Betty Ford and William Warren Marriage Profile
Betty's first marriage to William Warren was an unhappy one and did not last long.
Betty: Department store and factory work.
Betty and Warren divorced on September 22, 1947.
Source: Betty Ford. The Times of My Life. 1978. pg. 37.
John Robert Greene on Betty's marriage to Bill: "... married Warren in her stepfather's living room, on a date that she professes not to remember, but that her divorce decree lists as April 23, 1942."
Source: John Robert Greene.
Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House. pg. 13.
Betty: "We moved around from pillar to post. That was the story of the marriage."
Source: John Robert Greene. Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House. pg. 13.
John Robert Greene about Bill: "Indeed, Warren was an alcoholic, and it clearly had an effect on Betty. Already at a higher risk of alcohol abuse because of her father's addiction, she remembered that with her husband gone, 'I might just as well head straight for the bar.'"
Source: John Robert Greene. Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House. pg. 13.
How Bill and Betty Met:
Bill Warren took Betty to her first dance when she was 12 years old.Wedding Date:
When she was 24 years old, even though she had broken their engagement once and had feelings of uncertainty, Betty married William G. Warren, a salesman, in 1942 at her mother's home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Occupations:
Bill: Salesman.Betty: Department store and factory work.
Children:
Betty and Bill did not have any children.Divorce:
When she tired of their frequent moving and his "extensive repeated cruelty" Betty decided to divorce Bill. However, he slipped into a diabetic coma and Betty stayed with him at his parents' home during his two-year recovery.Betty and Warren divorced on September 22, 1947.
John Greene: "Warren's return to health, however, did not change Betty's mind. A terse two-sentence statement in her memoirs serves to explain the end of her relationship ... 'I took a dollar in settlement and it was finished.'"
Source: John Robert Greene. Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House. pg. 14.
Quotes About Betty's Marriage to Bill Warren:
Betty: "My mother and my stepfather were not enthusiastic about Bill Warren, which made him all the more alluring to me."Source: Betty Ford. The Times of My Life. 1978. pg. 37.
John Robert Greene on Betty's marriage to Bill: "... married Warren in her stepfather's living room, on a date that she professes not to remember, but that her divorce decree lists as April 23, 1942."
Source: John Robert Greene.
Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House. pg. 13.
Betty: "We moved around from pillar to post. That was the story of the marriage."
Source: John Robert Greene. Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House. pg. 13.
John Robert Greene about Bill: "Indeed, Warren was an alcoholic, and it clearly had an effect on Betty. Already at a higher risk of alcohol abuse because of her father's addiction, she remembered that with her husband gone, 'I might just as well head straight for the bar.'"
Source: John Robert Greene. Betty Ford: Candor and Courage in the White House. pg. 13.
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