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Helen Herron Taft
Presents a biography of Helen Herron Taft
Recollections of Full Years
Welcome to the insightful world of Helen Herron Taft's Recollections of Full Years, a captivating memoir that offers a unique perspective on a transformative era in American history. Step into the life of Helen Herron Taft, wife of President William Howard Taft, as she shares her personal recollections of the years spent in the White House and beyond. Through her vivid storytelling, Taft provides a glimpse into the political, social, and cultural landscape of the early 20th century. Experience the challenges and triumphs of Mrs. Taft's years as First Lady, from her advocacy for the arts to her contributions to diplomacy and her role as a supporter of women's rights. Follow her journey alongs...
My Dearest Nellie
Few presidential couples enjoyed a closer relationship in the White House than Will and Nellie Taft. Throughout William Howard Taft's rise in American politics, she had been his most intimate confidant. When circumstances separated them, as when Helen Herron Taft became incapacitated by a stroke and was unable to accompany the president on his storied travels-or was herself on recuperative trips-she pressed him for letters, and he obliged with gossipy correspondence that provides a fascinating account of his presidency at decisive moments in his single term. These 113 letters, all but a few never before published, represent a rare glimpse into the mind of a chief executive speaking candidly ...
Recollections of Full Years
Welcome to the insightful world of Helen Herron Taft's Recollections of Full Years, a captivating memoir that offers a unique perspective on a transformative era in American history. Step into the life of Helen Herron Taft, wife of President William Howard Taft, as she shares her personal recollections of the years spent in the White House and beyond. Through her vivid storytelling, Taft provides a glimpse into the political, social, and cultural landscape of the early 20th century. Experience the challenges and triumphs of Mrs. Taft's years as First Lady, from her advocacy for the arts to her contributions to diplomacy and her role as a supporter of women's rights. Follow her journey alongs...
Nellie Taft
On the morning of William Howard Taft's inauguration, Nellie Taft publicly expressed that theirs would be a joint presidency by shattering precedent and demanding that she ride alongside her husband down Pennsylvania Avenue, a tradition previously held for the outgoing president. In an era before Eleanor Roosevelt, this progressive First Lady was an advocate for higher education and partial suffrage for women, and initiated legislation to improve working conditions for federal employees. She smoked, drank, and gambled without regard to societal judgment, and she freely broke racial and class boundaries. Drawing from previously unpublished diaries, a lifetime of love letters between Will and Nellie, and detailed family correspondence and recollections, critically acclaimed presidential family historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony develops a riveting portrait of Nellie Taft as one of the strongest links in the series of women -- from Abigail Adams to Hillary Rodham Clinton -- often critically declared "copresidents."
Helen Taft
In this fascinating study, Lewis L. Gould has brought a shadowy first lady into the light and restored her to a rightful place as a patron of music. Helen Herron Taft came to the White House intent on establishing Washington, D.C., as the nation's cultural capital. A stroke in May 1909 made her a semi-invalid, impaired her speech, and disrupted her agenda. Historians have written her off as a shrewish figure who pushed her portly husband into the presidency. Gould challenges this outdated narrative with new information on Helen Taft's campaign to bring the best of classical music to the White House during her four years. He draws on prodigious research about the musicians who performed there...
American First Ladies
This volume presents thirty-nine interpretive biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest First Lady, Laura Bush. This new edition contains updated material on all the living First Ladies and updated bibliographies for each entry, as well as a portrait of the newest First Lady.
Wives of the American Presidents, 2d ed.
Their personalities often set the tone for Washington society, from Julia Tyler’s open hospitality to Sarah Polk’s somber religious devotion. Some, like Abigail Adams, had little formal schooling. Others, such as Pat Nixon and Hillary Clinton, earned college degrees. There were those who outlived their spouses as well as women who died before seeing their husbands realize their presidential dreams. In spite of differing circumstances, these presidential wives influenced—sometimes overtly and often inadvertently—everything from domestic political agendas to foreign policy through their relationships with their husbands. From Martha Washington to Laura Bush, this book discusses the lives and circumstances of the 47 women who have been married to an American president. It emphasizes the relationship each wife had with her husband and the ways in which this contributed to the success or failure of his presidency. Details include birthplace, upbringing, political viewpoints and final resting place. Chapters are also included on women such as Hannah Van Buren and Jane Wyman, who although married to men who eventually became president, never became first lady.
The Presidents' First Ladies
Describes the various First Ladies that have lived in the White House and discusses their duties and privileges.
