The Betty Ford Story

*The Betty Ford Story*
The Betty Ford Story
Genre	Biography; Drama
Based on	The Times of My Life; by Betty Ford; Chris Chase
Written by	Karen Hall
Directed by	David Greene
Starring	Gena Rowlands; Josef Sommer; Nan Woods
Music by	Arthur B. Rubinstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Robert Papazian; David L. Wolper
Producer	Mark Wolper
Production locations	Long Beach Naval Hospital; Long Beach, California
Cinematography	Dennis Dalzell
Editor	Parkie L. Singh
Production companies	David L. Wolper Productions; Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 2, 1987

GenreBiography
Drama

Based onThe Times of My Life
by Betty Ford
Chris Chase

Written byKaren Hall

Directed byDavid Greene

The Betty Ford Story is a 1987 television film^[2] directed by David Greene and written by Karen Hall. This biographical film was based on the book The Times of My Life^[3] written by Chris Chase and Betty Ford.^[4] The film originally aired on ABC.^[5]^[6]

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38th President of the United States (1974–1977) 40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974) U.S. Representative for MI–5 (1949–1973)
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Elections	United States House of Representatives elections 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1976 presidential campaign presidential election Carter transition Republican Party presidential primaries 1976 1980 1976 Republican National Convention 1976 1980
Cultural depictions	The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978) Dynasty (1981) The Betty Ford Story (1987) Assassins (1990) "Two Bad Neighbors" (1996) Saturday Night Live parodies Chevy Chase The X-Presidents (1997) Presidential Reunion (2010) The Political Machine (2004) The Butler (2013) The First Lady (2022)
Legacy	Gerald R. Ford International Airport Gerald R. Ford Award Ford School of Public Policy Ford House Office Building USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Gerald R. Ford Freeway U.S. Postage stamps Statue
Family	Charles Henry King (grandfather) Leslie Lynch King Sr. (father) Dorothy Gardner Ford (mother) Gerald Rudolff Ford (stepfather) Thomas Gardner Ford (half-brother) Betty Ford (wife) Michael Gerald Ford (son) John Gardner Ford (son) Steven Meigs Ford (son) Susan Ford Bales (daughter) Liberty (family dog)
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The Betty Ford Story
Genre	Biography Drama
Based on	The Times of My Life by Betty Ford Chris Chase
Written by	Karen Hall
Directed by	David Greene
Starring	Gena Rowlands Josef Sommer Nan Woods
Music by	Arthur B. Rubinstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Robert Papazian David L. Wolper
Producer	Mark Wolper
Production locations	Long Beach Naval Hospital Long Beach, California
Cinematography	Dennis Dalzell
Editor	Parkie L. Singh
Production companies	David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 2, 1987 (1987-03-02)^[1]