"Women of the White House looks at the work, lives and times of the 48 women officially recognized as FLOTUS, including the newest first lady Jill Biden. Through portraits, photographs and profiles, the book examines their contributions to the presidencies they supported and the 230-year history of the role"--
Inspired by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the author has selected eleven other First Ladies who played vital roles in shaping their husbands' lives and, tangentially, their nation's destiny. A few...
The book also analyzes the role of financial stress as the family fought to reestablish its fortune in the years after the Civil War.
See also Boettiger, Anna Roosevelt Hamilton, Alexander, 252 Hamilton, George, 322 Hannegan, Robert, 62 Harding, Warren G., 332 Hardy, Tom, 79 Hare, Ray, 175, 208,285 Harkness, Rebekah, 335 Harriman, Averell, 281, 288 Harriston (doorman) ...
The author describes her many years of reporting on the White House, exploring the changing relationship between the presidency and the press
Biographies of the women who have been First Ladies of the United States
" A modern day thriller and the story of our time, Roy's fact-based novel is so immediate, informative and honest it could change your life.
Above all, they're not supposed to act out or cause even a whiff of scandal. Of course, reality often overrides conventional wisdom, and this book shows how far from the prim ideal many of the Presidents' wives have strayed.
The Ladies of the White House
Before Hillary, there was Rosalynn. Rosalynn Carter—the most politically active first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt—was sometimes called the second most powerful person in the United States. Even when her...
Entertaining at the White House: Decades of Presidential Traditions