LEADER 03212nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910453872003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-56112-2 010 $a0-19-802081-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000579036 035 $a(EBL)430718 035 $a(OCoLC)437115003 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000360126 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12135422 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000360126 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10318106 035 $a(PQKB)10271556 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000296471 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11223358 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000296471 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10322404 035 $a(PQKB)10890937 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430718 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5727958 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430718 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278764 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL56112 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000579036 100 $a19941020d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFirst ladies$b[electronic resource] /$fBetty Boyd Caroli 205 $aExpanded ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc1995 215 $a1 online resource (489 p.) 300 $aIncludes bibliiographical references (p. 361-414) and index. 311 $a0-19-503768-5 311 $a0-19-509228-7 327 $aContents; Introduction; 1. Setting Precedents: The First Presidents' Wives (1789-1829); 2. Young Substitutes for First Ladies (1829-1869); 3. Three Exceptions: Sarah Childress Polk, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Julia Dent Grant; 4. The Limited Promise of the ""New Woman"" (1877-1901); 5. The Office of First Lady: A Twentieth Century Development; 6. The Paradoxical 1920's; 7. Breaking Precedents and Reaffirming Old Ones (1933-1961); 8. The Turbulent Sixties; 9. New Dimensions to the Job of First Lady (1974-1993); 10. A New Generation in the White House (1993-); 11. Presidential Wives and the Press 327 $a12. ""The Women They Married . . ."": Some Conclusions Notes; Appendices; Index 330 $aAs we move toward the year 2000, Americans continue to debate the job of First Lady. How much power does the position actually hold? How publicly should that power be wielded? First Ladies tells the story of this curious institution and the evolution of these women's role from ceremonial backdrop to substantive world figure. This expanded edition brings us up to the present, examining the legacies of our three most recent First Ladies: Nancy Reagan, credited with raising the job to that of ""Associate President""; Barbara Bush, who took a more traditional approach); and Hillary Rodham Clinton, 606 $aPresidents' spouses$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPoliticians' spouses$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPresidents' spouses 615 0$aPoliticians' spouses 676 $a973.099 676 $a973.0992B 676 $a973/.099 B 700 $aCaroli$b Betty Boyd$0305185 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453872003321 996 $aFirst ladies$92098367 997 $aUNINA