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Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: Ripsnort on November 12, 2002, 01:11:35 PM

This first Lady-to-be privately asked for briefings on the confirmation process and procedures on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch for getting key personnel placed in federal offices. She had played a low-key public role in her husband's race for the White House but her low-key approach  ended when her husband won the election for President of the United States.

Who was she?

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: gofaster on November 12, 2002, 01:32:58 PM

Eleanor Rosevelt?

Mary Todd Lincoln?

Title: Re: First Lady Trivia
Post by: AKDejaVu on November 12, 2002, 01:52:07 PM

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
This first Lady-to-be privately asked for briefings on the confirmation process and procedures on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch for getting key personnel placed in federal offices. She had played a low-key public role in her husband's race for the White House but her low-key approach  ended when her husband won the election for President of the United States.

Who was she?

Could be quite a few... but gonna say that Hillary fits the bill better than most.  I do know she was the first "First Lady" with her own complete staff.

AKDejaVu

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: Ripsnort on November 12, 2002, 01:59:27 PM

You're correct Deja...now the hypothetical....what if Laura Bush had done this instead...would there have been an outrage? ;)

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: AKDejaVu on November 12, 2002, 02:02:10 PM

Are you sure she didn't?  Doesn't seem there'd be too much outrage since the precident had already been set.

AKDejaVu

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: Ripsnort on November 12, 2002, 02:17:45 PM

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Originally posted by AKDejaVu
Are you sure she didn't?  

AKDejaVu

That would have leaked to the press much faster than Hillary's info did, thats how I know ;)

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: whgates3 on November 12, 2002, 02:59:42 PM

more first lady trivia:
which 1st Lady had the biggest knockers?

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: AKDejaVu on November 12, 2002, 03:31:12 PM

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Originally posted by whgates3
more first lady trivia:
which 1st Lady had the biggest knockers?

I believe the biggest knockers in the 1st family title is still held by President Taft.

AKDejaVU

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: midnight Target on November 12, 2002, 03:43:41 PM

So Hillary got involved.... and that's bad because?


:rolleyes:

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: AKDejaVu on November 12, 2002, 03:45:11 PM

I wonder who paid for that staff?

Oh... and I don't really recall seeing her as a runningmate on the ballot.

Other than that... no real reason.

AKDejaVu

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: midnight Target on November 12, 2002, 03:50:44 PM

We did, just like this staff (Betty Ford):

Blinded by hatred of an intelligent woman again?

FIRST LADY'S STAFF

The varied ceremonial, familial, and political roles of the First Lady are recorded in the files of her staff: Sheila Weidenfeld (press secretary), Maria Downs (social secretary), Frances Pullen (speechwriter), Elizabeth O'Neill (correspondence), Susan Porter (appointments), and Russell Armentrout (state dinners, entertainment).

Title: First Lady Trivia
Post by: AKDejaVu on November 12, 2002, 05:55:07 PM

Ya...

right...

And what legislation did that staff draft?

AKDejaVu