First Women
by
Kate Andersen Brower
Without being catty, all kinds of interesting vignettes about US First Ladies (mostly Jackie Kennedy on, with a few mentions of some before), usually about them interacting with each other, but also with enough of their challenges with their respective administrations too.
I was surprised to learn Mamie Eisenhower was all but nasty to Jackie during her tour of the White House prior to moving in. It's interesting which pairs of First Ladies got along especially well (frequently crossing party lines) and which ones didn't (surprisingly, being in the same party is no guarantee of comity).
For instance, Rosalyn Carter and Hillary didn't experience much love for each other, Hillary not wanting to associate with a First Lady of a single term president of the same party. As expected, Nancy Reagan didn't get along with any of the others, particularly Barb Bush, who is famously noted as having her own copy of Kitty Kelley's Nancy Reagan tell all book, but disguised with the dust jacket from another book entirely so she could read it wherever she liked.
Betty Ford's struggles with drug and alcohol addiction is carefully discussed, even to the extent of describing her families intervention. Michelle Obama is clearly eager to leave the 'fish bowl' of living in the White House. Pat Nixon had some interesting (even disturbing) experiences with President Nixon's inner circle. Nancy Reagan criticized Rosalyn Carter for sitting in on cabinet meetings, yet freely worked behind the scenes to engineer the composition of President Reagan's cabinet to suit herself (snicker).
The book is just full of goodies!!
by
Kate Andersen Brower
Without being catty, all kinds of interesting vignettes about US First Ladies (mostly Jackie Kennedy on, with a few mentions of some before), usually about them interacting with each other, but also with enough of their challenges with their respective administrations too.
I was surprised to learn Mamie Eisenhower was all but nasty to Jackie during her tour of the White House prior to moving in. It's interesting which pairs of First Ladies got along especially well (frequently crossing party lines) and which ones didn't (surprisingly, being in the same party is no guarantee of comity).
For instance, Rosalyn Carter and Hillary didn't experience much love for each other, Hillary not wanting to associate with a First Lady of a single term president of the same party. As expected, Nancy Reagan didn't get along with any of the others, particularly Barb Bush, who is famously noted as having her own copy of Kitty Kelley's Nancy Reagan tell all book, but disguised with the dust jacket from another book entirely so she could read it wherever she liked.
Betty Ford's struggles with drug and alcohol addiction is carefully discussed, even to the extent of describing her families intervention. Michelle Obama is clearly eager to leave the 'fish bowl' of living in the White House. Pat Nixon had some interesting (even disturbing) experiences with President Nixon's inner circle. Nancy Reagan criticized Rosalyn Carter for sitting in on cabinet meetings, yet freely worked behind the scenes to engineer the composition of President Reagan's cabinet to suit herself (snicker).
The book is just full of goodies!!
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
