Cokie Roberts

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(06-06-2015 12:42 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Does she cover Mary Lincoln in the book? Is there any significance to the sate of her presentation being on 9/11?

Bill,

Since the main theme of the book is on women who were influential in D.C. from 1848-1868, Mary is covered to some degree in all chapters covering 1860-1865. It really is more on a wide variety of women, however, who never get their due credits in history as the forces behind the successful men. This is a recurring theme in a series of books that she has done on American women from colonial times through the Founding Mothers.

She does include Mary Surratt in the book. I have not yet gotten to that chapter in order to find out her take on guilt of innocence.

As to the date - no significance at all. We had originally asked for Sunday afternoon, September 13. However - and I should have realized this - Ms. Roberts devotes her weekends to her political commentary appearances. It was then a matter of finding a Friday night that suited both Colony South Hotel's banquet rooms as well as Cokie.