Betty Ford - Jerry Quotes

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On one hand, I loved being 'the wife of'; on the other hand, I was convinced that the more important Jerry became, the less important I became.

Betty Ford

I hadn't wanted Jerry to be president, but I had long since accepted his decision to run. You plan your life one way, it goes another. When the time came, I felt he would be the best man for the job, and I was willing to take on four more years in the White House.

Betty Ford

I never felt hopelessly mutilated. After all, Jerry and I had been married a good many years and our love had proved itself. I had no reason to doubt my husband. If he'd lost a leg, I wouldn't have deserted him, and I knew he wouldn't desert me because I was unfortunate enough to have had a mastectomy. Neither of us can walk away from the other.

Betty Ford