First Women

One of the most underestimated?and demanding?positions in the world, the first lady of the United States must be many things: an inspiring leader with a forward-thinking agenda of her own; a savvy politician, skilled at navigating the treacherous rapids of Washington; a wife and mother operating under constant scrutiny; and an able CEO responsible for the smooth operation of the White House residence. Now, as she did in her smash #1 bestseller The Residence, former White House correspondent Kate Andersen Brower draws on a wide array of untapped, candid sources?from residence staff and social secretaries to friends and political advisers to the former first ladies themselves?to tell the stories of the ten remarkable women who have defined the role since 1960.