First Daughters
Letters Between U.S. Presidents and Their Daughters

Edited by Gerard W. Gawalt and Ann G. Gawalt

This warm, inspiring, and historic compilation of personal correspondence draws upon the thousands of documents housed in The Library of Congress and other Presidential libraries.

From John Adams and Thomas Jefferson through Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton, our presidents have taken time out of their public lives to write moving letters to their growing daughters on a wide range of subjects. Gerard Gawalt, an historian and curator of presidential papers at the Library of Congress, along with his daughter, Ann Gawalt, has selected the best of these and organized them by category. Topics include education, politics, friendship, marriage, parenting, and home life—making this a rich, diverse, and inspirational book to be read through or sampled selectively. Handsome and historic artwork and photographs throughout make it a book of beauty as well as substance. Biographical profiles and brief introductions place the letters in their historic context. Packaged as a beautiful literary keepsake, First Daughters is a perfect family gift.

Gerry W. Gawalt has been a curator of Presidential papers at the Library of Congress for more than thirty years. His daughter, Ann G. Gawalt, is an attorney with a long-term interest in history, politics, and women's rights.

Available From: The Library of Congress Sales Shop.

Publication date: June 2004
ISBN: 1-57912-370-8
Page: 288 Trim size: 5 3/8 X 8 ¼ Illustrations: 60 b/w
Price: $15.95