Introduction -- Before they were First Ladies -- The nation's hostess: the First Lady and symbolic representation -- Voice and message: the First Lady and descriptive representation -- Gender and policy: the First Lady and substantive representation -- Conclusion
Summary
As the West Wing has grown in power and organizational complexity during the modern presidency, so has the East Wing, office home to the First Lady of the United States. This groundbreaking work by MaryAnne Borrelli offers both theoretical and substantive insight into behind-the-scenes developments from the time of Lou Henry Hoover to the unfolding tenure of Michelle Robinson Obama. Political scientists and historians have recognized the personal influence the First Lady can exercise with her husband, and they have noted the moral, ethical, and sometimes policy leadership ce
