Videos

What did first lady Julia Gardiner Tyler have to do with the annexation of Texas? The First Ladies Association for Research and Education hosted a virtual discussion looking at how this firs…

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…

Rider University professor Myra Gutin taught a class on presidents and their communication styles in both campaigns and while in office. Starting with Theodore Roosevelt in the early 20th ce…

Myra Gutin and Jeffrey Engel talked about the life and influence of first lady Barbara Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her behind-the-sce…

Historians talked about first ladies through history, exploring how the role has evolved. Topics included the move from solely traditional female activities centered on home and family to ac…

Myra Gutin recounts Barbara Bush’s four years as first lady. Professor Gutin argues that Mrs. Bush was more politically astute and successful than her husband and details the former first la…

From a conference at Hofstra University panelists discussed the role played by first lady Barbara Bush during the administration of President George H. W. Bush. A video was shown of speeches…