My First Ladies, Christie Matheson
My First Ladies, Christie Matheson
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My First Ladies
Twenty-Five Years as the White House Chief Floral Designer

Author: Christie Matheson, Nancy Clarke

Narrator: Nancy Clarke

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/30/2011

Synopsis

In My First Ladies, Nancy Clarke reveals the touching, funny, and illuminating story of what it was like to serve under six administrations and to help each first lady find her own personal style when it came to planning flower designs, state dinners, and holiday festivities in the White House. Learn how Nancy gave comfort to Nancy Reagan when she discovered she had cancer and how she helped Laura Bush to gain the confidence to select bright, bold flower arrangements over the more conservative palettes she used in her first years as first lady. See the deep bond that developed between Nancy and Barbara Bush and feel what it was like to be standing in a bunker right next to President Bush in the days following 9/11. Only Nancy can reveal the inside story of what it was like to work for more than thirty years in the White House she called her second home.

About Christie Matheson

Christie Matheson is the author of Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style and coauthor of Wine Mondays, The Confetti Cakes Cookbook, Confetti Cakes for Kids, Tea Party, and Vineyard Harvest. She is a regular contributor to such publications as the Boston Globe Magazine, Cooking Light, Boston, Yankee, Continental, San Francisco, and and DailyCandy.com. For two years she hosted a weekly television segment called "Trend Tracker" on the UPN Morning Show, and she is a frequent guest on the television show Chronicle as well as on Martha Stewart Radio. Matheson lives in San Francisco, California, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Koren on May 21, 2019

Nancy Clarke worked for 6 First Ladies as the White House florist. I did not know what a big job that is or how much input the first ladies have. If you are looking for any dirt on president's wives here you are not going to find it. The author liked and got along with every one of them. At times I......more

Goodreads review by Marisa on August 01, 2023

Recommended from my friend Candy. Would have loved to read this In a picture book form because I bet there would have been beautiful pictures of the flowers, and the audio was read by the author and it was no good at all. But regardless I loved learning of her relationship ship with the First Ladies......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on February 19, 2025

What a fascinating story! I loved learning what Nancy Clarke’s interactions were like with the First Ladies, some behind the scenes within the White House, and the incredible impact she had on so many throughout her career as chief floral designer (didn’t even know that was a job!)......more

Goodreads review by Nina on December 16, 2012

I realy enjoyed this book and the glimpses into the lives and personalities of the six First Ladies the author worked for. Ms. Clarke recounted her work, the feedback she received plus many behind the scene antedotes with class and grace. The photos are fantastic and fun to look at. I was most surpr......more

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