Title: The president's partner : the first lady in the twentieth century /
Authors: Gutin, Myra G.
Publisher: Greenwood Press,
Year: 1989
Subjects: Presidents' spouses United States History
Abstract: Gives a brief biography of twelve First Ladies from 1920 to 1989 and describes the major communication activities of the First Lady and the factors that influenced the First Lady's performance as a public communicator.
Contents: White housekeepers : social hostesses and ceremonial presences -- Florence Harding, Grace Coolidge, Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower -- Emerging spokeswomen : Lou Hoover, Jacqueline Kennedy, Pat Nixon -- Political surrogates and independent advocates : Eleanor Roosevelt -- Political surrogates and independent advocates : Lady Bird Johnson -- Political surrogates and independent advocates : Betty Ford -- Political surrogates and independent advocates : Rosalynn Carter -- First Lady in transition : Nancy Reagan.