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The women who occupy the White House with their husbands are a varied, interesting, often enigmatic group. Amid constant comment and the relentless glare of the media and public, the First Lady's role has been interpreted colorfully and widely throughout our history. Hillary Rodham Clinton is not the only President's wife to inspire debate about influence, public versus private lives, allegiances, and the extraordinary demands of the First Lady's job. Margaret Truman, whose own role as "First Daughter" is already a beloved part of American history, has known First Ladies from Frances Cleveland to Edith Wilson and Eleanor Roosevelt. For this book she has interviewed Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush, and Mrs. Clinton. Pat Nixon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis are warmly recalled. From the past come familiar names - Dolley Madison, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Grace Coolidge; surprising figures - Julia Tyler (the Julia Roberts of her day); and ingenious pairings - Julia Grant with Mamie Eisenhower. The result is a remarkable group portrait of the women who have more than merely resided in the house on Pennsylvania Avenue - a generous, candid, informe

Who reads Curiosities of Human Nature?

Author

Samuel G Goodrich

Publisher

C.H. Peirce and G.C. Rand

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780449223239

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, History

Rating

3.8 / 5 (36 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14