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Title: Queen Elizabeth II: The Life and Legacy of Britain's Second Longest Reigning Monarch

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Lavina Jadhwani

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-18-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

"When I was 21 I pledged my life to the service of our people, and I asked for God's help to make good that vow. Although that vow was made in my salad days, when I was green in judgement, I do not regret nor retract one word of it." (Elizabeth II)

Until the implementation of new legislation on March 26, 2015, men were given preference to women in the British royal line. This system of male primogeniture meant that women seldom inherited the throne, and even when they did, they were often dominated by male councilors. Those women who married British kings gained the title of queen, but they were queen consorts, holding the title with no power. This makes Elizabeth II one of a select few queens regnant - queens ruling in their own right - and one of even fewer to set her own course in the history of her family and its throne.

Nonetheless, Queen Elizabeth II has become so much a part of British society and culture that her presence is taken almost for granted, setting the standard people now expect of a British monarch. The longest lived and second longest reigning monarch in British history, Elizabeth II has overseen her country during a time of incredible turmoil and ever-accelerating change, providing a stable figure at the heart of a nation going through seemingly endless upheavals.

Members Reviews:

Amazing woman

I really enjoyed readying more about her life and history of what she experienced in her role as queen.

Basic info

Very basic information.

Worth the read

Interesting read. She sacrificed a lot for her people

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Title: French Legends: The Life and Legacy of Maximilien Robespierre

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Michael Gilboe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-11-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

"Citizens, did you want a revolution without a revolution?" (Maximilien Robespierre)

A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' French series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of France's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

In many ways it is fitting that Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) is one of the best known figures of the French Revolution, if not its most famous. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social overthrow of the caste system that gave the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes. Few were as vocal in their support of Enlightenment ideals as Robespierre, who was heavily versed in Rousseau and Montesquieu, a champion of the bourgeoise, and an advocate of human rights who opposed both slavery and the death penalty.

But history remembers the French Revolution in a starkly different way, as the same leaders who sought a more democratic system while out of power devolved into establishing an incredibly repressive tyranny of their own once they acquired it. For that reason, the Reign of Terror became the most memorable aspect of the Revolution, and at the head of it all was Robespierre, whose position on the Committee of Public Safety made him the Reign of Terror's instrumental figure, until he himself became a victim of the Revolution's extremism.

Members Reviews:

one star.

This would not get an "A" if it were turned in as a college essay -- considering its level of writing, research and analysis.

Cursory knowledge of the french language

The reader should be fluent in French. Clearly, Mr. Gilboe's pronunciation of French names and places could be improved.

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Title: Anwar Sadat: The Life and Legacy of the Egyptian President

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Robin McKay

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-10-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

On a beautiful sunny day in March 1979, as thousands of Egyptians awaited in anticipation, a plane landed in Cairo. Moments later, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat stepped out, welcomed by thunderous cheers from an overjoyed crowd. He had just returned to his country from Washington D.C., where five days earlier he had signed a historic treaty with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and U.S. President Jimmy Carter, bringing an end to three decades of war and hostilities between Israelis and Egyptians.

Egypt had good reason to celebrate the treaty. Since 1948, the country joined other Arab states and went to war with Israel on four occasions: the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the 1956 War, the 1967 Six-Day War, and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. All were ultimately unsuccessful in fully defeating Israel, and Egypt, of all the Arab states, experienced the heaviest losses, both in human casualties and financially. It was Sadat's deep-seated resolve and the will of the Egyptian people that forged the path to the unprecedented normalization of relations between Israel and an Arab country.

Together with Begin, Sadat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 for their efforts in negotiating the peace treaty. Sadat was applauded by leaders of democratic nations across the world, and he opened up a new chapter of Egyptian foreign relations, establishing the country as a modernized and stable power in then the historically tumultuous Middle East.

As with many historic moments that inspired significant change, not everyone was supportive of Sadat's peace efforts. Only two years after the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, President Sadat was assassinated by members of an Islamic fundamentalist group, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, in October 1981. Sadat appeared to have suffered from a misrepresented image for much of his military and political career.

Members Reviews:

interesting listen

it's always good to read about someone else's life especially someone as influential as this man

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Title: Syria and the Assad Family: The History Behind Bashar al-Assad's Rise to Power and the Civil War

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Phillip J Mather

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-04-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

"I'm not a puppet. I wasn't made by the west to go to the west or any other country. I'm Syrian. I'm made in Syria. I have to live in Syria and die in Syria." - Bashar al-Assad, 2012

In early 2011, a political movement swept across the Arabic-speaking world that toppled despotic regimes and dictatorships. The political movement, which became known as the "Arab Spring", was popular in nature and made use of the Internet, particularly social networking websites, to remove dictators such as Muammar Qadaffi of Libya. Those dictators, who ruled their countries for decades, were unable to stem the tide of popular indignation against them, even though they tried using force and propaganda in ways reminiscent of the Cold War era.

The events of the Arab Spring have come to be overshadowed by the civil war in the Arabic-speaking nation of Syria, which has been ruled throughout the 21st century by Bashar al-Assad. Though he had not planned on ruling Syria, several events conspired to make Bashar the successor of his father, Hafez. Though the West frequently looked for signs that Bashar might be a reformer, due in part to his formerly popular Western wife, Assad remained part of a critical alliance with Iran and the sub-state groups Hamas and Hezbollah. This formed an influential bloc that has influenced events across the Middle East, and one that Israel and the West have tried to break over the past decade.

A crisis that may have threatened to involve either the United States, Russia, or both, appears to have been solved at least temporarily. However bigger issues concerning Syria still remain.

Syria and the Assad Family explains how Hafez al-Assad's son grew up and the events that brought him to power in Syria. It also comprehensively analyzes the ongoing civil war against Assad. You will learn about Syria's notorious dictator like you never have before.

Members Reviews:

Very interesting.

What did you love best about Syria and the Assad Family: The History Behind Bashar al-Assad's Rise to Power and the Civil War?

I found this a very interesting and informative book which clearly explained the rise of Bashar al-Assad, and events which are still happening in that part of the world.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the way it made this part of modern history easy to understand.

Have you listened to any of Phillip J Mathers other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, I have listened to quite a few of his narrations, I think he is a wonderful narrator and this is one of his best.

Good book...narrator , not so much

Good book....however I did not enjoy the narrator's voice. The narrator seemed to draw out every word which made it hard to stay focused on the content.

Informative and quick

very informative and listened to it on a short trip. The reader was a bit monotone.

I dont understand the narrator

I have a hard time understanding even half the things he says. His voice is so deep that Batman's voice sound like a child next to it.

Great Book

Very interesting introduction to the war in Syria and the al-Assad family. This book tells you about the Assads as well as modern Syrian history in a fascinating way.

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Title: British Legends: The Life and Legacy of King Henry VIII

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Michael Gilboe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

"We are, by the sufferance of God, King of England; and the Kings of England in times past never had any superior but God." - King Henry VIII

A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' British Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of Great Britain's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

Over 450 years after his reign, Henry VIII is still the most famous and recognizable king of England, but it's for all the wrong reasons. Though well regarded by contemporaries as a learned king and "[O]ne of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne", he is best remembered today for his gluttony and multiple marriages, particularly for the gruesome way he was widowed on more than one occasion. Naturally, that was the focus of a popular drama series centered around his life.

Henry VIII will probably continue to be best known for beheading some of his wives, most notably Anne Boleyn, so it is somewhat fitting that his most decisive act came as a result of a marital mishap. Sharply at odds with the Catholic Church over his attempt to dissolve his marriage with Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII ultimately broke with the Church and established the Church of England, which forever altered the religious history of England, the social hierarchy of the nation, and its empire.

Members Reviews:

Ideal for a quick summary

This is a simple straightforward summary about King Henry VIII. The author gives you the facts of his life in a clear-cut and unbiased way. Most of the main players in the Tudor era are touched on initially, and then the book finishes off by giving the reader an overview of the reign and the follow on effects.

I'd one formatting issue with this book. At about 33% when quoting Anne Boleyn, a line of text appeared to be missing "Henry could not get Anne to become his mistress through she did agree to become his Queen consort, famously ......your highness most earnestly to desist.

I think this book would suit someone who was just dipping their toes into Tudor history, as it is not overly detailed or an in-depth look at Henry VII. However this does not take away what this book is about, and that is as it states in the book description "Along with pictures of important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Henry VIII like you never have before, in no time at all."

History Lite

Don't expect an indepth treatment of Tudor English history. It's more like an executive summary--not quite Cliffs' Notes. It will provide a boad view of Henry's reign and the more significant aspects thereof (not merely the fact that he executed two of his six spouses). If one were studying for an undergraduate course in English history, this might be a helpful tool--but don't expect to ace a graduate course with only this!

Another good one.

I always enjoy Charles River Editors short and sweet and just the facts on any subject they cover. Thanks again

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Title: American Legends: The Life of General George Patton

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Steve Marvel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

Rommel, Guderian, Liddell-Hart, and JFC Fuller were all early exponents and practitioners of armored warfare, tactics that were to break the stalemate that had characterized World War I. Advocates of the tank and above all speed, it was their ideas which decimated Saddam Hussein's forces in the 1990 Gulf War. But among the proponents and practitioners of armored warfare, the brash, bold, arrogant, and eccentric George S. Patton remains the world's greatest armored commander by the one yardstick that really counts: the battlefield. In 1944-45, Patton's Third Army raced across northern Europe, covering more ground and destroying more enemy resources than any other equivalent force in history.

Patton is one of America's most celebrated, but his story has its origins in the form of a shy, dyslexic boy who could cry uncontrollably and who viewed his own emotional intelligence as unmanly. Patton was a fascinating, complicated and controversial man whose life story ranges between genius, folly and tragedy, with absolute determination the one constant theme.

He was also a man constantly on the move, whether it was as an Olympic athlete or as one of the first American soldiers to work with tanks in World War I, but his life's work truly went toward revolutionizing warfare on and off the battlefield. Between the two World Wars, he wrote at length about mechanized warfare and tactics, and during the Second World War he worked his way up colorfully, controversially, and capably, all of which made him more conspicuous during the war. Patton's shocking death just a few months after the war ended ensured that the general died at the height of his fame and would always be remembered for his legendary attitude and exploits.

American Legends: The Life of General George Patton profiles the amazing life and career of the American war hero, while also examining his personality and analyzing his lasting legacy.

Members Reviews:

If You Want To Learn About Patton This Is A Great Appetizer

A Book that will be great for Patton novices, don't confuse this an exhaustive review

Good leadership lessons

I enjoyed Pattons leadership quality by being the example for his men, giving them a model of how to be.

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Title: Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lorenzo de' Medici

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Christopher Hudspeth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-11-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

Discusses Lorenzo's relationships with other famous Renaissance legends, including Leonardo and Michelangelo. Includes a bibliography for further reading.

"How beautiful is youth that is always slipping away." (Lorenzo de' Medici)

A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? When historians are asked to pick a point in history when Western civilization was transformed and guided down the path to modernity, most of them point to the Renaissance. Indeed the Renaissance revolutionized art, philosophy, religion, sciences, and math, with individuals like Galileo, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Dante, and Petrarch bridging the past and modern society.

In Charles River Editors' Legends of the Renaissance, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of the most important men and women of the Renaissance in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

Most historians credit the city-state of Florence as the place that started and developed the Italian Renaissance, a process carried out through the patronage and commission of artists during the late 12th century. If Florence is receiving its due credit, much of it belongs to the Medicis, the family dynasty of Florence that ruled at the height of the Renaissance. The dynasty held such influence that some of its family members even became pope.

Among all of the Medicis, its most famous member ruled during the Golden Age of Florence, at the apex of the Renaissance's artistic achievements. Lorenzo de' Medici, commonly referred to as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was groomed both intellectually and politically to rule Venice, and he took the reins of power at just 20 years old.

Members Reviews:

Really just a "booklet", not very useful as a source

My son got this for a school research project (he's in high school). He did not end up using it. It's hard to cite because there are no page numbers, and it's really just a very short "booklet", very choppy in its presentation of material. Other materials available were much better and in fact, this booklet is citing those sources. I'd skip and look for an actual book by Kent, Strathern, on Unger.

What a disappointment. The information in this pamphlet is available online

Please be aware that this is not a book. It's a booklet of about 50 pages. The pages are not even numbered. What a disappointment. The information in this pamphlet is available online. This is not worth the money. I didn't even know they sold pamphlets/ booklets in the book category on Amazon, I am definitely returning this.

Five Stars

Short easy read which will increase your knowledge of the Renaissance.

but this is absolutely painful. The book is obviously well written and the ...

I am listening to the audio version of this book / booklet. If I were going to narrate a book I would at least spend 5 minutes learning how to pronounce the word Medici much less all the other Italian names that positively slaughtered. I'm accustomed to the Italian language being butchered, but this is absolutely painful.

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Title: British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Horatio Nelson

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Phillip J. Mather

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

Includes detailed descriptions of Nelson's greatest victories, including the Battle of Trafalgar. Includes Nelson's most famous quotes.

"England expects that every man will do his duty." (Nelson before the Battle of Trafalgar)

Over the course of its history, England has engaged in an uncountable number of battles, but none of her military heroes has had a greater military legacy than Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté. Whether traveling to Trafalgar Square or one of the hundreds of pubs named after him, seemingly it becomes easy to believe that no Briton has cast as long a shadow.

Nelson is well known across the world for his decisive victory at Trafalgar, made all the more legendary by the fact that he was mortally wounded at the height of his greatest feat. And it is understandable that any man who could thwart Napoleon's ambitions as well as Nelson did would earn a place in the history books. But Nelson embodied every virtue of his homeland; a dashing, courageous military officer who was impeccably cultured, and, of course, the best at what he did. Indeed, as the personification of the supremacy of the Royal Navy, the man and his life had a powerful resonance well before his death. When Nelson's body was immersed in rum during the homeward voyage from Trafalgar, it is said that the sailors would steal a drink, thereby imbibing the spirit of their hero. Rum is still called "Nelson's Blood" in Britain's Royal Navy, and consumers can buy a spiced version at the pub in Burnham Thorpe. Nelson's strategy and tactics are taught at naval colleges around the world, and the current UK government is, more than 200 years after his death, considering establishing a public holiday on the anniversary of Trafalgar.

Members Reviews:

Brief history of a complex man

Highly condensed recounting of the life of a truly remarkable man. He made errors in judgment, but learned from them. This brief study highlights the events that shaped the man who took shrapnel to the eye but remained on deck and in command. Who later had severe injury to the arm and demanded that it be amputated immediately and without anesthesia. His prowess as naval commander continued to grow almost as fast as his ego.

I got the audio on sale, and Phillip J Mather narrates like Darth Vader without the wheeze and with a British accent. Loved it!

Fascinating!

What was one of the most memorable moments of British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Horatio Nelson?

Of course this has to be the Battle at Trafalgar when he was mortally wounded and became one of the greatest war hero's in British history.

What does Phillip J. Mather bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

A book like this which is about an important military person in British history could not have a better narrator that Phillip J. Mather. I bought this audiobook because I am fascinating with history and particularly like listening to historical books narrated by this narrator. Phillip J.

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Title: First Ladies: The Life and Legacy of Dolley Madison

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Katherine Thompson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

American presidents have shaped the course of global affairs for generations. But as the saying goes, behind every great man there's a great woman. While the first ladies often remain overshadowed by their husbands, some have carved unique niches in their time and left their own lasting legacy. Dolley Madison helped establish the role of the first lady in the early 1800s, Eleanor Roosevelt gave voice to policy issues in a way that made her a forerunner of first ladies like Hillary Clinton, and Jackie Kennedy created glamorous trends that made her more popular than her husband. In Charles River Editors' First Ladies series, listeners can get caught up on the lives and legacies of America's most famous first ladies in the time it takes to finish a commute. And they can do so while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

After the Constitution was ratified, George Washington went about setting all the precedents for the role of the presidency, establishing traditions like the Cabinet. But the role of being the first lady of the United States was defined by the wife of the 4th president. James Madison may have been the father of the Constitution, but his wife Dolley all but defined the responsibilities and customs of being the president's wife. Dolley had served as an informal first lady for the widowed Thomas Jefferson. But when her husband entered the White House in 1809, Dolley went about furnishing the White House to such an extent that much of the style and items she chose were still in place when Mary Todd Lincoln became the First Lady in 1861. Dolley also became a folk hero of sorts, and the center of a colorful legend that had her saving Gilbert Stuart's priceless painting of George Washington just ahead of the British while her husband was denigrated for fleeing as Washington D.C. was burned.

Members Reviews:

Interesting

This is a short biography of Dolley Madison (May 20 1768- July 12 1849). Dolley was the wife of James Madison, President from 1809 to 1817.

Dolley was noted for her social abilities, which boosted her husbandâs popularity as President. She also performed the duties as hostess for Thomas Jefferson when he was President.

Dolley also helped to furnish the newly constructed White House after the fire during the War of 1812. The editors of the book covered in great detail Dolleyâs famous role of saving the portrait of George Washington from a burning White House when the British set fire to it in 1814. Dolley had saved many of the items of the White House by packing them up and hiding them.

It is to be noted her name over the years has been spelled Dolly, Dollie and Dolley. Recently historians have settled on Dolley. They added a note to the confusion by pointing out that Dolley spelled her name all these ways. She spelled her name as Dolly on her Will.

Dolley was raised a Quaker in New Garden, North Carolina. In 1780 Dolley Payne married John Todd, a Quaker lawyer in Philadelphia. They had two sons John Payne Todd and William Temple Todd. In August 1793 a yellow fever epidemic broke out in Philadelphia killing 5019 people including Dolleyâs husband and son William Temple Todd.

Dolley married James Madison in 1794. She was expelled from the Quakerâs for marrying outside of the faith, Madison was not a Quaker. In 1836 Madison died at Montpellier. Dolley organized and copied his papers.

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Title: First Ladies: The Life and Legacy of Abigail Adams

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Katherine Thompson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-15

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

Publisher's Summary:

"Remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands." - Abigail Adams

American presidents have shaped the course of global affairs for generations. But as the saying goes, behind every great man there's a great woman. While the first ladies often remain overshadowed by their husbands, some have carved unique niches in their time and left their own lasting legacy. Dolley Madison helped establish the role of the first lady in the early 1800s, Eleanor Roosevelt gave voice to policy issues in a way that made her a forerunner of first ladies like Hillary Clinton, and Jackie Kennedy created glamorous trends that made her more popular than her husband. In Charles River Editors' First Ladies series, listeners can get caught up on the lives and legacies of America's most famous first ladies in the time it takes to finish a commute. And they can do so while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton may have been the most politically active first ladies in American history, but Abigail Adams was the first to act as political advisor for her husband and the first to be dubbed "Mrs. President". Indeed, Abigail was politically inclined to a degree that was highly unusual among women of the 18th and 19th century. She had originally impressed her future husband John because she was so well-versed in poetry, philosophy, and politics. Abigail was also very progressive, championing women's rights and abolition long before they became widely held views even in traditionally liberal Massachusetts.

Members Reviews:

Very short history

This is a short history of Abigail Adams. She is interesting. She and John were committed to one another. He listened to her even if he did not always follow her advice. She was a strong woman who raised their children and ran their farm while John was away on business or politics. I am fascinated by her, the more so because she was largely home-schooled and self-taught. She was not the norm for those times.

More about John and events than about Abigail

Interesting, but more like a cliff notes summary of her life. Mostly about the world in which she lived and her husband's life. Of course, much more was known about him than her.

Very little about Abigail as a woman

I was very disappointed with this book. Very little information was given about the President's wife: her life before marriage to the President, what she accomplished after her marriage,nothing about her personality,likes & dislikes while First Lady, etc. It was a history lesson; nothing more.