Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Historian, First Ladies' Library

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Historian with the National First Ladies' Library and author of First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents' Wives and Their Power 1789-1990

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White House historians say first ladies are windows into America's cultural and social ideas, and while it's subtle, they have enormous power.

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