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Gr 4-8-This companion volume to Wyatt Blassingame's The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents (Random, 2000) profiles the presidential spouses and their roles (or lack thereof) in each administration. The information is well researched and enlightening, especially given the veil of privacy that surrounded most First Ladies until Eleanor Roosevelt made the position more public and proactive. A candid foreword by Rosalynn Carter underscores the difficult balancing act forced upon the wife of a president. The entries average two to three pages in length, and they reveal how each woman adapted to life in the White House, either withdrawing as far as possible from its limelight, as did Elizabeth Monroe and Bess Truman, or basking in it, as did Mary Lincoln and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Kramer describes how many modern First Ladies-Nancy Reagan and Hillary Clinton, in particular-endured criticism for having too much influence on the presidency, yet she reveals that just as many past First Ladies, such as Edith Wilson and Florence Harding, wielded equally strong influence, if in subtler ways. There's plenty of fascinating reading in these pages and plenty of material for reports. While the internal black-and-white photos and reproductions vary in quality, the book sports an appealing full-color cover and should attract a wide audience.
William McLoughlin, Brookside School, Worthington, OH
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