First ladies and the press : the unfinished partnership of the media age / Maurine H. Beasley ; foreword by Caryl Rivers.

Author/creator Beasley, Maurine Hoffman
Format Book
Publication InfoEvanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2005.
Descriptionxxi, 335 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesVisions of the American press
Visions of the American press. ^A611185
Contents Eleanor Roosevelt and the "newspaper girls" -- Early first ladies and the public sphere -- Jackie Kennedy and the construction of Camelot -- First ladies as political helpmates : Lady Bird Johnson and Pat Nixon -- First ladies and feminism : Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter -- First ladies and image-making : Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush -- Hillary Rodham Clinton as media polarizer -- Laura Bush as emblem of national caring -- Looking ahead.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 299-313) and index.
LCCN 2005018040
ISBN0810123126 (pbk. : alk. paper)