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First ladies / Margaret Truman.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York : Random House, [1995]Copyright date: ©1995Edition: First editionDescription: 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0679434399
  • 9780679434399
  • 9780449223239
  • 044922323X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973/.099 20
  • B 20
LOC classification:
  • E176.2 .T78 1995
NLM classification:
  • 92 T867f
Contents:
The world's second toughest job -- Democracy in skirts -- Woman of mystery -- Pioneer crusaders -- The lost companion -- Partners in private -- The perils of partnership -- The first lady who wanted the job -- Partners in love -- The most candid partner -- Public partner no. 1 -- The most protective partner -- The almost perfect first lady -- The first lady nobody knew -- The generals' ladies -- The worst first lady? -- The (probably) worst first lady -- Danger: president at work -- Murder by newsprint -- Can ambition repay such sacrifices? -- The glamour girls -- Maternally yours -- Now playing: Hillary and Bill -- Is there life after the White House? -- Thoughts at my mother's funeral.
Summary: This well-informed, intimate look at 29 women whose lives were intertwined with those who lead and have led this country presents forthright interviews with Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan, and others, while warmly recalling Pat Nixon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Ms. Truman's legendary frankness is present but so, too, is a generosity of spirit. Photos throughout.--Publisher description.
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Books Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) E 176.2 .T78 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 1885

Includes index.

The world's second toughest job -- Democracy in skirts -- Woman of mystery -- Pioneer crusaders -- The lost companion -- Partners in private -- The perils of partnership -- The first lady who wanted the job -- Partners in love -- The most candid partner -- Public partner no. 1 -- The most protective partner -- The almost perfect first lady -- The first lady nobody knew -- The generals' ladies -- The worst first lady? -- The (probably) worst first lady -- Danger: president at work -- Murder by newsprint -- Can ambition repay such sacrifices? -- The glamour girls -- Maternally yours -- Now playing: Hillary and Bill -- Is there life after the White House? -- Thoughts at my mother's funeral.

This well-informed, intimate look at 29 women whose lives were intertwined with those who lead and have led this country presents forthright interviews with Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan, and others, while warmly recalling Pat Nixon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Ms. Truman's legendary frankness is present but so, too, is a generosity of spirit. Photos throughout.--Publisher description.

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