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The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
Harper
April 2016
On Sale: April 12, 2016
400 pages
ISBN: 0062439650
EAN: 9780062439659
Kindle: B011IT5C3Q
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction History | Non-Fiction Biography
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the
groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The
Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true
modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First
Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama. One of the most underestimated—and challenging—positions in
the world, the First Lady of the United States must be many
things: an inspiring leader with a forward-thinking agenda
of her own; a savvy politician, skilled at navigating the
treacherous rapids of Washington; a wife and mother
operating under constant scrutiny; and an able CEO
responsible for the smooth operation of countless services
and special events at the White House. Now, as she did in her smash #1 bestseller The Residence,
former White House correspondent Kate Andersen Brower draws
on a wide array of untapped, candid sources—from residence
staff and social secretaries to friends and political
advisers—to tell the stories of the ten remarkable women who
have defined that role since 1960. Brower offers new insights into this privileged group of
remarkable women, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird
Johnson, Patricia Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy
Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and
Michelle Obama. The stories she shares range from the
heartwarming to the shocking and tragic, exploring
everything from the first ladies’ political crusades to
their rivalries with Washington figures; from their
friendships with other first ladies to their public and
private relationships with their husbands. She also offers a detailed and insightful new portrait of
one of the most-watched first ladies of all time, Hillary
Clinton, asking what her tumultuous years in the White House
may tell us about her own historic presidential run . . .
and what life could be like with the nation’s first First
Husband. Candid and illuminating, this first group biography of the
modern first ladies provides a revealing look at life
upstairs and downstairs at the world’s most powerful address.
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