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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Caroli, Betty Boyd.
First ladies : from Martha Washington
to Michelle Obama / Betty Boyd Caroli. — Rev. and updated.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-19-539285-2
1. Presidents’ spouses—United States—Biography.
I. Title.
E176.2.C37 2010
973.09’9—dc22 2010014673
1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2
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on acid-free paper