http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/Podcast.html Wives of the US Presidents have set the tone for etiquette and tradition in our country. Listen to this series to learn about your favorite first lady! iWeb 1.1.2 http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/Podcast_files/finalcollage.jpg http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/Podcast.html 60 Wives of the US Presidents have set the tone for etiquette and tradition in our country. Listen to this series to learn about your favorite first lady! Wives of the US Presidents have set the tone for etiquette and tradition in our country. Listen to this series to learn about your favorite first lady! Charles F. Patton Middle School en http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/C7D80CF2-89E8-4BA3-859D-DA65BCB14FF1.html http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/C7D80CF2-89E8-4BA3-859D-DA65BCB14FF1.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:13:08 -0400 <a href="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/C7D80CF2-89E8-4BA3-859D-DA65BCB14FF1_files/HillaryClinton.m4a"><img src="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/Images/HillaryClinton.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>Find the following information about your first lady: 1. Where was she born? Hillary Clinton was born in College Park, Illinois 2. Did she have any formal education? Where? Yes, she went to law school at Yale University after attending Wellesley University. 3. Did she have any hobbies? No 4. When was her husband president? Years of service. 1993-2001 5. Name a few things she did as first lady. 00:00:57 Find the following information about your first lady: 1. Where was she born? Hillary Clinton was born in College Park, Illinois 2. Did she have any formal education? Where? Yes, she went to law school at Yale University after attendin Find the following information about your first lady: 1. Where was she born? Hillary Clinton was born in College Park, Illinois 2. Did she have any formal education? Where? Yes, she went to law school at Yale University after attending Wellesley University. 3. Did she have any hobbies? No 4. When was her husband president? Years of service. 1993-2001 5. Name a few things she did as first lady. • Initiated the Children’s Health Insurance Program • Proposed the Clinton Health care plan. • Greatly debated women’s rights 6. Did she write any books? If so, what are they named? Yes, she wrote the book Living History that describes why she is married to her husband 7. Was there a wedding at the White House? Whose wedding was it? No 8. Was she involved in any charity? Yes, she recently started a charity for people who became sick from 9/11. She is hoping to raise 1.9 billion dollars. 9. What is something unique about her life? She is the only First Lady to have earned a law degree. Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton http://digg.com/health/Senator_Hillary_Clinton_Seeks_1_9_Billion_for_9_11_s_Sick http://www.firstladies.org/index.htm http://clinton.senate.gov/images/home/topmast/topmast_hillary.jpg http://www.readio.com/nychotels/white-house-pictures.jpg http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/E0295A5E-5629-4F08-9B93-71BF8C1A2FE0.html http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/E0295A5E-5629-4F08-9B93-71BF8C1A2FE0.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:08:44 -0400 <a href="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/E0295A5E-5629-4F08-9B93-71BF8C1A2FE0_files/NancyReagan.m4a"><img src="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/Images/NancyReagan.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>1. Where was she born? • She was born on July 6, 1921 in New York City 2. Did she have any formal education? • She received her formal education at Girls' Latin School and at Smith College in Massachusetts, where she majored in theater. 3. Did she have any hobbies? • Summer camp, tennis, swimming, dancing, reading 4. When was her husband president? Years of service? • Ronald Reagan: 1981-1989. 00:01:09 1. Where was she born? • She was born on July 6, 1921 in New York City 2. Did she have any formal education? • She received her formal education at Girls' Latin School and at Smith College in Massachusetts, where sh 1. Where was she born? • She was born on July 6, 1921 in New York City 2. Did she have any formal education? • She received her formal education at Girls' Latin School and at Smith College in Massachusetts, where she majored in theater. 3. Did she have any hobbies? • Summer camp, tennis, swimming, dancing, reading 4. When was her husband president? Years of service? • Ronald Reagan: 1981-1989..8 years of service 5. Name a few things she did as first lady • She gave her support to the Foster Grandparent Program, the subject of her 1982 book, To Love A Child. Increasingly, she has concentrated on the fight against drug and alcohol abuse among young people. She visited prevention and rehabilitation centers, and in 1985 she held a conference at the White House for First Ladies of 17 countries to focus international attention on this problem. 6. Did she write any books? If so, what are they named? • The subject of her 1982 book, To Love A Child • In her book My Turn, published in 1989 7. Was there a wedding at the White House? Whose wedding was it? • No there wasn’t any wedding 8. Was she involved in any charity? • The Foster Grandparent Program 9. What is something unique about her life? • Nancy Reagan was a former actress from 1949-1956 and stared in 11 films 10. What is the name of a book written about her? • "Ronnie and Nancy: Their Path to the White House, 1911-1980" by Bob Colacello, a longtime Vanity Fair writer and friend of Mrs. Reagan Info: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/nr40.html: www.answers.com Picture: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/nr40.html: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Reagan http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/551896BD-E689-455A-A12E-4193AA4460EC.html http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/551896BD-E689-455A-A12E-4193AA4460EC.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:57:52 -0400 <a href="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/551896BD-E689-455A-A12E-4193AA4460EC_files/RosalynnCarter.m4a"><img src="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/Images/RosalynnCarter.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>1. Where was she born? Plains, Georgia 2. Did she have any formal education? Where? Local high school, Southwestern College of Georgia 3. Did she have any hobbies? golfing, and spending time with her children. 4. When was her husband president? 1977-1981 5. Name a few things she did as first lady. She took on the Carter family peanut business after Mr. Carter’s father died. She also worked 00:01:44 1. Where was she born? Plains, Georgia 2. Did she have any formal education? Where? Local high school, Southwestern College of Georgia 3. Did she have any hobbies? golfing, and spending time with her children. 4. When was her h 1. Where was she born? Plains, Georgia 2. Did she have any formal education? Where? Local high school, Southwestern College of Georgia 3. Did she have any hobbies? golfing, and spending time with her children. 4. When was her husband president? 1977-1981 5. Name a few things she did as first lady. She took on the Carter family peanut business after Mr. Carter’s father died. She also worked to make life easer for many people such as the elderly, emotional, and those with mental disabilities. 6. Did she write any books? If so, what are they named? She co-wrote a few books with her husband, President Carter, such as Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation. She also wrote Baby Love, an autobiography of herself during her pregnancy. 7. Was she involved in any charity? No, although she helped the mentally disabled and her and Mr. Carter built many affordable homes for the poor families of America. 8. What is something unique about her life? Not really, besides the fact that she was a first lady, and had the ability to help many people. 10. What is the name of a book written about her? Include all the proper bibliography information. First Ladies from Plains ,Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984 SOURCES http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=170004460701&amp;category=378 White House Archives http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/index.html National First Ladies Library http://www.firstladies.org/index.htm American Memory Collection http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html 300 Women who changed the world http://search.eb.com/women/browse?browseId=248524 Women in History http://www.lkwdpl.org/WIHOHIO/figures.htm History Central http://www.historycentral.com/bio/ladies/listing.html Answers.com http://www.answers.com First Ladies from Hoover to Clinton http://www.ibiblio.org/lia/president/FirstLadies/firstladies-2.html Famous Women of all Occupations http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/biographycenter.php First Ladies Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States All information http://about.com/ All information http://www.answers.com/ nettrekker http://school.nettrekker.com/login.epl http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/1B554202-7AA7-462F-B4EC-A3920FCF33A4.html http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/1B554202-7AA7-462F-B4EC-A3920FCF33A4.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:43:30 -0400 <a href="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/1B554202-7AA7-462F-B4EC-A3920FCF33A4_files/BettyFord.m4a"><img src="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/Images/BettyFord.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>Here are some facts on Elizabeth Ford. 1. Where was she born? Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Bloomer was born in Chicago on April 8, 1918 and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 2. Did she have any formal education? At an early age, Betty developed a passion for dance, and upon graduation from Central High School in 1936, she attended the Bennington School of Dance for two summers. 3. Did she have any 00:03:05 Here are some facts on Elizabeth Ford. 1. Where was she born? Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Bloomer was born in Chicago on April 8, 1918 and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 2. Did she have any formal education? At an ea Here are some facts on Elizabeth Ford. 1. Where was she born? Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Bloomer was born in Chicago on April 8, 1918 and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 2. Did she have any formal education? At an early age, Betty developed a passion for dance, and upon graduation from Central High School in 1936, she attended the Bennington School of Dance for two summers. 3. Did she have any hobbies? Betty Ford directed her efforts toward the arts, handicapped children and women's issues. 4. When was her husband president? In 25 years of political life, Betty Bloomer Ford did not expect to become First Lady. As wife of Representative Gerald R. Ford, she looked forward to his retirement and more time together. In late 1973 his selection as Vice President was a surprise to her. She was just becoming accustomed to their new roles when he became President upon Mr. Nixon's resignation in August 1974. 5. Name a few things she did as first lady. From their home in California, she was equally frank about her successful battle against dependency on drugs and alcohol. She helped establish the Betty Ford Center for treatment of this problem at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. Today it is a well known facility for rehabilitation from drug dependency. 6. Did she write any books? If so, what are they named? In 1978, she wrote an autobiography, The Times of My Life, which chronicled Mrs. Ford's life through the White House years. Mrs. Ford's second book, Betty: A Glad Awakening, was published in 1987 7. Was there a wedding at the White House? Whose wedding was it? No they did not have a wedding but they got married at Grace Episcopal Church, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 8. Was she involved in any charity? No but she directed her efforts toward the arts, handicapped children and women's issues. She was also very involved in working toward the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. 9. What is something unique about her life? Betty was forced to undergo radical surgery for breast cancer in 1974. http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/83524B8A-C364-4BBB-B3B9-20C66AF3DD04.html http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/83524B8A-C364-4BBB-B3B9-20C66AF3DD04.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:45:58 -0400 <a href="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/83524B8A-C364-4BBB-B3B9-20C66AF3DD04_files/LadyByrdjohnson.wav"><img src="http://cfpms.ucfsd.org/podcasts/FirstLadies/Podcast/Images/droppedImage.png" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:150px; height:150px;"/></a>1. Where was she born? -Karnack, Texas 2. Did she have any formal education? -At the University of Texas she earned a bachelor's degree in arts and in journalism. 3. Did she have any hobbies? -She became known for her efforts to beautify and preserve America. 4. When was her husband president? Years of service. - Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-1961 5. Name a few things she did as first la 00:01:17 1. Where was she born? -Karnack, Texas 2. Did she have any formal education? -At the University of Texas she earned a bachelor's degree in arts and in journalism. 3. Did she have any hobbies? -She became known for 1. Where was she born? -Karnack, Texas 2. Did she have any formal education? -At the University of Texas she earned a bachelor's degree in arts and in journalism. 3. Did she have any hobbies? -She became known for her efforts to beautify and preserve America. 4. When was her husband president? Years of service. - Lyndon B. Johnson - 1949-1961 5. Name a few things she did as first lady. - Active in the President's War on Poverty, traveled from the bleakest sections of the inner cities to the harshest rural areas. - In 1942, she again utilized her inheritance to purchase a Texas radio station, KTBC in Austin. Under her guidance, the formerly debt-ridden station made millions as part of a communications empire that later grew to include a television station. While Lyndon busied himself with politics, Lady Bird provided financial security for her family. 6. Was there a wedding at the White House? Whose wedding was it? -Her daughter, Lynda got married at the white house 7. Was she involved in any charity? - She founded the National Wildflower Research Center, a national nonprofit organization devoted to preserving and reintroducing native plants in planned landscapes 8. What is something unique about her life? -special person - active in the President's War on Poverty, Mrs. Johnson traveled from the bleakest sections of the inner cities to the harshest rural areas. 10. What is the name of a book written about her? Include all the proper bibliography information. -Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson by Jan Jarboe Russell and Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America by Kathi Appelt and Joy Fisher Hein. Sources: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/cj36.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/life/familylife.html http://www.answers.com/