Mary Anne Borelli Politics, Policy, Power: The First Lady in the Modern Presidency

Mary Anne Borrelli, professor of government, author and groundbreaking scholar on the subject of the status and role of Americas First Lady, gave a lively presentation on the contributions that the presidents wives have made to the modern presidency. Exploring the eighty-plus years that stretch between the Hoover and the Obama presidencies, Borrelli discussed the extraordinary changes that have occurred in the office of the First Lady.