First Lady Dolley Madison
Guests talked about the life and influence of First Lady Dolley Madison, focusing on her role in Washington society, her years as first lady (1809-1817), and activities in Washington after h…
12,257 viewsGuests talked about the life and influence of First Lady Dolley Madison, focusing on her role in Washington society, her years as first lady (1809-1817), and activities in Washington after h…
12,257 viewsMarilyn Holt and Edith Mayo talked about the life and influence of first lady Mamie Eisenhower and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the perception …
9,660 viewsEdith Mayo and William Seale talked about the life and influence of first lady Caroline Harrison and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. An artist interested in women…
3,709 viewsEdith Mayo, Anita McBride, and Richard Norton Smith looked back at the year-long C-SPAN series, “First Ladies: Influence and Image,” and responded to telephone calls and electronic communica…
17,016 viewsHistorians Richard Norton Smith and Edith Mayo gave a preview of the second season of the C-SPAN series, “First Ladies: Influence and Image,” which was co-sponsored by the White House Histor…
602 viewsHistorians talked about the role of the first lady of the United States and how it had evolved through history. They gave examples of the differences between various first ladies. The paneli…
3,518 viewsThe 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 elde…
1,416 viewsA panel discussion was held on women presidents and the challenges they face as candidates and chief commanders in countries around the world. The panelists included two former campaign mana…
190 viewsMs. Edith Mayo talked about an exhibit at the National Museum of American History featuring memorabilia and artifacts of the first ladies. During the program she described various shots take…
126 viewsEdith Mayo is the author of The Smithsonian Book of the First Ladies. She talked about several first ladies and how the role of first lady has changed and become more political. She responde…
492 viewsInterviews were conducted between live coverage of the White House receiving line and State Dinner in honor of Chilean President Frei. Telephone lines were opened for viewer comments. Live s…
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