When she was in the White House, Mary thought it appropriate to both redecorate the entire residence in 1861 and to use federal funds to support her expensive clothing habits. She reportedly knew that her husband would become the president from a young age, and so had a vested interest in the success of Abe's run for office. Quicklist: 2title: Mary Todd Lincoln: The Shopaholictext: Raised in a wealthy family, Mary had gotten accustomed to a certain lifestyle by the time she married Abe. Additionally, according to National First Ladies Library Historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony, "because she was his niece and people didn't really know how to address her," Lane was the first woman to be given the title of "First Lady." Buchanan is the only unmarried man ever to serve as president. When bachelor (and rumored gay lover of William Rufus King) Buchanan became president in 1857, Lane took up the post of first lady. In 1854, Lane accompanied Buchanan to London, where he was serving as ambassador, and was afforded privileges of an ambassador's wife by the Brits. Quicklist: 1title: Harriet Lane: The Beardtext: Although John Buchanan was her uncle, not her wedded husband, Lane fulfilled the duties of a first lady throughout Buchanan's time in the White House.
What kinds of secrets have the ladies of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue hidden over the years? With the help of the National First Ladies' Library, here's a look at a number of these women's private lives. This revised and expanded edition from Quirk’s best-selling Secret Lives series features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the women of the White House, from Martha Washington to Melania Trump, it comes complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts.J- intro: Scandals and secrets are the bread and butter of the world of politics, especially when they take place inside the White House. Whether she’s a leading lady, loyal spouse, or lightning rod for scandal, the First Lady of the United States has always been in the spotlight-and in 2017 that was truer than ever. These collected biographies on the wacky secrets and scandals of the first ladies of the United States casts American history in a whole new light Secret Lives of the First Ladies E-Kitap Açıklaması
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