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Home › Politics

Politics | 01/13/2009 2:00 pm

Lesley Stahl, Candice Bergen, Liz Smith and the wOw Women Hail Their Favorite First Ladies

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We asked our ladies who they thought were the most distinguished First Ladies. Here’s what Lesley Stahl, Candice Bergen, Liz Smith and a few more of the wOw women had to say …
Read more about: Abigail Adams, Candice Bergen, First Ladies, Hillary Clinton, Jackie O, Jacqueline Kennedy, Joan Juliet Buck, Judith Martin, Lady Bird Johnson, Lesley Stahl, Liz Smith, Michelle Obama, Mother's Day 09, Nancy Reagan, Politics, Rose Cleveland

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Babette dYveine
Eleanor and Jackie.
By Babette dYveine on 01/14/2009 6:39 am
Jeannot Kensinger
Eleanor Roosevelt without a doubt. Jackie represented Camelot to me. New hope. I was so excited when at the inauguration she picked a “cloth” coat to walk down the Avenue. A lot was written about that at that time. I so wanted Hillary to succeed with her health plans. but of all the First Ladies I have known in my life time Eleanor has top billing for me.
By Jeannot Kensinger on 01/14/2009 7:18 am
Jennifer Hull
I think Dolley Madison would have been an amazing First Lady for the modern era, in much the same way as she was in her own day. She had style, pluck, and humor, was evidently a wonderful conversationalist and hostess, and did not panic in the face of a crisis. I can just imagine what a force she would have been in the 20th or 21st centuries!
By Jennifer Hull on 01/14/2009 7:49 am
DeBúrca obj
I love her cakes.
By DeBúrca obj on 01/14/2009 8:45 pm
DeBúrca obj
lol…. sorry, couldn’t help myself…
By DeBúrca obj on 01/14/2009 8:45 pm
Tee Zee
ROTFLMAO! Thanks for making me laugh out loud, it’s a good thing I wasn’t drinking anything at the time!
By Tee Zee on 01/15/2009 4:12 pm
f p
Abigail is No. 1 in my book, then Eleanor; Jackie certainly had class as does Michelle.
By f p on 01/14/2009 9:54 am
Jeannot Kensinger
Stay warm fp, according to the news this is going to be a very cold night.
By Jeannot Kensinger on 01/14/2009 6:17 pm
DeBúrca obj
Frank, check out what happened in the thread about Laura Bush being mad about Obama remarks. Where are these people coming from? It seems as though as soon as some thread comes up that is critical of Bush-Palin-Coulter… someone at some crazy right wing blog sends them all over here. One even said “Katrina was a blessing in disguise for some people” because now they have better houses! Oh, and we should NEVER say anything bad about our president or else we are bad Americans who belong in China and Russia.
By DeBúrca obj on 01/14/2009 7:24 pm
Lady Gator
Lady Bird Johnson — She was so real — so down to earth. Wonderful smile and great sense of humor. Pat Nixon —who kept it all together when her world was falling down around her. Betty Ford - she wasn’t afraid to express her opinions. Nancy Reagan — her efforts to bring beauty and grace back to the White House and her untiring work with children. Hillary Clinton for her decision to run for President. Laura Bush — her work with women around the world - her wonderful gracious smile - her humor.
By Lady Gator on 01/14/2009 9:56 am
Elizabeth Bennett
Eleanor Roosevelt of course, but also there was Dolley Madison who was really first lady to more than one president, for when Thomas Jefferson needed a social hostess, he called on the wife of his Secretary of State, James Madison. And I did love Lady Bird. My favorite picture of her is the one where she is sitting in a field of the wildflowers she loved so much: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/PhotozOnline/Album%20Two/LadyBirdJ…
By Elizabeth Bennett on 01/14/2009 4:33 pm
DeBúrca obj
OMG how cute is that photo?!
By DeBúrca obj on 01/14/2009 8:46 pm
Tee Zee
wOw what a incredible phone, THANKS!
By Tee Zee on 01/15/2009 3:15 pm
Tee Zee
I meant photo of Ladybird !!!
By Tee Zee on 01/15/2009 4:13 pm
Kathleen Moriarty
A great book about Abigail Adams is Witness to a Revolution by Natalie Bober.
By Kathleen Moriarty on 01/14/2009 4:58 pm
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