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My First Ladies by Nancy Clarke & Christie Matheson
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My First Ladies

Twenty-Five Years as the White House Chief Floral Designer

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Narrator Nancy Clarke

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Length 5 hours 3 minutes
Language English
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In My First Ladies, Nancy Clarke reveals the touching, funny, and illuminating story of what it was like to serve under six administrations and to help each first lady find her own personal style when it came to planning flower designs, state dinners, and holiday festivities in the White House. Learn how Nancy gave comfort to Nancy Reagan when she discovered she had cancer and how she helped Laura Bush to gain the confidence to select bright, bold flower arrangements over the more conservative palettes she used in her first years as first lady. See the deep bond that developed between Nancy and Barbara Bush and feel what it was like to be standing in a bunker right next to President Bush in the days following 9/11. Only Nancy can reveal the inside story of what it was like to work for more than thirty years in the White House she called her second home.

A renowned floral designer, Nancy Clarke has created thousands of beautiful decorations and floral designs. Her work is appreciated by national and international audiences. For thirty years, her exquisite floral designs brought beauty, grace, and elegance to White House historical events. Nancy lives in Virginia with her husband, Michael.

Christie Matheson is the author of Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style and coauthor of Wine Mondays, The Confetti Cakes Cookbook, Confetti Cakes for Kids, Tea Party, and Vineyard Harvest. She is a regular contributor to such publications as the Boston Globe Magazine, Cooking Light, Boston, Yankee, Continental, San Francisco, and and DailyCandy.com. For two years she hosted a weekly television segment called "Trend Tracker" on the UPN Morning Show, and she is a frequent guest on the television show Chronicle as well as on Martha Stewart Radio. Matheson lives in San Francisco, California, and Boston, Massachusetts.

A renowned floral designer, Nancy Clarke has created thousands of beautiful decorations and floral designs. Her work is appreciated by national and international audiences. For thirty years, her exquisite floral designs brought beauty, grace, and elegance to White House historical events. She lives in Virginia with her husband, Michael.

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