Modern First Ladies – serie
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28 produkter
Betty Ford
Candor and Courage in the White House
Inbunden, 2004
606 kr
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First Lady Betty Ford will long be remembered for her active support of the Equal Rights Amendment, her struggles with breast cancer and substance abuse, and her later involvement with the addiction treatment center that bears her name. But perhaps more than these, Betty Ford will stand as a …
Nancy Reagan
On the White House Stage
Inbunden, 2005
472 kr
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Many thought of her as Queen Nancy. Others as the Dragon Lady. But for millions of Americans, Nancy Reagan was the always-smiling and deeply admiring presidential spouse who stood by her man; that image lingers still in the touching picture of a bereaved widow at her husband's casket. Nancy Reagan …
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Polarizing First Lady
Av Gil Troy
Inbunden, 2006
601 kr
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For most first ladies, their years in the White House are their sole claim to fame. For one - Hillary Rodham Clinton - that tenure was just another step in a remarkable political career. Neither a ""hit job"" nor a facile tribute, Gil Troy's lively and refreshingly nonsensational new book provides …
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
The General's First Lady
Inbunden, 2007
487 kr
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It was fitting for a soldier's wife to make curtains out of military-surplus parachutes. That they would hang in the White House made little difference. Mamie Doud Eisenhower was a president's wife who seemed to most Americans like the friend next door. She gave us ""Mamie pink"" and ""Mamie …
Rosalynn Carter
Equal Partner in the White House
Inbunden, 2007
487 kr
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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 husband Jimmy Carter's approval ratings sank to record lows, she still tied with Mother …
Grace Coolidge
The People's Lady in Silent Cal's White House
Inbunden, 2008
482 kr
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When Grace Anna Goodhue wed Calvin Coolidge in 1905, she thought then that marriage ""has seldom united two people of more vastly different temperaments and tastes."" Warm and vivacious to her husband's dour and taciturn, Grace was to be a contrast to Calvin for years to come. But as Robert Ferrell …
Barbara Bush
Presidential Matriarch
Inbunden, 2008
487 kr
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Wife of one president and mother of another, Barbara Bush was an outspoken first lady who looked more like her constituents than did her predecessors. A White House resident for only four years, she nevertheless became and remains one of the most admired women in the world.This new look at Barbara …
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Polarizing First Lady
Av Gil Troy
Häftad, 2006
352 kr
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For most first ladies, their years in the White House are their sole claim to fame. For one-Hillary Rodham Clinton - that tenure was just another step in a remarkable political career. Neither a ""hit job"" nor a facile tribute, Gil Troy's lively and refreshingly nonsensational new book provides a …
First Lady Florence Harding
Behind the Tragedy and Controversy
Inbunden, 2009
487 kr
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Florence Kling Harding has come down through history as one of our most scorned first ladies. Victimized by caricatures and branded a shrew, she stands at the bottom of historians' polls, her reputation tarnished by her husband's scandals despite their joint popularity while in office. These …
Eleanor Roosevelt
Transformative First Lady
Inbunden, 2010
487 kr
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Presiding in the White House longer than any other first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt championed the downtrodden as she traveled the globe, yet she was a maze of contradictions—an idealist who carried on a moneymaking career that depended on her position and a conventional-appearing wife and mother who …
Bess Wallace Truman
Harry's White House ""Boss
Av Sara L. Sale
Inbunden, 2010
838 kr
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Traces Mrs Truman’s many philanthropic efforts both before and during her White House years and places her public activities in the larger context of contemporary women’s activism. This also reveals how the president discussed all of his policy decisions with his wife, making her his full partner.
Ellen and Edith
Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies
Häftad, 2015
384 kr
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The wives of Woodrow Wilson were strikingly different from each other. Ellen Axson Wilson, quiet and intellectual, died after just a year and a half in the White House and is thought to have had little impact on history. Edith Bolling Wilson was flamboyant and confident but left a legacy of …
Lou Henry Hoover
Activist First Lady
Häftad, 2016
341 kr
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Although overshadowed by her higher-profile successors, Lou Henry Hoover was in many ways the nation’s first truly modern First Lady. She was the first to speak on the radio and give regular interviews. She was the first to be a public political persona in her own right. And, although the White …
Jacqueline Kennedy
First Lady of the New Frontier
Häftad, 2018
382 kr
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In a mere one thousand days, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy created an entrancing public persona that has remained intact for nearly forty years. Even now, a decade after her death, she remains a figure of enduring—and endearing—interest. Yet, while innumerable books have focused on the legends and …
Pat Nixon
Embattled First Lady
Häftad, 2023
331 kr
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Pat Nixon may be the least understood of modern first ladies. Although public opinion polls rated her one of our nation’s most admired women, few Americans really knew much about her.This first scholarly biography of Thelma Ryan Nixon—the first biography in thirty-five years and the first to access …
Nancy Reagan
On the White House Stage
Häftad, 2025
322 kr
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Many thought of her as Queen Nancy. Others as the Dragon Lady. But for millions of Americans, Nancy Reagan was the always-smiling and deeply admiring presidential spouse who stood by her man; that image lingers still in the touching picture of a bereaved widow at her husband’s casket.Nancy Reagan …
Barbara Bush
Presidential Matriarch
Häftad, 2025
322 kr
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Wife of one president and mother of another, Barbara Bush was an outspoken first lady who looked more like her constituents than did her predecessors. A White House resident for only four years, she nevertheless became and remains one of the most admired women in the world.This new look at Barbara …
Rosalynn Carter
Equal Partner in the White House
Häftad, 2025
322 kr
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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 husband Jimmy Carter’s approval ratings sank to record lows, she still tied with Mother Teresa …
Laura Bush
Texas Roots, Global Impact
Inbunden, 2025
427 kr
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A complete, nuanced study of Laura Bush's work as first lady, which blended the traditional feminine expectations of the role with the political agenda and global advocacy of the modern office. Jill Abraham Hummer, a leading expert on first ladies, adds to the highly acclaimed Modern First Ladies …
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
The General's First Lady
Häftad, 2025
352 kr
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It was fitting for a soldier's wife to make curtains out of military-surplus parachutes. That they would hang in the White House made little difference.Mamie Doud Eisenhower was a president's wife who seemed to most Americans like the friend next door. She gave us 'Mamie pink' and 'Mamie bangs' but …
Eleanor Roosevelt
Transformative First Lady
Häftad, 2026
352 kr
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Presiding in the White House longer than any other first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt championed the downtrodden as she traveled the globe, yet she was a maze of contradictions—an idealist who carried on a moneymaking career that depended on her position and a conventional-appearing wife and mother who …
Lady Bird Johnson
Our Environmental First Lady
Häftad, 2026
352 kr
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Unique among presidents’ wives, Lady Bird Johnson was not only one of the leading environmentalists of the twentieth century, she also redefined the institution of First Lady. In this first book in an innovative new series, Lewis Gould shows why Mrs. Johnson ranks with Eleanor Roosevelt as a …
First Lady Florence Harding
Behind the Tragedy and Controversy
Häftad, 2026
352 kr
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Florence Kling Harding has come down through history as one of our most scorned first ladies. Victimized by caricatures and branded a shrew, she stands at the bottom of historians’ polls, her reputation tarnished by her husband’s scandals despite their joint popularity while in office. These …
Betty Ford
Candor and Courage in the White House
Häftad, 2026
382 kr
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First Lady Betty Ford will long be remembered for her active support of the Equal Rights Amendment, her struggles with breast cancer and substance abuse, and her later involvement with the addiction treatment center that bears her name. But perhaps more than these, Betty Ford will stand as a …
Bess Wallace Truman
Harry's White House "Boss"
Av Sara L. Sale
Häftad, 2026
382 kr
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Thrust into the world of Washington politics and power, Bess Wallace Truman steadfastly remained what she wanted to be: a representative of middle-American values and virtues. She ran the White House as she ran her own home, attending personally to details that many first ladies had left to the …
Lady Bird Johnson
Our Environmental First Lady
Inbunden, 1999
482 kr
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Unique among president's wives, Lady Bird Johnson was not only a leading environmentalist, but she redefined the institution of First Lady. Using Lady Bird's White House papers and interviews with her and her associates, Lewis L. Gould captures her spirit and achievements in her First Lady role.
Pat Nixon
Embattled First Lady
Inbunden, 2011
566 kr
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Pat Nixon may be the least understood of modern first ladies. Although public opinion polls rated her one of our nation’s most admired women, few Americans really knew much about her. This first scholarly biography of Thelma Ryan Nixon—the first biography in thirty-five years and the first to …
