The Presidents' Wives : : Reassessing the Office of First Lady / / Robert P. Watson.

Robert Watson's groundbreaking study on the presidents' wives proved that the first lady can be an influential force in presidential politics and is a subject worthy of scholarly attention. Now, this fully revised second edition incorporates the first ladyships of Hillary Rodham Clinton, L...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
©2000
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (261 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • 1 The President's Partner
  • 2 The Unknown Institution of the White House
  • 3 History of the First Lady
  • 4 Official Duties
  • 5 Approaches to the Office
  • 6 Public Opinion and the First Lady
  • 7 Rating the Presidential Spouses
  • 8 The Future of the Office
  • Appendix: Profiles of the First Ladies
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book