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May 12, 2015 at 9:25 am

Washington Post Quotes Jellison on ‘POTUS Plans for Future’

Washington Post writer Krissah Thompson quotes Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History, in a story on “What kind of ex-president will Barack Obama be? POTUS plans for the future.

Dr. Katherine Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison

As Laura Bush knows, the modern bully pulpit is ever available for former presidents and their wives, but how to use it is up to them, said Katherine Jellison, a professor of women’s studies at Ohio University, whose research includes first lady studies.

“They are always going to be celebrities, but when they stay in the limelight they leave themselves open to criticism,” Jellison said.

Read the entire story in the Washington Post.

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