LARRY GATLIN REMEMBERS FORMER FIRST LADY BETTY FORD ON WEEKEND FOX & FRIENDS Gatlin Credits Ford for Sobriety, Saving Life Nashville, Tenn. (July 9, 2011) – Tomorrow morning, July 10, on the weekend edition of the Fox News Channel 's Fox & Friends , country music star Larry Gatlin remembers Betty Ford, former First Lady and wife of President Gerald Ford . Gatlin, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, credits Ford in helping him reach sobriety and ultimately, for saving his life. "By her actions and her example of sainthood, I am alive today," notes Gatlin. "Miz Betty, as I called her, was the one who made it OK for us drunks to 'come in from the cold.'" Ford passed away yesterday at the age of 9 3. Read Gatlin's Betty Ford remembrance commentary HERE . Tune-In: Sunday, July 10 7:35 AM EST Fox News Channel - Fox & Friends The list of Betty Ford Center Nashville folks is a lon...
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