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Affairs of state: the rise and rejection of the presidential couple since World War II
Troy, Gil 
Publisher: Free Press
ISBN10: 0684828200 ISBN13: 9780684828206 DDC: 973/.099 LCC: E176.1

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Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue: Searching for Perfect Couples in the Shadow of FDR and ER -- 1. "Just the Wife of the President": On the Trumans, Privacy, and Gentility -- 2. "Ike Is My Career": The Eisenhowers at Home in the Fifties -- 3. The Kennedys: "A Magic Moment in American History" -- 4. "Crawling Down Pennsylvania Avenue on Broken Glass": The Johnson Partnership During the Assault on Standards -- 5. "Stand by Your Man": From the "Pat and Dick" Show to The Final Days -- 6. The Ford Interregnum and the Primal Scene of Presidential Politics -- 7. "Who Elected Her?": The Carter's Co-presidency -- 8. "Doing Everything We Can": The Reagan Liberation -- 9. Perfect Couple, Imperfect President: The Bush Restoration -- Conclusion: "Dates with the American People": From the Clintons' Co-presidency to First Consort -- Appendix. "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden": Advice for the First Couple.

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