Madam President, William Hazelgrove
Madam President, William Hazelgrove
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Madam President
The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson

Author: William Hazelgrove

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2016


Synopsis

An up-close look at Edith Wilson, a first lady with unequaled responsibilities during her husband’s presidency.After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the chief executive. Mrs. Wilson had had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years, yet in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, she dedicated herself to managing the office of the president, reading all correspondence intended for her bedridden husband. Though her Oval Office authority was acknowledged in Washington circles at the time—one senator called her “the presidentress who had fulfilled the dream of suffragettes by changing her title from First Lady to Acting First Man”—her legacy as the first woman president is now largely forgotten.William Hazelgrove’s Madam President is a vivid, engaging portrait of the woman who became the acting president of the United States in 1919, months before women officially won the right to vote.

About William Hazelgrove

William Hazelgrove is the author of numerous novels including Jack Pine and The Pitcher, a Junior Library Guild selection. His books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist and ALA Editors’ Choice Awards. He was the first Ernest Hemingway Writer-in-Residence, writing in the attic of Hemingway’s birthplace in Oak Park, Illinois. He has been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, People, and many other publications.

About Bernadette Dunne

Bernadette Dunne is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway.


Reviews

Goodreads review by HR-ML

I read the Kindle version and gave this 3.5 stars. Woodrow Wilson (WW) wed twice. Once as a widower in the White House. Edith, his 2nd wife, had been widowed by her spouse who owned a jewelry concern. She made this business even more successful. She had only 2 years of formal education but she posse......more

Goodreads review by Diane

I received an Advance Uncorrected Proof Copy of the book Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson in exchange for an honest review. I totally enjoyed this book. The story here is both fascinating and entertaining from the opening Prologue onward. Through the intimacy of human details an......more

Goodreads review by Chris

A great story, little known, about his wife acting as President following the health crisis of President Wilson after an exhaustive attempt to secure the League of Nations. Edith did what any First Lady would have done, try to protect her husband, and ended up serving as President or co-President th......more