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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
�2010
Language
English
Description
In a captivating and compelling voice that ranks with many of the greatest memoirists, Laura Bush tells the story of her unique path from dusty Midland, Texas, to the world stage as First Lady. She captures presidential life in the frantic and fearful months after 9/11, and humorously lifts the curtain on what really happens inside the White House.
86) Eleanor and Franklin: the story of their relationship, based on Eleanor Roosevelt's private papers
Author
Language
English
Description
Gives insight into Eleanor's childhood and describes in depth her relationship with her husband, Franklin.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Description
The first biography of Laura Bush to be written with White House cooperation offers a look at the private world of this famously reserved woman, as well as the beliefs and attitudes that shape it. Based on interviews with her closest friends and confidantes from childhood to the present, as well as family members and administration heavyweights, Kessler paints a portrait of a woman who, even as she ascended to the heights of political fortune and...
92) Balance of power
Author
Series
Kerry Kilcannon trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When tragedy strikes at his own wedding, a young president takes on America's gun lobby.
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
�1994
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe the life story of Jackie Onassis from her childhood through the political years as senator's and president's wife; and then the time of motherhood, widowhood, and remarriage then widowhood for the second time. The later years are described as she continued her life as mother and grandmother.
97) Guarding Tess
Language
English
Formats
Description
A delightful comedy about a cantankerous former First Lady and her reluctant bodyguard.