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NECC History Professor Rich Padova will unveil his new book to the college community on Friday, September 22.<\/p><\/div>\n

Did you know that Patricia Nixon was the first vice presidential spouse to earn the equivalent of a master\u2019s degree? Or that Vice President John Nance Garner’s wife, Mariette, served as his private secretary and office manager, causing a controversy since it was a \u201cpaid\u201d position?<\/p>\n

Well we didn\u2019t either.<\/p>\n

But Northern Essex Community College<\/a> history Professor Rich Padova sure does because he has researched all the wives of the Vice Presidents of the United States. He has even interviewed Vice President Dick Cheney\u2019s wife Dr. Lynne Cheney.<\/p>\n

Padova has compiled his research in a self-published book titled, \u201cWho Are They?\u00a0 A Look at Vice Presidential Spouses from Abigail Adams to Karen Pence.\u201d\u00a0As the name implies, it is a biographical overview of all of the Second Ladies of the United States from Abigail Adams to Karen Pence.<\/p>\n

The book will premier for an internal NECC audience only on Friday, Sept. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Bentley Library on the Haverhill campus. \u00a0All students, faculty, and staff who pre-ordered a complimentary copy of the book can obtain their copy then. There will be extra copies on hand for those who did not pre-order, but who would still like a complimentary copy.<\/p>\n

Padova will make a brief presentation about the book at noon, followed by a “social hour.”\u00a0 Refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of these women are not known or have been forgotten,\u201d said Padova. \u201cThus, I thought it was important to highlight their lives and contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n

This book comes 10 years after the publication of his first book, \u201cFirst in The Nation: One Insider’s View of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary from 1980 to 2004,\u201d which was inspired by his own personal experiences as a campaign volunteer in the nation’s lead-off\u00a0presidential primary every four years.\u00a0His current book was inspired by the fact that there is no comprehensive book that\u00a0talks about all\u00a0of the vice presidential spouses together.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth of my books combine my love of history and writing,\u201d Padova said. \u201cI am self-publishing this book, as I did with the first one, because I like to exercise complete control over the direction of my book, without the dictates of a publisher.\u00a0I like the freedom and flexibility that goes with self-publishing, and it’s more fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

The highlight of the book is an interview with Dr. Lynne Cheney, wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who graciously agreed to be interviewed for the chapter written on her.<\/p>\n

The book will be\u00a0introduced to the general public on Sunday, Oct. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the community room at Lawrence Heritage State Park, 1 Jackson Street at Canal.<\/p>\n

For additional information contact Padova at rpadova@necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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