Betty Ford

Elizabeth Anne Ford was the first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. Ford also was the second lady of the United States from 1973 to 1974 when her husband was vice president.

8 April 1918

Born on the same birth date (8 April 1918): Glendon Swarthout

Born on the same birth day (8 April): Allu Arjun • August Wilhelm von Hofmann • Biz Markie • Carlos Santana (baseball) • Cedi Osman • Edmund Husserl • Ivan Supek • James Lockhart (historian) • Katee Sackhoff • Pablo Portillo • Patrick Schliwa • Renzo De Felice • Tim Thomerson

Born in the same month (April 1918): Alfredo Ovando Candía • Bobby Doerr • Fanny Blankers-Koen • Glendon Swarthout • Graham Payn • Kai Siegbahn • Richard Wainwright (politician) • Shinobu Hashimoto • William Holden • William Jay Smith