Inside Rosalynn Carter and Betty Ford's Unstoppable 40-Year Friendship: 'A Formidable Duo'
Photo:Diana Walker/Getty Images Diana Walker/Getty Images It was the mid-1970s whenRosalynn Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, first metBetty Ford, then the second lady of the United States. Ford was traveling through the Peach State on an official trip that saw her bringing art to rural communities across the country, and Rosalynn and her husband, Democratic Georgia Gov.Jimmy Carter, invited her to stay at the governor’s mansion. “She was the most distinguished guest we had ever had, but when she arrived, she was so warm and friendly that she immediately put me at ease, and we had a good time together,” Rosalynn once recalled of Betty, who would soon be promoted to first lady when her husband, Republican Vice PresidentGerald Ford, took over as president of the United States uponRichard Nixon’s resignation....