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July 10, 2018 at 11:30 am

New York Times Quotes Jellison on Melania Trump’s Role on Europe Trip

Dr. Katherine Jellison, holdng a drawing

Dr. Katherine Jellison

Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, is quoted in a New York Times article headlined “Melania Trump’s Task in Europe? Show Another Side of the White House.”

Katherine Jellison, a professor at Ohio University who studies first ladies, said that Mrs. Trump had her work cut out for her on the trip.

“This first lady probably has some challenges in that her husband is not a favorite among Europeans and European leaders,” Ms. Jellison said in an interview. “I suspect that she will try to be particularly charming and win over locals on these side events where she goes out by herself.”

Read more in the New York Times.

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