First Ladies of the United States

Now available from C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association: a
special edition of the book, “First Ladies of the United States of
America” to accompany C-SPAN’s new original series,
First Ladies: Influence and Image. The book presents a biography
and portrait of each first lady from Martha Washington through Michelle
Obama who also offers her thoughts on the role of first ladies
throughout history in a foreword. Newly added for
this C-SPAN special edition is a foreword from historian Richard Norton
Smith discussing the unique nature of the first lady’s job. And
throughout the book, you’ll also find illuminating quotations on the
first ladies from noted historians featured in our
original series.