Betty Ford forever postage stamp [Video]

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A new forever postage stamp bearing the portrait of former first lady Betty Ford was unveiled Wednesday afternoon in the East Room of the White House.

And if there was a theme to the unveiling event, it focused on how the wife of 38th President Gerald Ford used the worst episodes in her life to help others overcome their own.

Ford, who died in 2011, was an advocate for women’s health and breast cancer awareness, having undergone breast cancer surgery in 1974. She also established treatment centers around the country that are credited with helping generations of Americans overcome addiction — after she publicly revealed in 1978 that she struggled with prescription medication and alcohol addiction.

First lady Jill Biden, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Ford’s daughter Susan Ford Bales and …