COLLEEN ELIZABETH KELLEY is Assistant Professor of Speech Communication at Penn State-Erie, The Behrend College. Professor Kelley is the coeditor (with Rod Troester) of Peacemaking Through Communication and has written various articles for learned journals.

• Introduction The Historical First Lady Politics and Mediated Realities Mitigating Factors in Mediated Realities Crisis Management Rhetoric Crisis Management Styles of First Couples Crisis Management Discourse of Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Mini-Scandals" to Whitewater Crisis Management Discourse of Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Travelgate" to Impeachment The Rhetorical Evolution of Hillary Rodham Clinton Rhetorical Strategies of Hillary Rodham Clinton Conclusion Bibliography

COLLEEN ELIZABETH KELLEY is Assistant Professor of Speech Communication at Penn State-Erie, The Behrend College. Professor Kelley is the coeditor (with Rod Troester) of Peacemaking Through Communication and has written various articles for learned journals.

• Introduction The Historical First Lady Politics and Mediated Realities Mitigating Factors in Mediated Realities Crisis Management Rhetoric Crisis Management Styles of First Couples Crisis Management Discourse of Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Mini-Scandals" to Whitewater Crisis Management Discourse of Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Travelgate" to Impeachment The Rhetorical Evolution of Hillary Rodham Clinton Rhetorical Strategies of Hillary Rodham Clinton Conclusion Bibliography

COLLEEN ELIZABETH KELLEY is Assistant Professor of Speech Communication at Penn State-Erie, The Behrend College. Professor Kelley is the coeditor (with Rod Troester) of Peacemaking Through Communication and has written various articles for learned journals.

• Introduction The Historical First Lady Politics and Mediated Realities Mitigating Factors in Mediated Realities Crisis Management Rhetoric Crisis Management Styles of First Couples Crisis Management Discourse of Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Mini-Scandals" to Whitewater Crisis Management Discourse of Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Travelgate" to Impeachment The Rhetorical Evolution of Hillary Rodham Clinton Rhetorical Strategies of Hillary Rodham Clinton Conclusion Bibliography