So much has been said about her. And yet, so much has barely been uttered. Specifically, the fact that even after four years as Secretary of State and six years as United States Senator, the most practical experience which provides… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Hillary Clinton’
White House Superbowl Lunch: LBJ Chili, Reagan Guac, Obama Cobbler & More: From the Archives
“Old Dogs” and “Jackie Kennedy” are the story topics, according to this website statistics, which draw the most readers but one which rises dramatically at this time of year is a previous article with ten favorite recipes of Presidents and… Read More ›
Being There: Bill & Hillary Clinton’s Millennium New Year’s Eve Party
The Madisons went to bed early. The Nixons watched the annual T.V. special hosted by band leader Guy Lombardo. The LBJs had friends blowing plastic horns at their ranch. The Eisenhowers hosted a spiffy champagne party in their Augusta cottage…. Read More ›
First Ladies Live Longer: Top-Secret White House Fountain of Youth?
A quarter of a century has passed since Nancy Reagan was First Lady of the United States. Last week, she achieved another notable benchmark. Born in the working-class neighborhood of Flushing, Queens on July 5, 1921 to eventually live in… Read More ›
First Ladies & Their Mothers
There was a time when the best a mother might hope for in terms of her daughter rising to the heights of political power was to be married to the President of the United States. There is no known image… Read More ›
First Ladies in China: Jackie Onassis Kidnapped, Pat Nixon’s Coat, Lou Hoover’s Pistol & Other Tales
On March 19, First Lady Michelle Obama became the fifteenth American First Lady who journeyed to China, six of whom went as incumbent First Ladies. She will be there until March 26. In telling the stories of her fourteen predecessors… Read More ›
Presidents, the Irish & the Clinton St. Patrick’s Day Parties
Even if it took a century and a half, there were hopes to make the White House green from the start. Just two years after George Washington took his oath of office as the nation’s first chief executive, there was… Read More ›
Michelle Obama: Methodical & Accessible (Part 1)
It’s become something of an impossible problem, but it’s hardly the first time for a First Lady. Unveil your ambitious plan to get your husband’s new Administration to initiate the most sweeping national mental health care reform legislation in… Read More ›
Michelle Obama’s 50th Birthday: When First Families Party at the White House
The Chicago Tribune reports that two weeks from this coming Saturday, the White House will be the scene of a birthday party for First Lady Michelle Obama, who will turn 50 years old the day before, having been born… Read More ›
At the Heart of Hillary Clinton: A First Lady of the World’s Core Values
It was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson who, upon Eleanor Roosevelt‘s 1962 death, called her a “First Lady of the World,” a reflection of her years as Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women… Read More ›
You must be logged in to post a comment.