Betty Ford says she would accept ‘an affair’ by daughter 40 years ago this hour (Aug 10 1975)

(Sunday, August 10, 1975, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — First Lady Betty Ford told the CBS news magazine program 60 Minutes tonight that she wouldn’t be surprised if her daughter Susan, 18 years old, decided to have an affair, suggesting that in general, premarital relations with the right partner might lower the divorce rate (click here to watch a video clip).