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The Presidents Wives : The Office of the First Lady in US Politics.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626378766
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.09/9
LOC classification:
  • E176.2.W37 2014
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Behind Every Successful Man -- 2 Studying the First Ladies -- 3 A History of Influence -- 4 A Woman Without Portfolio -- 5 Approaches to the Office -- 6 Roles and a Presidential Partnership -- 7 The Question of Character -- 8 Public Women and Public Opinion -- 9 Rating the Presidents’ Wives -- 10 The Future of the Office -- Profiles of the First Ladies -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Robert 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781626378766

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Behind Every Successful Man -- 2 Studying the First Ladies -- 3 A History of Influence -- 4 A Woman Without Portfolio -- 5 Approaches to the Office -- 6 Roles and a Presidential Partnership -- 7 The Question of Character -- 8 Public Women and Public Opinion -- 9 Rating the Presidents’ Wives -- 10 The Future of the Office -- Profiles of the First Ladies -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Robert 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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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