豪华的荡妇

It'stheearlynineteenthcenturyWashington.YoungadultMargaretO'Neal-Peggytomostthatknowher-isthedaughterofMajorWilliamO'Neal,whoistheinnkeeperoftheestablishmentwheremostout-of-townpoliticiansandmilitarymenstaywhenthey'reinWashington.Peggyisprettyandpoliticallyaware.Sheiscourtedbyseveralofthosepoliticiansandmilitarymenwhoallwanttomarryher,exceptfortheonewithwhosheistrulyinlove.Becauseofherpersonalsituationatthetime,she,in1828,becomestheunofficialfirstladytohelpheroldfriend-"old"bothintermsofageandlengthoftime-AndrewJackson,whohasjustbeenelectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.JacksonandPeggyhavethesamepoliticaloutlook,wheretheunionofthestatesisparamount,especiallywhenmanystatesseetheirrightsasbeingmoreimportantthantheunion.Jacksonhadaroughrideduringtheelectioninlargepartbecausehiswife,RachelJackson,wasseenasapipesmokinghayseed,unfittoliveintheWhiteHouse.Onherdeathbed,RachelaskedPeggytotakecareofJackson.Peggy,asunofficialfirstlady,getsasrougharideasRacheldid,becauseofherownmaritalstatusandtheundueinfluenceshemayassertoverJackson.BecauseofherrelationshipwithJackson,Peggyhastodecidewhichoftheconflictingissuesofherpoliticalconvictions,beingwiththemanshetrulylovesorrespectabilityisofgreatestpriorityinherlife.