Patty Dowd Schmitz Steps Down at National First Ladies Library & Museum

CEO and president is credited with bringing back its 'national stature.'

Patty Dowd Schmitz, (left) moderates a recent discussion about American first ladies with Anita McBride, former chief of staff to former First Lady Laura Bush and director of the First Ladies Initiative at American University. Schmitz will be stepping down as CEO and President of the National First Ladies Library & Museum on July 1.