thought it was just another event. >> i just might add to that, mrs. reagan's three ring binder was almost as sick at -- as that of president reagan. a sophisticated set of events that we had to execute and as jane knows, joanne drake used to make a practice about once a year for it, and years to approach mrs. reagan, just to update the plan, discuss it, see if there were any changes that she wanted to make. perhaps you might have changed her mind over the years. but i think first ladies give it a tremendous amount of attention. i am going to turn to anita because she is in charge. before i do, because i think we have six seconds left, i wante

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eastern a look back at betty ford and roslyn carter's 1984 conference on the private lives and public deufts first lady with a discussion on the role of first ladies since then. exploring the american story. watch american history tv, saturday on c-span2. and find a full schedule on your program guide. or watch online, any time, at c-span.org/history. >> the house will be in order. >> this year c-span celebrate 45s years covering congress like no other. since 1979, we've been your primary source for capitol hill. providing balanced, unfiltered coverage of government. see the law debated and decided all with the help of america's cable companies. c-span, 45 years and counting. powered by cable. >> next a discussion on space operations and national security with u.s. space commander general steven whiting, defense intelligence agency director lieutenant general jeffrey cruz and robert langford who serves as the director of the national aeronautics and space administration. they talked about threats from china and russia, military readiness and innovation. >> i would say probably most in

betty ford was rather mortified. the queen laughed it off. oh, i've got one of those at home.eter: president carter, the queen mother. what happened, and how big a deal was it? mr. charter: yeah. so, again, carter is another president the queen only met once, and that was during a big set piece event, like a g8 summit in london. there's an intriguing photograph before dinner i have in e book that shows carter holding hands with the queen mother. seems to be going on rather well. however, the story that emerges after the dinner is that carter felt he got on so famously with the queen mother that he gave her a passing kiss. she described it as a kiss on the lips, and that she took a step backwards, but not far enough. and she told her biographer -- no, she told a houseguest that nobody has done that since my late husband died. that was george vi some 25 years earlier, of course. reflections differ a little, because carter, subsequent to this coming out in the press -- you ask if it was a big deal at the time, it was not a big deal at the time. it did not emerge until several yea

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she took me with her to betty ford's funeral. had two funerals, one in california and one in michigan. one of me to go with her and we talked about betty ford's funeral all the way home. it was the first meeting we had about her funeral but she was very hands on with planning the funeral. the music. she was like her husband. they thought it was just another event. >> yeah. i just might add. three ring binder was almost as thick as for president reagan. a very sophisticated set of events that we had to execute. used to make it a practice about once a year for eight or nine years to approach to update the plan, discuss it. see if there were changes that she would want to make. perhaps she might've changed her mind over the years. i think a tremendous amount of attention. i'm going to turn to anita because she is in charge. >> before i do, because i think we have six seconds left. i wanted to have jean comment on one particular photo that i know you're going to recognize as well. >> i wanted you to talk about. >> as president bush's

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