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 Info | Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xxi, 335 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Visions 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-313) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005018040 |
| ISBN | 0810123126 (pbk. : alk. paper) |