First ladies and American women : in politics and at home /

Unelected, but expected to act as befits her 'office,' the first lady has what Pat Nixon called 'the hardest unpaid job in the world.' Michelle Obama championed military families with the program Joining Forces. Four decades earlier, Pat Nixon traveled to Africa as the nation...

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Main Author: Hummer, Jill Abraham (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
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