A one-hour biography exploring the life of one of the most influential of the modern first ladies, Betty Ford: The Real Deal traces the former first lady’s outspoken and mold-breaking life in the White House, her diagnosis with breast cancer, and her troubles with alcohol and substance abuse and the family intervention that led the way, not only to her recovery, but to the establishment of the pioneering treatment facility that bears her name.

Narrated by award-winning actress Jane Alexander, Betty Ford: The Real Deal features never-before-seen photos and film footage, interviews with Mrs. Ford, her four children, and close friends, as well as interviews with, among others, former White House photographer David Hume Kennerly and presidential historians Michael Beschloss and Richard Norton Smith.

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