There is at least one custom common among those who’ve lived in the White House and all who have not. Friends, family and colleagues of everyday folk gather for christenings, graduations, weddings and, yes, funerals. Presidents and First Ladies gather for… Read More ›
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Nancy Reagan & Jackie Kennedy Onassis: Their Untold Story
“What about Jackie?” The first person Nancy Reagan asked me about was Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. I’d never flown in a helicopter before, let alone the presidential one, but there I was in the sky, whirring through the lower stratosphere above… Read More ›
Nancy Reagan: Untold Stories From A Speechwriter & Historian
In light of the death of Nancy Reagan this morning and in response to media inquiries, Carl Anthony Online will be publishing a series of articles over the next few days giving focus to some of the untold, unknown or… Read More ›
The Candidates’ Spouses: Not All Cute Little Buttons
For far longer than conventional wisdom would have us believe, Americans voting for a President et of the United States have given consideration to a matter that had – at least on the surface – nothing to do with policy…. Read More ›
When First Ladies Met Popes: A Photo Essay, 1841-2015
Last week, Roman Catholic Pope Francis made his first trip to the United States. Upon his arrival in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Barack Obama welcomed the Pope to Washington directly at the airport, rather than wait for his arrival at… Read More ›
First Ladies, Swimsuit Edition: Bikinis to Bonnets to Bloomers
In the beginning, First Ladies were given no dispensation when it came to figuratively swimming in their bathing suits alongside the Presidents. Regardless of their nationally elevated marital status, they were expected to lead their countrywomen by example. So it… Read More ›
First Ladies, Headscarves & History: A Photo Gallery
Simply put, it is much ado about nothing, which makes it a lot about something else. With all the global media attention focused on the fact that Michelle Obama did not wear a traditional Muslim head scarf to the funeral… 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 ›
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