Everything seemed perfect. Betty

Ford was married to the man she

loved. She had reared four wonder-

ful children. And becoming First

Lady of the United States only made

public what her family and friends

already knew so well--she was a

lovely woman of intelligence, con-

viction, and boundless energy.

What no one knew, however, not

even Mrs. Ford herself, was that she

had a disease.

Like so many millions of Ameri-

cans, Betty Ford suffered from alco-

holism apd drug addiction. But in

her case, as in many cases, the dis-

ease took years to surface. When it

did, it took all of the strength and

courage that she and her family pos-

sessed to be able to deal with it.

BETTY: A GLAD AWAKENING is

the deeply personal story of one of

the most celebrated women of our

time. It is a moving memoir in

which Mrs. Ford shares her experi-

ence, understanding, and hope, so

that other men and women can dis-

cover that alcoholism and drug