Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: first lady

first lady stories: 105 news summaries

101 - 105 of 105 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6

Switch to grid view »

She's Tough, Focused, Blunt
and Efficient

Not like that other Clinton who was
all leadership, no management

Oct 26, 07 7:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - “The worst thing you can do when you work for Hillary Clinton is sit there and nod yes," one veteran of the other Clinton administration told the New York Times. Hillary has a penchant for bluntness, she likes data, and she hates meandering meetings. In an analysis... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Hillaryland • campaign trail • first lady

Would-Be First Ladies Candid in First Forum

Bill Clinton a no-show

Oct 24, 07 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five spouses of presidential candidates met yesterday for a surprisingly candid exchange about their experiences on the campaign trail and their potential roles in the White House. Bill Clinton and Judith Giuliani both opted out, prompting host Maria Shriver, a former journalist and California's first lady, to joke that “... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Elizabeth Edwards • Michelle Obama • presidential primaries • Jeri Thompson • Ann Romney • Cindy McCain • first lady • Maria Shriver • Election 2008 • election

First Lady
Steps Up White
House Role

Laura Bush's Burma initiative isn't the only sign of new leadership

Oct 15, 07 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Laura Bush has been amping up her public profile lately, becoming increasingly outspoken in the waning months of her husband's administration, the New York Times observes. She's been the administration's leading voice on Burma, calling UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, testifying before Congress and writing an op ed piece in... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Laura Bush • first lady

Prying Eyes Won't Get to Hillary’s Papers

Rivals refused access
to first lady's records
in Clinton Library

Aug 14, 07 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 2 million pages of documents from Hillary Clinton’s years as first lady are sealed at the Clinton Presidential Library, and an eager opposition is chomping at the bit to get to them. Archivists say the documents—including appointment logs and memos—won’t be released before next year’... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Hillary Clinton • Freedom of Information Act • Clinton Presidential Library • National Archives • first lady • Hillary Care • presidential library • Clinton records

Lady Bird Johnson Dead at 94

Former first lady fought for civil rights

Jul 11, 07 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lady Bird Johnson, wife of former president Lyndon Johnson, is dead today at 94. Johnson was a vociferous—if always graceful—campaigner for the beautification of the country and, during one of the most turbulent presidencies of all time, for civil rights and the betterment of the poor. More »

MORE ABOUT:
Texas • presidency • Lyndon Johnson • obituary • Lady Bird Johnson • first lady

101 - 105 of 105 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6


from our news partners