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NPR American Chronicles: First Ladies

Performance - Spoken Word
Nonfiction: Biography / Politics
Unabridged   3 hour(s)
Publication date: 02/03/2015

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NPR American Chronicles: First Ladies

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Audio CD ISBN:9781622313501
Digital Download ISBN:9781622313518

Summary

While the role of the first lady has changed dramatically over the course of the nation’s history, one thing remains constant: Americans have always been fascinated by the wives of the President.

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Product Description

While the role of the first lady has changed dramatically over the course of the nation’s history, one thing remains constant: Americans have always been fascinated by the wives of the President. This collection features in-depth profiles of many of our beloved, inspiring, and occasionally enigmatic first ladies, including Martha Washington, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.

Reviews/Praise

"To hear women who made history as they lived it involves the audience in a special experience and opens a window onto our presidents’ private lives." —AudioFile

"Utterly fascinating retrospective that gives us a sense of the personalities and experiences of First Ladies, all of whom indirectly or directly served as advisors to their husbands." —Booklist Starred Review

Author Bio

Internationally acclaimed, NPR produces and distributes programming that reaches a combined audience of 26.4 million listeners weekly, and, unlike other media, NPR’s audience continues to grow. NPR member organizations operate 784 stations, and another 117 public radio stations also present NPR programs, for a total of more than 900 stations nationwide who broadcast NPR programming.