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The Resource Madam President : the secret presidency of Edith Wilson, William Hazelgrove

Madam President : the secret presidency of Edith Wilson, William Hazelgrove

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An up-close look at Edith Wilson, a first lady with unequaled responsibilities during her husband's presidency. After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the chief executive. Mrs. Wilson had had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years, yet in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, she dedicated herself to managing the office of the president, reading all correspondence intended for her bedridden husband. Though her Oval Office authority was acknowledged in Washington circles at the time--one senator called her "the presidentress who had fulfilled the dream of suffragettes by changing her title from First Lady to Acting First Man"--Her legacy as the first woman president is now largely forgotten. William Hazelgrove's Madam President is a vivid, engaging portrait of the woman who became the acting president of the United States in 1919, months before women officially won the right to vote
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates
Contents
  • Prologue
  • The cover-up
  • A bad day
  • The first Mrs. Wilson
  • "The President is paralyzed!"
  • A modern woman
  • Less is more
  • Teddy and Woodrow
  • Attack from within
  • The ardent lover
  • "The whole body will become poisoned"
  • Christmas on the bottom of the ocean
  • "A small-caliber man"
  • "We shall be at war with Germany within a month"
  • Edith and Major Craufurd-Stuart
  • The Garfield precedent
  • Cupid's triumph
  • The petticoat government
  • The other woman
  • Mr. and Mrs. President
  • The League fight
  • Mrs. Edith goes to Washington
  • Citizen Kane
  • The snows of Sierra Nevada
  • A smelling committee
  • The shadow of war
  • The coal strike and Palmer raids
  • The war to end all wars
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • All quiet on the western front
  • Judas
  • The suffragettes
  • Our own country
  • As dead as Marley's ghost
  • On the road
  • Merciless to the end
  • A broken piece of machinery
  • Edith at large
  • The first woman president
Isbn
9781621574750
Instance
Label
Madam President : the secret presidency of Edith Wilson
Title
Madam President
Title remainder
the secret presidency of Edith Wilson
Statement of responsibility
William Hazelgrove
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
An up-close look at Edith Wilson, a first lady with unequaled responsibilities during her husband's presidency. After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the chief executive. Mrs. Wilson had had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years, yet in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, she dedicated herself to managing the office of the president, reading all correspondence intended for her bedridden husband. Though her Oval Office authority was acknowledged in Washington circles at the time--one senator called her "the presidentress who had fulfilled the dream of suffragettes by changing her title from First Lady to Acting First Man"--Her legacy as the first woman president is now largely forgotten. William Hazelgrove's Madam President is a vivid, engaging portrait of the woman who became the acting president of the United States in 1919, months before women officially won the right to vote
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
YDXCP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1959-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Hazelgrove, William Elliott
Dewey number
  • 973.91/3092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E767.3.W55
LC item number
H39 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt
  • Wilson, Woodrow
  • Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt
  • Wilson, Woodrow
  • Presidents' spouses
  • United States
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • HISTORY
  • HISTORY
  • Political participation
  • Politics and government
  • Presidents' spouses
  • United States
  • Political participation
  • Presidents' spouses
  • Politics and government
  • United States
Label
Madam President : the secret presidency of Edith Wilson, William Hazelgrove
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Publication
Distribution
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue -- The cover-up -- A bad day -- The first Mrs. Wilson -- "The President is paralyzed!" -- A modern woman -- Less is more -- Teddy and Woodrow -- Attack from within -- The ardent lover -- "The whole body will become poisoned" -- Christmas on the bottom of the ocean -- "A small-caliber man" -- "We shall be at war with Germany within a month" -- Edith and Major Craufurd-Stuart -- The Garfield precedent -- Cupid's triumph -- The petticoat government -- The other woman -- Mr. and Mrs. President -- The League fight -- Mrs. Edith goes to Washington -- Citizen Kane -- The snows of Sierra Nevada -- A smelling committee -- The shadow of war -- The coal strike and Palmer raids -- The war to end all wars -- Sunset Boulevard -- All quiet on the western front -- Judas -- The suffragettes -- Our own country -- As dead as Marley's ghost -- On the road -- Merciless to the end -- A broken piece of machinery -- Edith at large -- The first woman president
Control code
ocn938991702
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates
Isbn
9781621574750
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781621574750
  • (OCoLC)938991702
Label
Madam President : the secret presidency of Edith Wilson, William Hazelgrove
Publication
Distribution
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue -- The cover-up -- A bad day -- The first Mrs. Wilson -- "The President is paralyzed!" -- A modern woman -- Less is more -- Teddy and Woodrow -- Attack from within -- The ardent lover -- "The whole body will become poisoned" -- Christmas on the bottom of the ocean -- "A small-caliber man" -- "We shall be at war with Germany within a month" -- Edith and Major Craufurd-Stuart -- The Garfield precedent -- Cupid's triumph -- The petticoat government -- The other woman -- Mr. and Mrs. President -- The League fight -- Mrs. Edith goes to Washington -- Citizen Kane -- The snows of Sierra Nevada -- A smelling committee -- The shadow of war -- The coal strike and Palmer raids -- The war to end all wars -- Sunset Boulevard -- All quiet on the western front -- Judas -- The suffragettes -- Our own country -- As dead as Marley's ghost -- On the road -- Merciless to the end -- A broken piece of machinery -- Edith at large -- The first woman president
Control code
ocn938991702
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates
Isbn
9781621574750
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781621574750
  • (OCoLC)938991702

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