Presiding Ladies of the White House by Lila G. A. Woolfall read by Various | Full Audio Book

Presiding Ladies of the White House by Lila G. A. Woolfall (1864 - 1931)
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (19th C)

Read by: Larry Wilson, Cathy Howell, Doreen Marcotte, sophiab07, BettyB, Louise Jaeschke in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction by Margaret E. Sangster
00:06:50 - 01 - Martha Washington / Abigail Adams
00:09:55 - 02 - Martha Jefferson Randolph / Dorothy Paine Madison
00:12:57 - 03 - Elizabeth Kortright Monroe / Louisa Catherine Adams
00:16:02 - 04 - Rachel Donelson Jackson / Angelica Van Buren
00:19:11 - 05 - Anna Symmes Harrison / Letitia Christian Tyler
00:22:15 - 06 - Sarah Childress Polk Margaret Smith Taylor
00:25:07 - 07 - Abigail Fillmore / Jane Appleton Pierce
00:28:02 - 08 - Harriet Lane / Mary Todd Lincoln
00:30:49 - 09 - Eliza McCardle Johnson / Julia Dent Grant
00:33:33 - 10 - Lucy Ware Webb Hayes / Lucretia Randolph Garfield
00:36:26 - 11 - Mary Arthur McElroy / Frances Folsom Cleveland
00:39:20 - 12 - Caroline Scott Harrison / Ida Saxton McKinley
00:42:51 - 13 - Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
00:44:56 - 14 - The White House
00:56:55 - 15 - Official Etiquette

Often overlooked by history, the first ladies of the United States White House have always been held in high esteem during their time, often hosting state functions, and supporting the president privately and publicly. These are short vignettes of the first twenty-five U.S. first ladies from Martha Washington to Edith Roosevelt. The concluding chapters describe various rooms of the White House and explain Official Etiquette. There is also a special introduction by beloved poet and author Margaret Elizabeth Sangster. - Summary by Larry Wilson