Leading Ladies of the White House: Communication Strategies of Notable Twentieth-Century First Ladies (Communication, Media, and Politics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742536726 ISBN 13: 9780742536722

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

Based on the volume Inventing a Voice, the more concise Leading Ladies of the White House follows the lives and communication of some of the most notable twentieth-century first ladies. Exploring their speaking, writing, media coverage and interactions, and visual rhetoric, the book includes Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Laura Bush. Featuring an introduction on the public persona of a president's spouse and a chapter on the first lady as a site of "American womanhood," Leading Ladies of the White House captures these high-profile women's reflections on public expectations and perceived restrictions on their communication.

About this title

About the Author:

Molly Meijer Wertheimer is professor of speech communications and affiliate associate professor of women's studies at Pennsylvania State University, Hazelton.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0742536726
• ISBN 13: 9780742536722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Wertheimer Molly