they call me susan ford. or susan ford bales. and on the other side of that, to me, this is somewhat home, because this is where my cousins are. this is where my grandmother was. this is where my parents were raised. this has more of a home feeling to it. at home in tulsa, i am waldo and cecil bales' daughter-in-law. my father-in-law who just passed away recently, was city attorney. so everyone goes so you belong to waldo and cecil. it's refreshing. nothing against it. it is just very refreshing to be known for something else besides my own parents and so proud of my in-laws. i can hide when i want to hide which is the nice part, and be dirty and grungy. i go to the gym and nobody knows who i am at the gym. i'm dirty and grungy just like everybody else. and then, you know, you can get dressed up and put the contacts in and take the glasses off and you play the other role. i guess that's the biggest thing. i can come and go in it as i please, and that's nice. i guess -- i would not want to be a first daughter in today's society be

most people don't even call me bails they call me susan ford or susan ford-bails. so here and on the other side of that this is a tone because this is where my cousins are this is where my grandmother was, this is where my parents were raised and has more of a home feeling. at home in tulsa, i am bales-daughter-in-law. my father-in-law who passed away was a city attorney. so everyone goes -- it is refreshing to be known for something else other than my own parents and proud of my in-laws. so i can hide when i want to hide which is the nice part and be dirty. i go to the gym and no body knows who i am there and i am dirty just like everybody else. you can get dressed up put the contacts in take the glasses off and play the other role. so i guess that is the biggest thing. i can come and go in it as i please. that is nice. i would not want to be a first daughter in today's society because of the 24-7 news cycle. it would be miserable. i think it would be really miserable. i don't know. i just assume. >> just thinking she is talking about dirty and grungy that is how

there is nothing silly artificial about susan ford bales. she became a frequent guest on television and is taken mother's crusade to educate women about the dangers of breast cancer and the importance of its early detection and yes she still occasionally wears blue jeans. unlike our other guests maureen reagan was an adult when her father became president yet her lifelong interest in politics would make her at least a part-time resident of 1600 pennsylvania avenue for much of the reagan presidency. in at least one crucial respect she anticipated. to this day she likes to tease him and reminded him that she was a republican before he was. [laughter] as such she has been a tireless campaigner so much so that president reagan himself has referred to her as the real politician in the family. during the reagan administration she served as the countries represented to the u.n. commission on the status of women. she was cochair of the republican national committee. like her father she has never shied away from controversy or cut her views to fit th

[laughter] >> this is for susan ford.y husband and i returned from a trip to washington, dc where one of our congressional tours was through the white house. it was a thrill to me because i'm a dozen there. one of the cute they told us was that you had your senior prom in the east room and that it was 100% attended. i would love to hear you elaborate on that. susan: to this date, it was the only prom ever held there. i was a senior in high school and freshman in college when my dad was president. i was going to a private girls school in washington which i had been going to before my dad became president. and all of a sudden the senior class came to me and said do you think -- [laughter] normally you go to the hilton and rent the grand ballroom and go through that whole process. and i said i don't know, let me check with my parents and see what their reaction would be. and check with the chief usher of the white house. mother and dad said i don't have any problem with it, but i want to be sure that the school pays for all

there is nothing silly and artificial about susan ford bales. and the white house, she worked as a photographer. later becoming a frequent guest on television. in recent years, she has taken up her mother's crusade to educate women about the dangers of breast cancer and the importance of early detection. yes, she is still -- still occasionally wears blue jeans. maureen reagan was an adult when her father became president. yet her lifelong interest in politics would make her at leased a part-time resident of 1600 pennsylvania avenue for much of the reagan presidency. in at least one crucial respect she anticipated her famous father. to thid days day, she likes to tease him by reminding him that she was a republican before he was. as such, she has been a tireless campaigner. so much so that president reagan himself had referred to her as the real politician in the family. during the reagan administration, she served as this country's representative to the u.n. commission on the status of women. she was also cochair of the republican national commi

better than any historian or political scientist peggy hoover brigham, lucy baines johnson, susan ford bales, and maureen reagan can bring this dimension to a look at the presidency. their experience spans for decades, the joy, the sorrow, the trials, and satisfactions common to any american household. the history of which they are a part is really too important to leave to professional historians. it belongs to all of us, just as surely as the white house in which abigail adams did her laundry and mary todd lincoln indoor the hearts of these civil war. that's what this morning's program is all about. it's just the beginning. the next two months, the library will stage theatrical performances were calling eleanor roosevelt, edith wilson maybe eisenhower and beth truman. the time magazine spectrum correspondent will be here in august while helen thomas, dean of the white house press corps will share her reflections in september. also in keeping with my husband's desire for an institution as lively and dynamic as america herself fortunately we have a director who shares our vision of a l

brian: another president gerald ford, what's the story about susan ford leaving the white house?> she snuck away. it was actually a dare that the secret service number dared her to do it. she snuck away. she was in a parking lot tricking beer. they got back, and she said she had a hall and oates concert to go to. president ford, who was an affable man, was so angry with her that night. she was one of the only first daughters to have a secret service protection. he was really concerned for her. >> how did she actually leave the white house? what were the circumstances? >> i'm trying to remember the scene in the book. she took a car. the gates were opened. the staff couldn't close the gate in time. they pulled the cars around. she just jumped in and met her friends. it's like a scene from a movie. steve ford tells a great story about a beat-up jeep in the same driveway. every time he would see it was not there a few minutes later. it would not be appropriate to have an old beat up driveway. -- car in the driveway. brian: who did you want to talk to who said no? kate: hillary clinto

what is the story about susan ford leaving the white house unescorted? kate: she snuck away. she felt like -- she took advantage of this. it was at their that a secret service officer dared her to do it. she snuck away and she and her friend ended up in a parking lot dragging beer. they got back -- talking a lot drink in beer. she rushed back to the white house because she said she had a hole in oats concert to go to. president ford was livid and so angry with her that night. she was one of the only first daughters to have a secret service protection, even when he was vice president because of threats. he was really concerned for her. brian: how did she actually leave the white house? kate: i am trying to remember that scene in the book. her mom was driving and the gates were open so the staff could not close the gates in time and there was a car and she just jumped in. back then, they just pulled cars around on the south lawn. she went off and met her friends. it is like a scene from a movie. steve foretells tells a great story about how he used apart his beat up jeep on the

speakers include susan ford, lyndon johnson, caroline kennedy , the bush daughters and others bring heres steve ford talking about a mishap with the fireplace at his first family dinner at the white house. steve ford: the first the dinner , i will be quick. the first a dinner we had is a family. there is a tension when you first go there and you do not know the staff and they have been at there for years and you rotate through. you try to get to know each other and everybody is a little formal. we are sitting at the dinner table, myself, mom and dad, and sister, susan. everybody is trying to figure it out. my dad is trying to take the edge off and notices a wonderful fireplace. and he says, when we used to go to colorado for christmas, we always loved to have a fire. one of the people who worked there, must to light the fire. they went over and they lit the fire. it had not been used in 10 years. smoke is billowing out. this is your first to dinner with the staff and at the dining room. susan and i are coughing. we are trying to get up. my dad looked at me and said sit back down. don't y

susan ford bailes, linda johnson robb, caroline kennedy, the bush daughters jenna and barbara and others. here's margaret hoover on her great grandmother first lady lou hoover. >> unless you study lou henry hoover you don't know that she was the first first lady ever to invite an african-american woman to tea. and it caused a tremendous scandal. it was called the depriest incident. she was the wife of congressman depriest who had been elected from chicago, an african-american couple and it was the tradition that first ladies always invited all the members of congress's wives to tea. they were quakers, they were socially progressive in the context of their day on this issue. they knew it would be a scandal or it could be a scandal so they tried to handle it in the right way but decided to go ahead because this would be a good move for the country and it did create an outrage. to make her feel better my great grandfather the next day invited her husband to the white house. so this was the first time an african-american was invited to the white house publicly. teddy roosevelt invited booker

susan ford bales linda johnson rob, caroline kennedy, the bush sisters, jenna. here's margaret hoover on her grandmother, first lady lou hoover. >>> unless you study lou henry hoover, you don't know that she was the first first lady ever to invite an african-american woman to tea and it caused a tremendous scandal. it was called the depreast amendment. it was the tradition that first ladies invite them to tea. they were kwangquakers and socially progressive. they knew it would be a scandal or it could be a scandal so they tried to handle it in the right way but decided to go ahead with it because this would be a good move for the country and it did create an outrage and to make her feel better my great-grandfather the next day invited her husband to the white house. this was the first time an african-american was invited to the white house publicly. teddy roosevelt had invited booker t. washington but it was a secret meeting. >> more of this conversation with children and grandchildren of first families talking about first ladies sunday at noon eastern time on c

most people don't even call me bails they call me susan ford or susan ford-bails.e and on the other side of that this is a tone because this is where my cousins are this is where my grandmother was, this is where my parents were raised and has more of a home feeling. at home in tulsa, i am bales-daughter-in-law. my father-in-law who passed away was a city attorney. so everyone goes -- it is refreshing to be known for something else other than my own parents and proud of my in-laws. so i can hide when i want to hide which is the nice part and be dirty. i go to the gym and no body knows who i am there and i am dirty just like everybody else. you can get dressed up put the contacts in take the glasses off and play the other role. so i guess that is the biggest thing. i can come and go in it as i please. that is nice. i would not want to be a first daughter in today's society because of the 24-7 news cycle. it would be miserable. i think it would be really miserable. i don't know. i just assume. >> just thinking she is talking about dirty and grungy that is how we walk

i want to thank the ford foundation, the library, the ford family for including me in this margaret thank you cliffton susan, what a great panel. i cannot wait until we go to key west. [applause]conversations. this took place in bought boston n. it is 30 minutes. [applause] >> thank you all for coming. the staff of the library and foundation for the stewardship and dedication they show every day at the library. and board members who are here and people that i worked with over the years. and especially the members of my family who are here. it means so much to me and i think it is a wonderful tribute to our parents that we are all here together. thank you all. most importantly, it means a great deal that 50 years after my father's presidency so many people share his vision for america, and are interested in learning about this administration. his time is really becoming part of history fathered in living memory. president kennedy's word spirit and example remain as vital as ever. now when young people often feel disconnected from politics it is up to us as adults to reach across the generations and reach ami

ford museum in dearborn michigan. their father was a clergyman their mother susan died of tuberculosis in 1889.left home to start their own families. >> the house had no running water no. indoor plumbing. no electricity. no telephone. they did have books. lots of books. >> wilbur of was planning to go to yale when an accident changed everything. >> he was hit in the teeth with a hockey stick playing hockey when he was about 18 knocked out all his upper front teeth. he retreated from the world, not going out to do much of anything ever for three years. >> he ended up opening a bicycle shop with his brother in 1893. they even designed and hand built their own brand of bike. >> if you were coming in to buy a bicycle from the wright brothers you come in this door, you come over here and wilbur or orville would wait on you. >> but in their spare time, the brothers became obsessed with the idea of another form of transportation. flying. reading everything they could find about previous experiments. what was the public view of flying at this point? >> it was impossible. human beings won't fly. can't f

ford. starting you have, margaret, you have a lot of insight on a woman who served a difficult presidency. >> she did indeed. thank you, susanfor inviting us and the foundation for hosting us. it is a privilege to be here in grand rapids with the libraries for the first time. we have done this a little in the past susan and i so forgive us we may adjust a little. to me lou hoover was born in 1874 in waterloo iowa raised in california and died where she lived with my great-grandfather. she died 20 years before he did. she was in the whitehouse during a really difficult time. her legacy as the first lady is little known because her papers were not opened until 1984 20 years after hoover's death. and she was lost in the shadow of the great depression and hoover's reputation were the worst calamity the country went thew. what i learned about my great-grandmother is sharing her legacy. she was a pioneering woman much like bess and betty ford she broke the morals of her time. hopefully i will have time to tell you more about how her time in the whitehouse and i don't want to go on and on but how the time in her life was such an ex

susan g. komen has invested more than $2.5 billion to breast cancer research community health outreach and programs in more than 30 countries. >>> happy mother's day! >> mother's day extra special for shear dunn of cox ford circle. she celebrates every year at a barbecue with her 11 kids. they range in age from 7 to 31. dunn also has eight grandchildren. and get this, all their names start with the letter j. >> joseph, janine jacob, james jessica, johnny joanne jericha and jerry. >> she admits she sometimes calls her kids by the wrong name but she says having such big brood helps keep her young. >>> from cool streets for moms and kids this mother's day courtesy of the camden county police. they brought in the mr. psaki truck so kids could treat them moms to something nice. they say it also helps the kids see police as a positive part of the commune. >> too many times police officers are seen only at negative times. this is a good time to get out here, talk to the kids share some ice cream, and just have a good time. >> today's free ice cream event took place in several parks around camden. >>> a routine traffic stop leads to the murder of two police officers. coming up, new information about the men kill