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What’s the impact of a first lady’s words? Scholars considered the speeches of Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama. The First Ladies Association for Research…

First ladies scholars answered the questions, “Why do first ladies have such powerful voices?” and “How have they wielded that power?” This panel was from a daylong symposium co-hosted by Am…

Michelle Obama moved into the White House 45 years after President Lyndon B. Johnson shepherded the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. Seven of her predecessors had moved in to the executive…