The Presidents' First Ladies

by Lindsay, Rae

• ISBN13: 9780531107980
• ISBN10: 0531107981
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-10-01
• Publisher: Franklin Watts

Summary

Describes the various First Ladies that have lived in the White House and discusses their duties and privileges.

Author Biography

Rae Lindsay has written, ghost-written or edited 21 non-fiction books

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Pioneers	p. 5
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington	p. 11
Abigail Smith Adams	p. 17
Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph	p. 25
Dolley Payne Todd Madison	p. 29
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe	p. 37
Louisa Johnson Adams	p. 41
Private Lives	p. 47
Anna Symmes Harrison	p. 53
Lucy Webb Hayes	p. 55
Caroline Scott Harrison	p. 59
Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace Truman	p. 63
Private Pain	p. 71
Margaret Smith Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor Bliss	p. 77
Abigail Powers Fillmore	p. 79
Jane Means Appleton Pierce	p. 81
Mary Todd Lincoln	p. 83
Eliza McCardle Johnson	p. 89
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield	p. 93
Ida Saxton McKinley	p. 97
Grace Goodhue Coolidge	p. 101
The Elegant Enter Tainers	p. 105
Letitia Christian Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler	p. 111
Julia Dent Grant	p. 113
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland and Frances Folsom Cleveland	p. 117
Edith Carow Roosevelt	p. 121
Lou Henry Hoover	p. 125
Mamie Doud Eisenhower	p. 127
The Supportive Stand-Ins	p. 131
Emily Donelson and Sarah Jackson (for Andrew Jackson)	p. 137
Angelica Singleton Van Buren (for Martin Van Buren)	p. 141
Harriet Lane (for James Buchanan)	p. 145
Mary Arthur McElroy (for Chester Alan Arthur)	p. 147
The Spokeswomen	p. 149
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy	p. 155
Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson	p. 163
Elizabeth Anne "Betty" Bloomer Ford	p. 167
Barbara Pierce Bush	p. 171
Laura Welch Bush	p. 175
Eyes, Ears, Voices	p. 183
Sarah Childress Polk	p. 191
Helen "Nellie" Herron Taft	p. 195
Ellen Axson Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt Wilson	p. 199
Florence Kling Harding	p. 205
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt	p. 209
Thelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan Nixon	p. 217
Rosalynn Smith Carter	p. 227
Nancy Davis Reagan	p. 233
Hillary Rodham Clinton	p. 243
Defining the Role	p. 263
The Presidents and Their First Ladies	p. 271
Notes	p. 275
Bibliography	p. 285
Index	p. 288
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