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August 21, 2024
7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
FLARE August Virtual Program: First Ladies on the Campaign Trail
August 21, 2024 7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
View on Facebook or on YouTube.
The name on the top of the presidential ticket is reserved for the candidate alone, but make no mistake--the nominee's spouse is also an important part of the process. Sometimes, their participation is minimal--an effort to present a picture of a united family front. Other potential first ladies are out campaigning on policy and positive reasons to vote their spouse into office. (Think "Vote for Betty's husband" or Clinton's famous, "You get two for the price of one.")
The panel composed of Paulette Brinka, Janette Kenner Muir, Katie Sibley, and Nancy Kegan Smith explores four powerful spouses as surrogates--Lady Bird Johnson, Rosalynn Carter, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. All traveled extensively through their campaigns, sometimes with their husbands, sometimes independently. All drew a certain amount of lightning. All were pillars of support for their husbands, as well as keen monitors of the pulse of the campaign.
Please join us at 7 PM EDT on Wednesday, August 21 at 7:00 pm EDT: View on Facebook or on YouTube.
