May 23, 2003

Paying the President's Spouse

By RAYMOND D. COTTON

It's time to move away from the outdated notion of 'two for the price of one'

Not much has been written about presidential spouses. This is a curious fact in light of the extremely important role that she or he plays on every college or university campus in America. But then most of these spouses are used to going about their daily work without much fanfare.

Almost universally the president's spouse is expected to fulfill institutional responsibilities such as raising money,

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