News about Mamie Eisenhower

According to Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump defied tradition and refused to welcome new First Lady Jill Biden to tea at the White House, citing her desire to be 'on the same page' with her husband. According to Kate Andersen Brower, who wrote a book about America's first ladies, the first lady'tea and tour' tradition goes back to at least Bess Truman and Mamie Eisenhower in 1952. Grisham called the former first lady's inability to be in sync with her husband an oddity in newly published transcripts - she said Melania had a 'F the West Wing' attitude. Grisham, Melania's chief of staff and press secretary, texted the then-first lady, "You'll have to think about before you invite her out and invite her for the traditional tea tour." 'Just putting it on your radar.'