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Panelists talked about at the historical roles and responsibilities of the first lady as well as how those roles had evolved. They talked specifically about Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy…

This discussion is from a conference on “The Presidency and Civil Rights” held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Among the topics: FDR’s World War II internment of Japa…

A panel discussion was held on the role and influence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inner circle of advisers on the domestic policy decisions in his administration. Topics included le…

Former senior advisers to first ladies talked about their White House experiences and the working bonds between first ladies regardless of political party. They talked about life and politic…

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 elde…

Professor Allida Black talked about Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She talked about her upbringing as the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt and her…

Professor Allida Black talked about the operations of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project at George Washington University and displayed some of the holdings. She also talked about how the l…

Allida Black talked about the role of the first lady through American history. While the role of the first lady is not an official political position, Professor Black argued that their posit…

A panel chaired by Allen Weinstein discussed the work of presidential libraries. The session “The Life Cycle of Presidential Libraries: From Processing to Declassification to Education” of t…

In a forum marking the 200th anniversary of the White House a panel looked at the White House in the early 20th Century. Professor Garry Wills spoke of the stagecraft of power. Lydia Tederic…