presidents' spouses

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presidents' spouses

The first lady of the United States

2003
Discusses the role of the wife of the President of the United States, known as the first lady, and shows a schedule for what might be considered a typical day.

Mary Todd Lincoln

tragic first lady of the Civil War
2000
A biography of the wife of the sixteenth president of the United States, discussing her upbringing, marriage, her role in Lincoln's political career, and the tragedies that marred her life.

Laura Welch Bush, First Lady

2001
Presents an illustrated biography of First Lady Laura Bush, tracing her life from childhood to the White House.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

woman of courage
1995
A biography of the woman who captivated the world with her intelligence, elegance, and grace. Encompasses the events of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's life from her girlhood through her death on May 19, 1994. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs.

Michelle Obama

mom-in-chief
2009
Describes the life of Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood in Chicago, education, career as a lawyer, marriage to Barack, and relationship with her children.

Eva Per?n

2011
Examines the life of Eva Peron against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment.

Reading Jackie

her autobiography in books
2011
Chronicles the life of Jackie Onassis Kennedy based on her efforts to commission and publish nearly one hundred books, including the first commercially successful book on the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, and describes how her literary projects reflected her own interests.

Historic conversations on life with John F. Kennedy

interviews with Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr,. 1964
2011
Contains the transcripts of interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy that provide insight into the life of her late husband, John F. Kennedy, and the events and people that shaped it; and includes annotations as well as eight compact discs with recordings of the interviews.

Franklin and Eleanor

an extraordinary marriage
2010
Describes the marriage of Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt, discussing the challenges and controversies the couple endured, and examining the claim that their union was maintained for political purposes.

Hillary Clinton

2010
Presents the history of Hilary Clinton's political aspirations throughout her life.

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