The Presidents' Wives : the Office of the First Lady in US Politics.

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Intro; Title page; copyright page; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Ch1- Behind Every Successful Man; The Power Behind the Throne; Photo: Frances Cleveland and the ladies of the cabinet, 1897; A New View of the Presidents' Wives; Worthy Public Figures; First Ladies Around the World; The Title of "First Lady"; In Service of Their Country; The Presidential Marriage: Number of Years Married Prior to Serving in the White House; Notes; Photo: President and Ida McKinley on the reviewing stand at a parade, 1899; Ch2- Studying the First Ladies; Why Study the Presidents' Wives?

Birthplaces of the First Ladies by Frequency of LocationThe State of Scholarship; Education of First Ladies; Table 2.1 First Ladies of the United States; A Challenging Office; Notes; Photo: Margaret Wilson and Ellen Wilson at a horse show, 1913; Ch3- A History of Influence; Historical Periods of the First Ladyship; The White House: The First Lady's House; Surrogate First Ladies; White House Hostesses Who Were Not First Ladies; Notes; Ch4- A Woman Without Portfolio; Photo: The first lady of the land, Grace Coolidge, tries army chow, 1927; The Evolution of Institutional Roles and Duties

The First Lady's Roles and DutiesRoles and Duties of the First Lady; The First Lady as Woman of Influence; Office and Staff; Staff Positions in the Office of the First Lady; Salaries in the Office of First Lady Michelle Obama; Employees in the Office of First Lady Hillary Clinton, 1997; Notes; Ch5- Approaches to the Office; Multidimensional Office, Multiple Approaches; Photo: Lou Hoover takes an active role in the Christmas affair; Basic Approaches and the First Ladyship; Table 5.1 Age Profile of the First Ladies; Presidential Liabilities; The Paradoxes of Being the President's Spouse; Notes

Photo: Eleanor Roosevelt greets guests of the White House for the annual Easter egg roll, 1935Ch6- Roles and a Presidential Partnership; Four Types of Social Influence; Social Projects of Recent First Ladies; The First Lady as Human Rights Advocate; Four Types of Political Activism; Table 6.1 Presidential and Vice Presidential Spouses Who Testified Before Congress; Political Activities of First Ladies; Four Types of Political Influence; Nancy Reagan's International Travel, 1981-1985; Four Types of Political Partnership; Table 6.2 Presidential Children: Successful Careers in Public Service

The Presidential PartnershipFive Types of Presidential Partnership; Notes; Photo: President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford celebrate winning the nomination at the Republican National Convention, 1976; Ch7- The Question of Character; Character Is Queen; A Model of Presidential Character; Presidential Character Model; A Model of First Lady Character; First Lady Character Model; Character Matters; Notes; Photo: President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter dance at the Inaugural Ball,1977; Ch8- Public Women and Public Opinion; First Ladies in the Spotlight

Public Opinion Polling and the First Lady

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, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama in each chapter. The new edition also includes a decade-and-a-half of new research on public opinion, the growth and political development of the East Wing, and the issue of first lady character.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index.

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