LEADER 02333nam 2200469 450 001 9910793758903321 005 20230803210726.0 010 $a1-62637-876-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781626378766 035 $a(CKB)4100000008860376 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5841977 035 $a(DE-B1597)623779 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781626378766 035 $a(OCoLC)1334344688 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008860376 100 $a20190814d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe presidents' wives $ethe office of the first lady in US politics /$fRobert P. Watson 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aBoulder, Colorado ;$aLondon :$cLynne Rienner Publishers,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-62637-162-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index. 327 $aForeword / Clifton Truman Daniel -- Behind every successful man -- Studying the first ladies -- A history of influence -- A woman without portfolio -- Approaches to the office -- Roles and a presidential partnership -- The question of character -- Public women and public opinion -- Rating the presidents' wives -- The future of the office -- Profiles of the first ladies. 330 $aRobert 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. 606 $aPresidents' spouses$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPresidents' spouses$xHistory. 676 $a973.099 700 $aWatson$b Robert P.$f1962-$01470162 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793758903321 996 $aThe presidents' wives$93717011 997 $aUNINA