Ford also became famous as a pioneer in the battle against substance abuse. July 9, 2011 — -- Former first lady Betty Ford, whose candor about her own battles with substance abuse helped erase ...

Betty Ford looks at an unidentified family member, right, as the face of family spokesman Gregory D. Willard is reflected in her glasses after President Gerald R. Ford's casket was loaded on the plane ...

DETROIT -- A family friend says former first lady Betty Ford has died at age 93. Marty Allen says Ford, whose battles with cancer and substance abuse inspired millions to seek treatment, died Friday.

Betty Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center, has died, a family friend said Friday ...

Former first lady Betty Ford talks with reporters at the Old Executive Building in Washington D.C, in this file photo from Aug. 30, 1994. A family friend said that Ford had died Friday, July 8, 2011, ...

Marty Allen says Ford, whose battles with cancer and substance abuse inspired millions to seek treatment, died Friday. Allen did not say how Betty Ford died. He says he expects the Gerald R. Ford ...

In this Sunday, April 23, 2006 file picture, former President Gerald Ford and former first lady Betty Ford smile from the front of their home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. as President Bush, not pictured, ...