America's Most Influential First Ladies
- ISBN-10
- 1881508005
- ISBN-13
- 9781881508007
- Category
- Presidents
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Author
- Carl Sferrazza Anthony
Description
Examines the contributions and accomplishments of eleven presidential wives: Dolley Madison, Mary Lincoln, Nellie Taft, Florence Harding, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, and Nancy Reagan.
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