\; \; \; Jerry Ford had one g oal - to be elected by his Congressional peers as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Ironically\, he did not achieve this dream\, but he did b ecome the first unelected Vice-President and President of the United State s. Ford&rsquo\;s honesty and forthrightness helped to heal the nation afte r the Watergate scandals.
\n\; \; \; Betty Ford was may be our nation&rsquo\;s most outspoken First Lady and many of the topics sh e spoke about caused her husband political difficulties\, like her support for ERA and the Roe vs Wade decision. \;But her speaking out on her personal difficulties such as breast cancer and alcohol and medicinal drug s addiction brought these topics to the forefront and saved many people&rs quo\;s lives.
\nA Deerfield Beach Percy White Library tradition for
decades\, &ldquo\;Presidents and Their First Ladies\, dramatically speakin
g&rdquo\;
is the creation of the veteran acting and writing team of
husband and wife\, William and Sue Wills. After 20 years of operating thei
r own theatrical company in the resort of Ocean City\, MD\, the couple is
now in their 28th year of bringing to life the stories of 36 different Pre
sidential couples. \;Amazingly\, the Wills have appeared together on
stage over 9\,400 times&hellip\;and still counting. They are not &ldquo\;i
mpersonators&rdquo\;\, but hope that their costumes\, dialects\, and demea
nors will help recreate these historical characters.
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sp\;Mr. and Mrs. Wills have performed in 36 of our 50 states and have give
n over 30 performances at seven of the nation&rsquo\;s Presidential Museum
s. \; They are a true working team with William researching and creati
ng the scripts while Sue edits his work and creates the costumes\, many of
her own design
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With their &ldquo\;Presidents and First
Ladies&rdquo\; program\, William and Sue hope that by presenting the perso
nal side of our first couples\, they will become more than just names read
about in history books.
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