Hidden power : presidential marriages that shaped our recent history

Explores the personal dynamics and historical events that were shaped by White House marriages over the course of twelve administrations, from Edith and Woodrow Wilson to George W. and Laura Bush.

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LibraryThing member reader68

Excellent insight into the lives of some American Presidents' wives and their relationship to their husbands during their term in office. Starts with Edith Wilson and ends with Laura Bush.

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LibraryThing member Schmerguls

5772. Hidden Power Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History, by Mari Marton (read 30 Dec 2021) This book examines the marriages of Presidents Wilson, FDR, Truman, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, the older Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush. The book was published in 2001. I found the

book consistently of interest though I did not always agree with the author's conclusions. Some of what one is told about such great presidents as FDR, JFK, LBJ, and Clinton, while we have long known of their misbehavior, is not enjoyable reading. On the other hand what one is told of Nixon is agreeable reading.

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