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First Academy 6: Ladies Under Siege - First Ladies Part 6
January 10, 2025 · 55 min
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Four First Ladies, one 80-year-old host, and a recording from the past make for a genuinely strange history lesson.
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In this episode
- The real stories of Mary McElroy and Rose Cleveland as White House hostesses
- Why Frances Cleveland stood out among 19th-century First Ladies
- What made Ida McKinley a favorite subject for the hosts
- A look at an era when sisters and stand-ins filled the First Lady role
About this episode
We're back!! And also...because this was recorded in October 2024...we're coming to you from the past. Craig's just turned 80 years young and the First Ladies return, some are even sisters this time around! Mary McElroy, Rose Cleveland, Frances Cleveland, and, Craig's main squeeze, Ida McKinley.
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About History. Rated R.
Let's be honest. History is full of f*cked up sh*t. But what are we gonna do, pretend like it never happened? Have a drink with your host, actor and writer Will Sterling, and his more qualified former Presidential Speechwriting co-host, Dr. Craig Smith.
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