Seeing Nose to Nose

Caption: Seeing, Seeing Nose to Nose- Susan Ford the nation's First Daughter, and Liberty, the first dog, share a moment of rest during a visit to Camp David with President and Mrs. Ford


Hey, Wait a Minute

Caption: Washington, April 17--Hey, Wait a Minute-- President Ford has a little difficulty controlling the First Family's three golden labrador retrievers on the South Lawn of the White House Saturday. He was rounding them up for a helicopter trip to Camp David where he and Mrs. Ford will spend Easter Sunday".


Nation's new 'First Dog' Liberty

Caption: "Washington, D. C.-AP- The nation's new 'first dog' Liberty, romped on the White House lawn Sunday with President Ford and Ford's daughter, Susan. The 8-month-old female golden retriever was a gift from Susan and White House photographer David Kennerly. When asked who would be responsible for the care of the dog, Susan responded, 'Daddy', before the president could answer".


Liberty's puppies

Caption: "Gerald and Betty Ford and daughter Susan admired their golden retriever, Liberty, and her litter of puppies at the White House. Liberty gave birth Sunday. One of the pups will be trained as a guide dog for the blind, the White House announced Wednesday".


Before School

Caption: "Susan Ford, right, and Barbara Manfuso, a schoolmate, and long-time friend, carry food and water to President Ford's dog at the White House before departing for school at Holton Arms, a private school, in nearby Bethesda, Md. Barbara drives Susan to school each day."


Run with Liberty

Caption: " She's not exactly the girl next door but she could be. The morning after her dramatic debut as White House Hostess recently, Susan Ford, takes the family's New Golden Retriever, Liberty, for a run on the South Lawn of the White House. The 8-month old female golden retriever was a joint gift from Susan and official white house photographer David Hume Kennerly to President Ford. Jeans at the White House? It's reported that when Susan moved into the executive mansion with her family, she vowed, 'I'll never throw away my blue Jeans".


Swimming with Liberty

Caption: "President Ford is shown swimming with his pet dog, Liberty, in the pool at Camp David, Md. in February of this year. It is one of many pictures that will appear in a book by photographer Frank Johnson on how the White House work"


Another Presidential Pet

Caption: "President Ford talks with his daughter, Susan, as she shows him Mollie, the sister of the first family's golden retriever Liberty, right, Sunday as Ford prepared to leave the White House to attend a party on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Susan, who apparently asked if she could buy the second dog, was asked by her father, 'You want two?' then without giving a final no, he told her, 'You don't take care of one.' Both Mollie and the other golden retriever, left are in the custody of a dog kennel in Alexandria, Va."


Outstanding Women

Caption: "President Ford introduces the Ten Outstanding Women of America to his dog, Liberty, as he meets with them at the White House Tuesday. From left are: Mayor Lelia Foley, Taft, Okla,; Karel Petraitis, College Park, Md., associate in Prince George County attorney's office; Carolyn Stapleton, Atlanta Ga., Methodist Campus Minister, Emory Univ.; Gilda Iriarte, Washington, DC., assistant to Rep. Jaime Benitez of Puerto Rico; Dianne Milhollin, Moscow, Idaho, vocational rehabilitation counselor; Ford; Dr. Judith Bensinger, Chicago, Ill, physician to Headstart Centers and Goodwill Industries; Linda Glenn, Omaha, Neb.,Executive director, Eastern Nebraska Community Office of Retardation; Martha Schwebach, Moriarty, N.M., Hope Medical Center; Lynn Salvage, New York, assistant vice president, Bankers Trust Co.; and Ellen Kirby, Petersburg, W. Va., Grant County public Health Nurse".


Bath time

 

Susan Ford holds the dog while it is being bathed by a man