Table of Contents

Martha Washington: The Lady Who First Created the Role; Listening to Dolley; Listening in the White House; Party Politics: The Social Role of the First Lady and its Political Influence; Eleanor Roosevelt: The Yardstick; The First Ladys Relationship with the Mass Media; Public Discourse and the American First Lady in the 20th Century; Public Opinion and the First Ladies; Special Projects of First Ladies; Life in the White House: Challenges, Burdens Responsibilities; The First Lady as an International Diplomat; Development of the Modern Office of the First Lady; Advice to the Incoming First Lady on Her Records and Establishing Files that Successfully Reflect Her New Role; Presidential Wives, the White House, and Washington, D.C.: Recommended Reading and Resources for the First Lady; National First Ladies Library; My Advice to the Next First Lady; Looking Back: Lessons for the First Lady and Her Husband from History; 20 Tips: Walking in the Footsteps of History; Women and Political Leadership; Mamie Eisenhower; Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; Pat Nixon; Betty Ford; Rosalynn Carter; Nancy Reagan; Barbara Bush; Hillary Rodham Clinton; Laura Bush.