Susan Ford was 17 when her father, Gerald Ford, became the nation’s 38th president, and she moved into the White House.
The youngest of the Fords’ children, and the only daughter, Susan acclimated to her new surroundings, absorbing details about the history and protocols of the First Family’s home.
And years later, she drew upon that intimate insider’s knowledge to write fiction, a mystery set in the White House, complete with scandal and intrigue. .
In a nod to her real life profession, and that of her book’s main character, Ford called her book Double Exposure.
And alongside all the elements of a good, page-turning mystery Ford gave her readers some delectable tidbits about the White House and its mysteries.
So here now, from 2002, Susan Ford.
Susan Ford will be 67 in July. She lives in Texas.