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Susan Swain

Biography

Susan Swain

Susan Swain was the moderator for C-SPAN's special yearlong history series, "First Ladies: Influence and Image." Swain is C-SPAN's co-CEO and, in addition to her senior management role at the network, has been an on-camera host for C-SPAN for more than 30 years, interviewing public officials, historians and journalists for the public affairs network. This is her ninth book project with C-SPAN and PublicAffairs. She lives in the Washington, DC, suburbs.

Susan Swain

Books by Susan Swain

First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women
by Susan Swain - History, Nonfiction, Politics

C-SPAN’s yearlong history series, "First Ladies: Influence and Image," featured interviews with more than 50 preeminent historians and biographers. In this informative book, these experts paint intimate portraits of all 45 first ladies --- their lives, ambitions, and unique partnerships with their presidential spouses. It provides an up-close historical look at these fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the White House, sometimes at great personal cost, while supporting their families and famous husbands --- and sometimes changing history.