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De Martha Washington à Michelle Obama, ce livre vous plonge au coeur du pouvoir présidentiel américain, à travers la personne de la First Lady, à la fois femme publique et femme privée. Personnage aujourd’hui incontournable aux États-Unis, la Première Dame n’a pas toujours occupé ce rang. Du XVIIIe siècle au XXIe siècle elle se décline comme hôtesse de la Nation, modèle et miroir de la communauté féminine, coprésidente… Fascinante, surprenante, parfois irritante, quel est son véritable rôle, sa véritable influence ? Quelle empreinte laisse-t-elle au-delà des couvertures de magazines et autres clichés ? Cet ouvrage examine et vous fait découvrir les différents rôles, privés et publics, joués par la femme du président dans une fonction aux multiples facettes, non officielle, non définie, non élective. Il révèle comment, au-delà du temps, tradition et modernité se rejoignent inexorablement et comment l’influence qu’exerce cette First Partner du président, qu’elle soit réelle ou supposée, souligne toute l’ambiguïté de sa position.

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Whether editing speeches and appearing on the campaign trail, presiding over White House renovations and social events, championing important causes, or functioning as the president's most trusted adviser, first ladies have made significant contributions to the heads-of-state's careers and to the nation. Yet, the accomplishments of those who have acted as the power behind the presidency have gone largely unreported and underappreciated. Systematically profiling each first lady from Martha Washington to Laura Bush, Watson offers the reader an intimate look at these women who have served the United States. The chronologically arranged biographies examine each first lady's early years and education, her family life, her presidential years, and her legacy. A short bibliography for each entry provides a selected list of additional sources. First Ladies of the United States is a convenient, well-researched, and thoroughly indexed reference, as well as an insightful account of the lives of forty-three women who have helped shape the course of U.S. history.

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As we move toward the year 2000, Americans continue to debate the job of First Lady. How much power does the position actually hold? How publicly should that power be wielded? First Ladies tells the story of this curious institution and the evolution of these women's role from ceremonial backdrop to substantive world figure. This expanded edition brings us up to the present, examining the legacies of our three most recent First Ladies: Nancy Reagan, credited with raising the job to that of ""Associate President""; Barbara Bush, who took a more traditional approach); and Hillary Rodham Clinton,

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