First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies (44 page)

   
Steinem, Gloria. “In Your Heart You Know He’s Nixon.”
New York
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Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
. New York: Henry Holt, 1983.

   
Swift, Will.
Pat and Dick: The Nixons: An Intimate Portrait of a Marriage
. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014.

   
Thomas, Helen.
Front Row at the White House: My Life and Times
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Thompson, Bob. “Richard Nixon and the Oobie-Doobie Girl.”
Washington Post Magazine
, July 27, 1997.

   
Thompson, Krissah. “First Lady Embraces Campaign.”
Washington Post
, July 26, 2012.

   
. “Michelle Obama Out in Full Force for ‘Barack’s Last Campaign.’”
Washington Post
, November 3, 2014.

   
Truman, Margaret.
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United Press International. “Collapses, Dies, Honoring Betty Ford.”
Chicago Tribune
, June 23, 1976.

   
. “Release of Tapes Displeased Pat.”
Washington Post
, May 20, 1974.

   
Van Meter, Jonathan. “Leading by Example: First Lady Michelle Obama.”
Vogue
, March 14, 2013.

   
Venant, Elizabeth. “Nancy’s Detractors Take Another Turn.”
Los Angeles Times
, November 16, 1989.

   
Viorst, Judith. “Pat Nixon Is the Ultimate Good Sport.”
New York Times
, September 13, 1970.

   
Weddington, Sarah. “Three Former First Ladies Speak Out.”
Good Housekeeping
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Weidenfeld, Sheila Rabb.
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Weinraub, Bernard. “Nancy Reagan’s Power Is Considered at Peak.”
New York Times
, March 3, 1987.

   
Weisman, Jonathan. “JFK Jr. Visited White House at Invitation of Nixon, Reagan: Clinton Claims Corrected in Light of More Accurate Historical Information.”
Baltimore Sun
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West, J. B.
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
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Wheaton, Sarah. “Clinton’s Civil Rights Lesson.”
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Wildman, Sarah. “Portrait of a Lady.”
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Williams, Marjorie. “Barbara’s Backlash.”
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Woodward, Bob.
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ABC network, 48, 59, 137, 240, 270

     
Abell, Bess, 67, 114, 144, 147, 149, 153, 176, 248, 249, 289, 323, 330

     
Abell, Tyler, 67, 330

     
Adams, Abigail, 130

     
Adams, Cindy, 240

     
Adams, John Quincy, 19

     
Adams, Louisa, 19

     
Afghanistan, 19

     
Agnew, Spiro, 123

     
Ailes, Roger, 182, 273

     
Air Force One, 67, 81, 91, 177, 249–50

     
alcohol

         
abuse by Betty Ford’s father, 232

         
Betty Ford and, 98, 215–17, 323, 324

         
Carter family and, 223–24, 230

         
George W. Bush’s quitting of, 19

         
LBJ and, 148

         
Pat Nixon’s alleged use of, 119, 211

     
Alcoholics Anonymous, 98, 323

     
Aldrin, Edwin “Buzz,” 116

     
Alford, Mimi, 201

     
Allen, Eugene, 65

     
Allen, Kimberly, 307, 308

     
Allen, Richard, 234, 307

     
Alsop, Joseph, 198

     
Alsop, Susan Mary, 198

     
Alzheimer’s disease, 16, 78, 79, 268, 308

     
American Heart Association, 186

     
American Newspaper Publishers Association, 237

     
Andrews Air Force Base, 71, 177, 292

     
Angelo, Bonnie, 122, 180, 189

     
Anthropologie, 170

     
Appalachian Mountains, 178

     
Arkansas, University of, Law School at, 158

     
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, 160

     
Arlington National Cemetery, 3, 12, 74

     
Armstrong, Neil, 116

     
Aspen Ideas Festival, 38

     
Aspen Lodge, 121

     
assassination

         
attempt against Reagan, 6, 15–16, 75, 79, 130, 303–6

         
attempts against Ford, 6, 14, 79, 300

         
of JFK, 12, 14, 61–62, 66–68, 103–5, 110, 112, 203, 249–50

         
of Martin Luther King Jr., 144

         
of McKinley, 13

         
precautions for Rosalynn and Amy Carter during Venice trip, 309

         
         
of RFK, 144, 310

         
of Sadat, 260

         
threats against Lady Bird Johnson, 151

         
threats against Obama, 40

     
Associated Press, 158

     
Associated Press Stylebook
,
The
, 24

     
Atkins, Ollie, 295

     
Atlanta Work Release Center, 126

     
Atwater, Lee, 273

     
Auchincloss, Janet Lee Bouvier, 66, 202

     
Axelrod, David, 53, 173

     
Baker, James, 234, 236

     
Baldrige, Letitia, 90, 91, 106, 167

     
Ball, Andi, 278

     
Ball, George, 85, 87

     
Bartlett, Charles, 200

     
Begin, Menachem, 14–15, 226, 227

     
Behn, Gerald, 301

     
Beijing Zoo, 179

     
Bentsen, Lloyd, 239

     
Bernard, Jeremy, 169

     
Bernstein, Carl, 119

     
Bernstein, Leonard, 101–2

     
Berry, Marsha, 37

     
Bessette, Lauren, 69

     
Bethesda Naval Hospital, 93, 97

     
Betty Ford Center, 42, 98, 100, 323–24

     
Biden, Jill, 278–79

     
Biden, Joe, 278–79

     
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, 136

     
Black, Shirley Temple, 96

     
Blair House, 25, 217, 255, 258

     
Bloomberg News, 4

     
Bloomingdale, Betsy, 28

     
Boggs, Hale, 152

     
Bonanza
, 214

     
Bostock, Bob, 56

     
Boylan, Mary, 90–91

     
Bradlee, Ben, 204

     
Brady, James, 302, 305

     
Brady, Sarah, 305

     
Bravo (network), 47

     
Bridges, Styles, 247

     
Brown v. Board of Education
, 222

     
Bruce, Preston, 40, 72, 107, 118, 146, 175

     
Bruni-Sarkozy, Carla, 25

     
Bryant, Traphes, 31, 107

     
Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 232

     
Buchanan, James, 10

     
Buell, Susie Tompkins, 279

     
Bull, Steve, 296

     
Bundy, McGeorge “Mac,” 85, 86, 200

     
Burros, Marian, 240, 311

     
Burton, Bill, 54, 142, 312–13

     
Bush, Barbara

         
campaigning and, 30, 319

         
child-rearing advice to Hillary Clinton given by, 135

         
commencement speaker controversy and, 42, 271–72

         
on cost of food at White House, 21

         
daughter’s illness and death and, 132–34

         
difficult relationship with Nancy Reagan, 8, 16, 54, 263–68

         
friendship with Johnsons, 70

         
hostility toward Hillary Clinton, 273–74

         
joint work with Betty Ford, 80

         
Lady Bird Johnson admired by, 266

         
Lady Bird Johnson communication of, 45, 77

         
Laura Bush and, 19, 275, 276

         
“National Treasure” nickname of, 265

         
Pat Nixon invited to White House by, 43

         
as political wife and mother, 130–34, 272–74

         
politically themed birthday cards to Betty Ford sent by, 43

         
post–White House years of, 327–28

         
Quayles disliked by, 269–70

         
on transition to Ford presidency, 297

         
on White House life, 16

     
Bush, Columba, 328

     
Bush, George H. W., 19

         
alleged infidelity of, 273–74

         
Barbara supported by, 30

         
Bill Clinton friendship of, 275

         
daughter’s illness and death and, 132–34

         
on Donald Regan, 234

         
as fondly remembered by White House staff, 55

         
Jeb Bush and, 131

         
Johnson friendship of, 70

         
Johnson’s Civil Rights Act supported by, 70

         
post-White House years of, 327

         
refers to Barbara as “silver fox,” 269

         
Secret Service forbids attendance at Sadat funeral, 260

         
“voodoo economics” and, 266

     
Bush, George W.

         
alcohol abuse of, 19

         
becomes governor of Texas, 131

         
Betty Ford escorted to Ford’s funeral, 217–18

         
Clinton’s ethics attacked by, 50

         
courtship and marriage to Laura, 163

         
and Robin (sister), 132, 133, 134

         
smoking and, 318

         
veterans’ hospital visited by, 316–17

         
White House staff and, 55

     
Bush, Jeb, 51, 131, 328

     
Bush, Jenna, 163, 275

     
Bush, Larry, 80, 102, 196, 197

     
Bush, Laura

         
advice to Columba Bush given by, 328

         
Afghan women supported by, 19, 278

         
attends 2013 African summit, 29

         
collaboration with Betty Ford of, 80–81

         
courtship and marriage of, 163–64

         
as critical of Rove, 28

         
as first lady, 7, 162–66

         
first woman executive chef appointed by, 25

         
and governors’ spouses’ luncheon, 51

         
Hillary Clinton’s advice to, 58

         
and husband’s war policies, 20

         
Lady Bird Johnson’s correspondence to, 42

         
Lynne Cheney and, 271

         
Michelle Obama and, 8, 9, 29, 41, 45, 53–54, 59–60

         
9/11 and, 19–20, 164

         
relationship with Barbara Bush of, 19, 275, 276

         
relationship with daughters of, 28

         
Save America’s Treasures supported by, 282

         
Shanksville visited by, 165

         
and smoking, 318

         
veterans’ hospital visited by, 316–17

         
and White House staff, 55

     
Bush, Marvin, 327

     
Bush, Prescott, 70

     
Bush, Robin, 30, 132–34

     
Caddell, Pat, 226

     
Califano, Joe, 113, 148, 225

     
Cambodia, 117, 119

     
Camelot (Kennedy presidency), 202, 204

     
Camelot
(musical), 204

     
Camp, Christine, 108

     
Campbell, Guy, 159, 160

     
Campbell, Mary Ann, 74–75, 136, 280

     
Camp David, 116, 121, 227, 310, 329

     
Camp David Accords, 14–15, 226, 260

     
cancer

         
of Betty Ford, 14, 83, 93–94, 95–100

         
feared contagious, 96, 132

         
of Happy Rockefeller, 97

         
of Nancy Reagan, 128–29, 302

         
of Jimmy Carter, 326

         
of Ronald Reagan, 97

         
of shah of Iran, 231

     
Cape Canaveral, 202

     
Capital Speakers’ Club, 288

     
Caputo, Lisa, 2

     
Caroline, Princess of Monaco, 108

     
Carousel
(musical), 294

     
Carpenter, Liz, 145, 176

     
Carr, Vikki, 32–33

     
Carter, Amy, 22, 124–28, 223, 263, 309

     
Carter, Billy, 223, 224

     
Carter, Jimmy, 15, 124–28

         
as campaign chair of Democratic National Committee, 261

         
cancer treatment of, 326

         
on children being bullied, 152

         
on gifts to family, 22

         
Luci Baines Johnson invited to papal inauguration by, 43

         
on marriage, 231

         
meets and marries Rosalynn, 220–21

         
Mental Health Systems Act signed by, 230

         
Playboy
interview of, 82

         
post–White House years of, 326

         
Sadat’s funeral attended by, 260

         
strained relationship with Clintons, 261–63

     
Carter, Lillian, 152, 220, 223

     
Carter, Rosalynn

         
on accepting gifts, 22

         
Betty Ford eulogy given by, 325

         
on bias against southerners, 76–77

         
Cabinet meetings attended by, 227, 228

         
on Carter’s loss to Reagan, 257, 258

         
on Carter’s
Playboy
interview, 81–82

         
childhood of, 219

         
on cost of food at White House, 21