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Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)
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In 1932 Eleanor Roosevelt entered the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the first lady with dread. By that time she had put her deep disappointment in her marriage behind her and developed an independent life - now threatened by the public role she would be forced to play. A lifeline came to her in the form of a feisty campaign reporter for the Associated Press: Lorena Hickok. Over the next 30 years, until Eleanor's death, the two women carried on an extraordinary relationship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Icon who was real.
- De Francine Fields en 08-17-17
De: Susan Quinn
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America's Queen
- The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- De: Sarah Bradford
- Narrado por: Sandra Burr
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
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Using remarkable new sources, Sarah Bradford has written a timely celebration of a life that was more private than commonly supposed. Revealing new testimony from many of the couple's friends shows the complexities of this apparently very public relationship and of her controversial marriage to Aristotle Onassis. Here is the private Jackie - neglected wife, vigilant mother, and working widow - whose contradictory and fascinating nature is illuminated by all that Bradford has discovered.
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4 out of 5 stars
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American Royalty
- De Kindle Customer en 06-10-16
De: Sarah Bradford
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Lady Bird and Lyndon
- The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President
- De: Betty Boyd Caroli
- Narrado por: Amanda Carlin
- Duración: 16 h y 6 m
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A fresh look at Lady Bird Johnson that upends her image as a plain Jane who was married for her money and mistreated by Lyndon. This Lady Bird worked quietly behind the scenes through every campaign, every illness, and a trying presidency as a key strategist, fundraiser, barnstormer, peacemaker, and indispensable therapist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lady Bird & btw Lyndon
- De Richard en 11-27-15
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The Partly Cloudy Patriot
- De: Sarah Vowell
- Narrado por: Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien, Seth Green, y otros
- Duración: 5 h y 16 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,452
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Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. Her essays confront a wide range of subjects, icons, and historical moments: Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton; Canadian Mounties and German Filmmakers; Tom Cruise and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; twins and nerds; the Gettysburg Address, the State of the Union, and George W. Bush's inauguration. The result is an engrossing audiobook, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary.
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One of the best surprises on AUDIBLE.COM!!
- De Doggy Bird en 04-14-04
De: Sarah Vowell
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Secret Lives of the First Ladies
- What Your Teachers Never Told you About the Women of The White House
- De: Cormac O'Brien
- Narrado por: Teresa DeBerry
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
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With chapters on every woman who’s ever made it to the White House, Secret Lives of the First Ladies tackles all of the tough questions that other history books are afraid to ask: How many of these women owned slaves? Which ones were cheating on their husbands? And why was Eleanor Roosevelt serving hot dogs to the King and Queen of England? American history was never this much fun in school
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4 out of 5 stars
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Trivia delight
- De Jean en 01-11-15
De: Cormac O'Brien
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Franklin and Lucy
- President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life
- De: Joseph E. Persico
- Narrado por: Ted Barker
- Duración: 17 h y 11 m
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was arguably the greatest figure of the 20th century. While FDR's official circle was predominantly male, it was his relationships with women - particularly with Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd - that most vividly bring to light the human being beneath this towering statesman.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Franklin and Lucy
- De Connie's en 03-06-09
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Franklin and Eleanor
- An Extraordinary Marriage
- De: Hazel Rowley
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
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Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt’s marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR’s lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor’s purported lesbianism - and many scandals in between - the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Inspired by the facts, not the book
- De Molly-o en 08-10-14
De: Hazel Rowley
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The President's House
- A First Daughter Shares the History and Secrets of the World's Most Famous Home
- De: Margaret Truman
- Narrado por: Sandra Burr
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 49
As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting, but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome History!
- De LisaB en 02-18-20
De: Margaret Truman
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First Women
- The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
- De: Kate Andersen Brower
- Narrado por: Karen White
- Duración: 12 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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In one of the most underestimated - and challenging - positions in the world, the first lady of the United States must be many things: an inspiring leader with a forward-thinking agenda of her own; a savvy politician, skilled at navigating the treacherous rapids of Washington; a wife and mother operating under constant scrutiny; and an able CEO responsible for the smooth operation of countless services and special events at the White House.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Who is missing?
- De Southern belle en 05-07-16
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Guest of Honor
- Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner that Shocked a Nation
- De: Deborah Davis
- Narrado por: Karen White
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to have dinner at the executive mansion with the First Family. The next morning, news that the president had dined with a Black man-and former slave-sent shock waves through the nation. Although African Americans had helped build the White House and had worked for most of the presidents, not a single one had ever been invited to dine there. Fueled by inflammatory newspaper articles, political cartoons, and even vulgar songs, the scandal escalated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great So
- De Maureen Monahan en 04-11-21
De: Deborah Davis
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George & Barbara Bush
- A Great American Love Story
- De: Ellie LeBlond Sosa, Kelly Anne Chase, George W. Bush - foreword
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett
- Duración: 5 h
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"To begin with I was in love and I am in love so that's not hard," Barbara Bush told her granddaughter Ellie LeBlond Sosa. Sosa had asked for the secret to her and President George H.W. Bush's 77-year love affair that withstood World War II separation, a leap of faith into the oil fields of West Texas, the painful loss of a child, a political climb to the highest office, and after the White House, the transition back to a "normal" life. Sosa and co-author Kelly Anne Chase paint the portrait of the enduring relationship of George and Barbara Bush.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Beautiful, Uplifting Read!
- De Cathi Hughes en 03-18-23
De: Ellie LeBlond Sosa, y otros
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Grace and Power
- The Private World of the Kennedy White House
- De: Sally Bedell Smith
- Narrado por: Lee Adams
- Duración: 20 h y 52 m
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In Grace and Power, New York Times best-selling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Having interviewed scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing on letters and personal papers made available for the first time, Smith paints a richly detailed picture of the personal relationships behind the high purpose and poiltical drama of the 20th century's most storied presidency.
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3 out of 5 stars
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More detail than I wanted
- De R. Jones en 12-24-05
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I Can't Complain
- (All Too) Personal Essays
- De: Elinor Lipman
- Narrado por: Elinor Lipman
- Duración: 3 h y 50 m
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Elinor Lipman has populated her fictional universe with characters so utterly real that we feel like they're old friends. Now she shares an even more intimate world with us - her own - in essays that offer a candid, charming take on modern life. Looking back and forging ahead, she considers the subjects that matter most: childhood and condiments, long marriage and solo living, career and politics. Here you'll find the lighthearted: a celebration of four decades of All My Children, a reflection on being Jewish in heavily Irish-Catholic Lowell on St. Patrick's Day, a hilariously unflinching account of her tiptoe into online dating.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous!
- De Louise en 09-15-19
De: Elinor Lipman
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Funny in Farsi
- A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
- De: Firoozeh Dumas
- Narrado por: Firoozeh Dumas
- Duración: 5 h y 40 m
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In 1972, when she was seven, Firoozeh Dumas and her family moved from Iran to Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country beyond her father's glowing memories of his graduate school years here.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The melting pot, next generation
- De Jerry en 02-15-08
De: Firoozeh Dumas
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Bunny Mellon
- The Life of an American Style Legend
- De: Meryl Gordon
- Narrado por: Vanessa Cortland
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
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A new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art, and fashion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well written bio.
- De Minda Leah Kahn en 09-01-18
De: Meryl Gordon
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The Residence
- Inside the Private World of the White House
- De: Kate Andersen Brower
- Narrado por: Karen White
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,125
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,893
America's first families are unknowable in many ways. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, The Residence reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the president and first family.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The White House Explored & Exposed
- De Sara en 04-15-15
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Lives of the Presidents
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- Meghan Browne
- 09-27-20
My Favorite Book
I love learning about the presidents so l got this book on CD and on Audible great book
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- Nick
- 06-09-17
ended with Clinton
I really liked most of this book it's just that it ended many years ago with Clinton so and it didn't even have the Monica Lewinsky scandal yet.
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- Lean & Green
- 01-21-13
Interesting and Informative
What did you like best about this story?
I enjoyed learning more about the person and the presidency and especially liked having a review of what order they served in and what were the key points of each era.
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- Joanne
- 10-20-13
Who Knew?!?!
Where does Lives of the Presidents rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is probably one of the middle books. I love history and this absolutely covers it, but not the serious side of it. It was a nice break away from some of the more heavy books I have read.
What other book might you compare Lives of the Presidents to and why?
I think the books by Vowel might be good because of the way she mixes in humor and the real story about history and what happened.
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