Growing Up In The White House: Presidents’ Kids Then And Now

The Ford Kids

Gerald Ford and wife Betty Ford had four children, three sons and one daughter: Susan, John, Steven, and Michael. Gerald’s kids were young adults when he began his presidency. John has remained involved in politics through the Republican conventions. Michael Ford is a minister and oversees the Department of Student Development at Wake Forest University. Steven Ford went on to have an acting career and appeared in films like Heat, Contact, and Transformers.

Steven also struggled with alcoholism like his mother Betty and has gone on to devote much of his time to help other young alcoholics. Susan Ford married one of her father’s Secret Service agents and the two had two daughters together but later divorced. She later remarried an attorney and remains married to him today. She is the chairman of the board for the Betty Ford Center.