First Ladies as Political Partners
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Martha Washington Lecture Preview
2016-02-25T19:00:00-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJkZWZhdWx0c1wvQ2FwaXRvbF9kZWZhdWx0LWltYWdlLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Douglas Bradburn and Mark Farkas talked about the second annual Martha Washington Lecture. Susan Swain and Richard Norton Smith would be discussinng their book First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic Women, based on C-SPAN’s yearlong history series, “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” The lecture would be held at Mount Vernon at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington on March 3, 2016. They also discussed the mission of the library and the study of first ladies. Mr. Bradburn participated by telephone from Mount Vernon.
Douglas Bradburn and Mark Farkas talked about the second annual Martha Washington Lecture. Susan Swain and Richard Norton Smith would be dis… read more
Douglas Bradburn and Mark Farkas talked about the second annual Martha Washington Lecture. Susan Swain and Richard Norton Smith would be discussinng their book First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic Women, based on C-SPAN’s yearlong history series, “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” The lecture would be held at Mount Vernon at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington on March 3, 2016. They also discussed the mission of the library and the study of first ladies. Mr. Bradburn participated by telephone from Mount Vernon. close
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- Douglas Bradburn Founding Director George Washington's Mount Vernon->Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington
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