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An official White House portrait of First Lady Betty Ford, wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, 1974. (Photo by Consolidated News Pictures/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

An official White House portrait of First Lady Betty Ford, wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, 1974. (Photo by Consolidated News Pictures/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 1974: (NO U.S. TABLOID SALES) President Gerald R. Ford shares a tray lunch with his wife, First Lady Betty Ford, while she recouperates after her October 4th breast cancer surgery, on October 1974 in the second floor President's bedroom of the White House Executive Residence, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 1974:  (NO U.S. TABLOID SALES) President Gerald R. Ford shares a tray lunch with his wife, First Lady Betty Ford, while she recouperates after her October 4th breast cancer surgery, on October 1974 in the second floor President's bedroom of the White House Executive Residence, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

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1976: A headshot portrait of First Lady Betty Ford, wife of United States president Gerald Ford, wearing an orange turtleneck dress. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1976:  A headshot portrait of First Lady Betty Ford, wife of United States president Gerald Ford, wearing an orange turtleneck dress.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: (NO U.S. TABLOID SALES) First Lady Betty Ford reads President Gerald R. Ford's concession speech to the press, after news that Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election, as the family looks on (L-R) son Steven Ford, President Ford, daughter Susan Ford, son Michael Ford and his wife Gayle Ford on November 3, 1976 in Washington, DC. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: (NO U.S. TABLOID SALES) First Lady Betty Ford reads President Gerald R. Ford's concession speech to the press, after news that Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election, as the family looks on (L-R) son Steven Ford, President Ford, daughter Susan Ford, son Michael Ford and his wife Gayle Ford on November 3, 1976 in Washington, DC. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

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Former First Lady Betty Ford at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. in dated photo taken 2/5/87. (Photo by Bob Riha Jr/WireImage)

Former First Lady Betty Ford at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. in dated photo taken 2/5/87. (Photo by Bob Riha Jr/WireImage)