The Legacy and Influence of First Ladies

Nov 15, 2011


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Bush (G.H.W.) Presidential Library and Museum

The evolving influence and political power of first ladies was discussed by the director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, the curator of the Smithsonian’s first ladies' exhibit, and the eldest daughter of President and Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Updegrove moderated.
Influence Makers: First Ladies in American History was a panel at the conference America’s First Ladies: An Enduring Legacy. Held at the George Bush Presidential Library Center in College Station, it was the first of three conferences focusing on first ladies organized by Anita McBride to be held at the Texas presidential libraries. It was presented in partnership with American University, Texas A&M University, the White House Historical Association, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation.
The evolving influence and political power of first ladies was discussed by the director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, the curator of the Smithsonian’s first ladies' exhibit, and the eldest daughter of President and Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Updegrove moderated.
Influence Makers: First Ladies in American History was a panel at the conference America’s First Ladies: An Enduring Legacy. Held at the George Bush Presidential Library Center in College Station, it was the first of three conferences focusing on first ladies organized by Anita McBride to be held at the Texas presidential libraries. It was presented in partnership with American University, Texas A&M University, the White House Historical Association, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation.

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  • Unidentified Speaker,
  • Black, Allida M.
  • Finch, Warren L. Jr.
  • LeoGrande, William M.
  • Mayo, Edith
  • McBride, Anita
  • Robb, Lynda Bird Johnson
  • Slocum, Richard "R.C." C.
  • Updegrove, Mark K.