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As We Remember Her: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Words of Her Family and Friends

Biographies & Memoirs

Anthony, Carl Sferrazza

Community & Culture

Harpercollins

From critically acclaimed presidential-family historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony comes the first biography of Helen Herron Taft, the unconventional wife of the twenty-seventh President of the United States who, in an era before Eleanor Roosevelt, was overt about her power and saw to it that her husband both aspired to, and won, the highest office in the land.
On the morning of William Howard Taft's inauguration, Nellie Taft publicly expressed that theirs would be a joint administration by shattering precedent and demanding that she ride alongside her husband down Pennsylvania Avenue, a seat previously held for the outgoing President. In addition to her passion for entertaining, this progressive First Lady was an advocate for higher education and partial suffrage for women, initiated legislation to improve working conditions for federal employees, and created Washington's famous grove of blossoming cherry trees. She smoked, drank, and gambled without regard to societal judgment. During Taft's time as the governor general of the Philippines, she broke racial and class boundaries. Nellie Taft's fate was ultimately bound to larger events, including the Titanic sinking and Teddy Roosevelt's creation of the Bull Moose Party.
Drawn from previously unpublished diaries, a lifetime of love letters between Will and Nellie, and detailed family correspondence and recollections, Anthony develops a riveting portrait of Nellie Taft as one of the strongest links in the series of women -- from Abigail Adams to Hillary Rodham Clinton -- often critically declared "co-Presidents."

Nellie Taft: The Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era

William Morrow

On the morning of William Howard Taft's inauguration, Nellie Taft publicly expressed that theirs would be a joint presidency by shattering precedent and demanding that she ride alongside her husband down Pennsylvania Avenue, a tradition previously held for the outgoing president. In an era before Eleanor Roosevelt, this progressive First Lady was an advocate for higher education and partial suffrage for women, and initiated legislation to improve working conditions for federal employees. She smoked, drank, and gambled without regard to societal judgment, and she freely broke racial and class boundaries. Drawing from previously unpublished diaries, a lifetime of love letters between Will and Nellie, and detailed family correspondence and recollections, critically acclaimed presidential family historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony develops a riveting portrait of Nellie Taft as one of the strongest links in the series of women - from Abigail Adams to Hillary Rodham Clinton - often critically declared "copresidents."

William Morrow Paperbacks

A personal portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis features interviews with her closest family, friends, and colleagues, and contains personal family photos and memorabilia, such as her own drawings and poetry.

Harper Paperbacks

Packed with more than 300 photographs from archives and private collections -- many published here for the first time -- entertaining anecdotes, political analysis, the dynamics of family relationships, and behind-the-scenes gossip, America's First Families offers the first up-close look at the families -- from John and Abigail Adams in 1800 to Bill and Hillary Clinton -- who have intrigued and entranced the American public for two centuries. Carl Sferrazza Anthony opens the door to the world's most famous residence to reveal life as it was actually lived there. He takes readers into the heart of loyalties and estrangements, and the emotional pressures that politics brings to bear upon the forty White House families, from their arrivals to their "notices to vacate." Readers will enjoy an unprecedented tour of the previously unseen private rooms as used and decorated by each family. Revealed too are the personal proclivities of the presidents and how their families both sustained them through public crises and were used for political advantage. They'll get a firsthand look at the preparations for White House weddings and other occasions; meet the parents and children of the presidents -- as well as eccentric relatives; and discover the patterns of working, resting, and relaxing that shaped the nuts and bolts of family life. A magnificent combination of visual delights and insider information, America's First Families is an irresistible invitation to spend some time at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

America's First Families: An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White House (Lisa Drew Books (Paperback))

Historical

Touchstone

Examines the public and private roles of the first ladies, and traces their influence on American politics and history

First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents' Wives and Their Power, 1789-1961

William Morrow and Company, Inc.

A prominent biographer sheds light on the previously unexplored life of First Lady Florence Harding and finally answers the question of whether she slowly poisoned her husband, President Warren G Harding, to death.

Florence Harding: The First Lady, the Jazz Age, and the Death of America's Most Scandalous President

Arts & Literature

William Morrow & Co.

First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents' Wives and Their Power, 1961-1990

The closing of a definitive two-volume history, First Ladies is the fascinating examination of the modern role of the Presidents' wives. Enlisting the cooperation of all living First Ladies and gleaning new perspectives from interviews with their families, friends, and staffs, Carl Sferrazza Anthony reveals the remarkable influence of their office.
From Jacqueline Kennedy's plan to begin an arts and humanities department to Lady Bird Johnson's impact on the environment; from Pat Nixon's diplomatic missions to Africa and South America to Betty Ford's controversial feminist views; from Rosalynn Carter's agenda of social welfare legislation to Nancy Reagan's media savvy and Barbara Bush's literacy programs, First Ladies shows how seven women heightened awareness and lowered resistance to change, how they often became victims of unvalidated speculation and national tragedy. Their considerable power as unelected presidential advisers was generally underestimated. Now, in First Ladies, the balance of power is authoritatively weighed.

First Ladies Vol II

Harper-perennial

A major new biography of the politically powerful forerunner of Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton. 
Deeply researched and richly told, Florence Harding reveals the never-before-told story of First Lady Florence Harding's phenomenal rise to power. The daughter of an abusive father in small-town Ohio, mother at a young age to an illegitimate child, Florence Harding saw her escape in Warren Harding, and became the driving force behind his ascent to one of the most scandal-ridden presidencies in United States history.Preeminent First Ladies biographer Carl Sferrazza Anthony not only captures the drama of Florence Harding's personality, but he uses the White House to bring to life Jazz Age America -- a world of speakeasies and Miss America, Babe Ruth, Al Jolson, and the rise of Hollywood. He shows how Florence's friendship with Evalyn McLean, the morphine-addicted owner of the Hope Diamond and The Washington Post was one of the defining bonds in her public life. With newly unsealed medical information, Florence Harding finally unfolds the mystery of whether the First Lady poisoned the President, whose death occurred seventy-five years ago. Florence Harding is a fascinating and informative look at a lost chapter in American history.

Florence Harding: The First Lady, The Jazz Age, And The Death Of America's Most Scandalous President

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As We Remember Her: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Words of Her Family and Friends

Nellie Taft: The Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era

Nellie Taft: The Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era

As We Remember Her: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Words of Her Family and Friends

America's First Families: An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White House (Lisa Drew Books (Paperback))

First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents' Wives and Their Power, 1789-1961

Florence Harding: The First Lady, the Jazz Age, and the Death of America's Most Scandalous President

First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents' Wives and Their Power, 1961-1990

First Ladies Vol II

Florence Harding: The First Lady, The Jazz Age, And The Death Of America's Most Scandalous President