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Congressional Gold Medal Recipient Betty Ford
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
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| Description | President Gerald Ford and his wife Betty were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their dedicated public service and outstanding humanitarian contributions to the people of the United States of America. Also commemorating the 85th and 80th birthday of President and Mrs. Ford, respectively, President William J. Clinton, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, and President Pro Tempore Strom Thurmond presented the gold medal on October 27, 1999.
The obverse of the medal features a portrait of Gerald and Betty Ford with the inscriptions “GERALD R. AND BETTY FORD” along the top border of the medal and “ACT OF CONGRESS 1998” centered along the bottom border of the medal. The reverse features the motto “LIBERTY” centered along the top above the distinctive dome of the Capitol building, with a swag of oak and laurel leaves underneath. The inscriptions, “LIVES OF SERVICE”, “EXAMPLES OF INTEGRITY”, “PRESIDENT & FIRST LADY” and “1949 – 1977” are in the center of the medal. Centered at the bottom of the reverse is our national symbol, the bald eagle. A star is arranged on both sides of the eagle to complete the design.
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