List of First Ladies of the United States

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First Lady of the
United States
Michelle Obama 2013 official portrait.jpg
Incumbent
Michelle Obama
since January 20, 2009
Style Mrs. Obama
Residence White House
Inaugural holder Martha Washington
Formation April 30, 1789
Website First Ladies

The First Lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House. The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the President of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents’ wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the First Lady herself. The First Lady is not an elected position; it carries no official duties and receives no salary. Nonetheless, she attends many official ceremonies and functions of state either along with or in place of the president. Traditionally, the First Lady does not hold outside employment while occupying the office.[1] She has her own staff, including the White House Social Secretary, the Chief of Staff, the Press Secretary, the Chief Floral Designer, and the Executive Chef. The Office of the First Lady is also in charge of all social and ceremonial events of the White House, and is a branch of the Executive Office of the President.

According to the White House and the National First Ladies' Library, there have been 45 First Ladies and 46 First Ladyships. This discrepancy exists because Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is counted chronologically as both the 22nd and the 24th president; his wife Frances Folsom Cleveland is also counted twice. Following Barack Obama's first inauguration on January 20, 2009, his wife, Michelle Obama, became the 46th official First Lady, succeeding Laura Bush, wife of former President George W. Bush.

There are four living former First Ladies: Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter; Barbara Bush, wife of George H. W. Bush; Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton; and Laura Bush, wife of George W. Bush. The first First Lady was Martha Washington, married to George Washington. Presidents John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson had two official First Ladies; both remarried during their presidential tenures. The wives of four Presidents died before their husbands were sworn into office but are still considered First Ladies by the White House and National First Ladies' Library: Martha Jefferson, wife of Thomas Jefferson;[2][3] Rachel Jackson, wife of Andrew Jackson;[4][5] Hannah Van Buren, wife of Martin Van Buren;[6][7] and Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, wife of Chester A. Arthur.[8][9] One woman who was not married to a President but who is still considered an official First Lady: Harriet Lane, niece of bachelor James Buchanan. The other non-spousal relatives who served as White House hostesses are not recognized by the First Ladies' Library.

In 2007, the United States Mint began releasing a set of half-ounce $10 gold coins under the First Spouse Program with engravings of portraits of the First Ladies on the obverse.[10] When a President served without a spouse, a gold coin is issued that bears an obverse image emblematic of Liberty as depicted on a circulating coin of that era and a reverse image emblematic of themes of that President's life. This is true for the coins for Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and James Buchanan's First Ladies, but not the coin for Chester A. Arthur's First Lady, which will instead depict suffragette Alice Paul.[11]

List of First Ladies

This list included all persons who served as First Ladies, regardless of whether they were married to the incumbent President or not, as well as persons who are officially considered First Ladies by the First Ladies' Library but who died before being able to serve in that role. First Ladies who were not married to the incumbent appear in light gray boxes, while official First Ladies who did not serve in that role appear in dark gray boxes. The numbering follows the First Ladies' Library listing, which includes presidents' wives who predeceased their husband's entering office. First Ladies not recognized by First Ladies' Library listing are marked with a footnote, and First Ladies officially recognized by the First Ladies' Library listing who never served in that capacity are marked with a footnote.

No.
 Image
 First Lady
 Birth Marriage
 President
(Husband, unless noted)		 Tenure began
 Age at tenure start Tenure ended Length of retirement
 Death Lifespan
01.01 Portrait of Martha Washington Washington, Martha CustisMartha Washington
(née Dandridge)[12][13]
 1731-06-02(1731-06-02)June 2, 1731 6 January 1759 Washington, GeorgeGeorge Washington 1789 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1797 01904Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1802-05-22May 22, 1802(1802-05-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
02.02 Portrait painting of Abigail Adams Adams, AbigailAbigail Adams
(née Smith)[14][15]
 1744-11-11(1744-11-11)November 11, 1744 25 October 1764 Adams, John John Adams 1797 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1801 06447Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1818-10-28October 28, 1818(1818-10-28) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
03.03 Silhouette of Martha Jefferson Jefferson, Martha SkeltonMartha Skelton Jefferson
[2][3]
(née Wayles)		 1748-10-30(1748-10-30)October 30, 1748 1 January 1772 Jefferson, ThomasThomas Jefferson footnote — — -1— 1782-09-06September 6, 1782(1782-09-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
03.1footnote Portrait painting of Martha Jefferson Randolph, Martha JeffersonMartha Jefferson Randolph
[2][3]
 1772-09-27(1772-09-27)September 27, 1772 —
[n 1]		 Jefferson, ThomasThomas Jefferson*
(Father)		 1801 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1809 10082Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1836-10-10October 10, 1836(1836-10-10) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
04.04 Portrait painting of Dolley Madison Madison, Dolley ToddDolley Madison
(née Payne)[16][17]		 1768-05-20(1768-05-20)May 20, 1768 14 September 1794 Madison, JamesJames Madison 1809 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1817 11818Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1849-07-12July 12, 1849(1849-07-12) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
05.05 Portrait painting of Elizabeth Monroe Monroe, ElizabethElizabeth Monroe
(née Kortright)[18][19]		 1768-06-30(1768-06-30)June 30, 1768 16 February 1786 Monroe, JamesJames Monroe 1817 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1825 02029Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1830-09-23September 23, 1830(1830-09-23) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
06.06 Portrait engraving of Louisa Adams Adams, Louisa CatherineLouisa Adams
(née Johnson)[20][21]		 1775-02-12(1775-02-12)February 12, 1775 26 July 1797 Adams, John QuincyJohn Quincy Adams 1825 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1829 09934Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1852-05-15May 15, 1852(1852-05-15) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
07.07 Rachel Jackson Jackson, Rachel RobardsRachel Robards Jackson
[4][5]
(née Donelson)		 1767-06-15(1767-06-15)June 15, 1767 7 January 1794 Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson footnote — — -1— 1828-12-22December 22, 1828(1828-12-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
07.1footnote Portrait painting of Emily Donelson Donelson, EmilyEmily Donelson
[4][5]		 1807-06-01(1807-06-01)June 1, 1807 —
[n 2]		 Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson
(Uncle)		 1829 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1836 00000— 1836-12-19December 19, 1836(1836-12-19) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
07.2footnote Sarah Yorke Jackson (1).jpg Jackson, Sarah YorkeSarah Jackson
(née Yorke)[4][5]		 1803-07-16(1803-07-16)July 16, 1803 —
[n 3]		 Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson
(Father-in-law)		 1834 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1837 18434Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1887-08-23August 23, 1887(1887-08-23) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
08.08 Portrait painting of Hannah Van Buren Van Buren, HannahHannah Van Buren
[6][7]
(née Hoes)		 1783-03-08(1783-03-08)March 8, 1783 21 February 1807 Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren footnote — — -1— 1819-02-05February 5, 1819(1819-02-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
08.1footnote Portrait painting of Angelica Singleton Van Buren Van Buren, Angelica SingletonAngelica Van Buren
(née Singleton)[6][7]

 1818-02-13(1818-02-13)February 13, 1818 —
[n 4]		 Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren
(Father-in-law)		 1839 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1841 13449Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1877-12-29December 29, 1877(1877-12-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
09.09 Portrait painting of Anna Harrison Harrison, AnnaAnna Harrison
(née Symmes)[22][23]		 1775-07-25(1775-07-25)July 25, 1775 22 November 1795 Harrison, William HenryWilliam Henry Harrison 1841[n 5] 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1841 08362Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1864-02-25February 25, 1864(1864-02-25) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
10 Portrait painting of Letitia Tyler Tyler, LetitiaLetitia Tyler
(née Christian)[24][25]		 1790-11-12(1790-11-12)November 12, 1790 29 March 1813 Tyler, JohnJohn Tyler 1841 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1842 00000— 1842-09-10September 10, 1842(1842-09-10) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
10.1footnote Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler.jpg Tyler, Priscilla CooperPriscilla Tyler
(née Cooper)[24][25]
 1816-06-14(1816-06-14)June 14, 1816 —
[n 6]		 Tyler, JohnJohn Tyler
(Father-in-law)		 1842 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1844 16622Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1889-12-29December 29, 1889(1889-12-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
11 Portrait painting of Julia Tyler Tyler, JuliaJulia Tyler
(née Gardiner)[26][27]		 1820-05-17(1820-05-17)May 17, 1820 26 June 1844 Tyler, JohnJohn Tyler 1844[n 7] 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1845 16199Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1889-07-10July 10, 1889(1889-07-10) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
12 Portrait painting of Sarah Polk Polk, SarahSarah Polk
(née Childress)[28][29]
 1803-09-04(1803-09-04)September 4, 1803 1 January 1824 Polk, James K.James K. Polk 1845 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1849 15503Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1891-08-14August 14, 1891(1891-08-14) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
13 Portrait painting of Margaret Taylor Taylor, MargaretMargaret Taylor
(née Smith)[30][31]		 1788-09-21(1788-09-21)September 21, 1788 21 June 1810 Taylor, ZacharyZachary Taylor 1849 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1850 00767Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1852-08-14August 14, 1852(1852-08-14) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
14 Portrait painting of Abigail Fillmore Fillmore, AbigailAbigail Fillmore
(née Powers)[32][33]		 1798-03-13(1798-03-13)March 13, 1798 5 February 1826 Fillmore, MillardMillard Fillmore 1850 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1853 00026Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1853-03-30March 30, 1853(1853-03-30) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
15 Engraving of Jane Pierce Pierce, JaneJane Means Pierce
(née Appleton)[34][35]		 1806-03-12(1806-03-12)March 12, 1806 19 November 1834 Pierce, FranklinFranklin Pierce 1853 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1857 02464Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1863-12-02December 2, 1863(1863-12-02) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
16 Portrait photograph of Harriet Lane Lane, HarrietHarriet Lane
(later Johnston)[36][37]
 1830-05-09(1830-05-09)May 9, 1830 —
[n 8]		 Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan
(Uncle)		 1857 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1861 15460Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1903-07-03July 3, 1903(1903-07-03) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
17 Portrait photograph of Mary Lincoln Lincoln, Mary ToddMary Lincoln
(née Todd)[38][39]
 1818-12-13(1818-12-13)December 13, 1818 4 November 1842 Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln 1861 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1865 06301Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1882-07-16July 16, 1882(1882-07-16) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
18 Portrait engraving of Eliza Johnson Johnson, ElizaEliza Johnson
(née McCardle)[40][41]		 1810-10-04(1810-10-04)October 4, 1810 17 May 1827 Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson 1865 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1869 02508Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1876-01-15January 15, 1876(1876-01-15) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
19 Portrait photograph of Julia Grant Grant, Julia BoggsJulia Boggs Grant
(née Dent)[42][43]		 1826-01-26(1826-01-26)January 26, 1826 22 August 1848 Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant 1869 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1877 09415Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1902-12-14December 14, 1902(1902-12-14) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
20 Portrait photograph of Lucy Hayes Hayes, Lucy WareLucy Hayes
(née Webb)[44][45]
 1831-08-28(1831-08-28)August 28, 1831 30 December 1852 Hayes, Rutherford B.Rutherford B. Hayes 1877 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1881 03035Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1889-06-25June 25, 1889(1889-06-25) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
21 Portrait photograph of Lucretia Garfield Garfield, LucretiaLucretia Garfield
(née Rudolph)[46][47]		 1832-04-19(1832-04-19)April 19, 1832 11 November 1858 Garfield, James A.James A. Garfield 1881 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1881 13324Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1918-03-14March 14, 1918(1918-03-14) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
22 Portrait of Ellen Arthur Arthur, EllenEllen Arthur[8][9]
(née Herndon)		 1837-08-30(1837-08-30)August 30, 1837 25 October 1859 Arthur, Chester A.Chester A. Arthur footnote — — -1— 1880-01-12January 12, 1880(1880-01-12) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
22.1footnote Portrait of Mary Arthur McElroy McElroy, Mary ArthurMary McElroy
(née Arthur)[8][9]		 1841-07-05(1841-07-05)July 5, 1841 —
[n 9]		 Arthur, Chester A.Chester A. Arthur
(Brother)		 1881 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1885 11632Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1917-01-08January 8, 1917(1917-01-08) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
22.9footnote Portrait of Rose Cleveland Cleveland, RoseRose Cleveland
[48][49]

 1846-06-13(1846-06-13)June 13, 1846 —
[n 10]		 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland
(Brother)		 1885 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1886 11860Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1918-11-22November 22, 1918(1918-11-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
23 Portrait of Frances Cleveland Cleveland, Frances ClaraFrances Cleveland
(née Folsom, later Preston)[48][49]		 1864-07-21(1864-07-21)July 21, 1864 2 June 1886 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland 1886 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1889 01461Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1947-10-29October 29, 1947(1947-10-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
24 Portrait of Caroline Harrison Harrison, Caroline LaviniaCaroline Harrison
(née Scott)[50][51]		 1832-10-01(1832-10-01)October 1, 1832 20 October 1853 Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison 1889 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1892 00000— 1892-10-25October 25, 1892(1892-10-25) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
24.1footnote Portrait of Mary Harrison McKee McKee, Mary HarrisonMary McKee
(née Harrison)[50][51]		 1858-04-03(1858-04-03)April 3, 1858 —
[n 11]		 Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison
(Father)		 1892 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1893 13751Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1930-10-28October 28, 1930(1930-10-28) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
25 Portrait of Frances Cleveland Cleveland, Frances ClaraFrances Cleveland
(née Folsom, later Preston)[48][49]
 1864-07-21(1864-07-21)July 21, 1864 2 June 1886 Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland 1893 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1897 18500Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1947-10-29October 29, 1947(1947-10-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
26 Portrait of Ida McKinley McKinley, IdaIda McKinley
(née Saxton)[52][53]
 1847-06-08(1847-06-08)June 8, 1847 25 January 1871 McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley 1897 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1901 02080Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1907-05-26May 26, 1907(1907-05-26) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
27 Portrait of Edith Roosevelt Roosevelt, Edith KermitEdith Roosevelt
(née Carow )[54][55]		 1861-08-06(1861-08-06)August 6, 1861 2 December 1886 Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt 1901 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1909 14455Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1948-09-30September 30, 1948(1948-09-30) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
28 Portrait of Helen Taft Taft, Helen Louise HerronHelen Louise Taft
(née Herron)[56][57]		 1861-06-02(1861-06-02)June 2, 1861 19 June 1886 Taft, William HowardWilliam Howard Taft 1909 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1913 11036Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1943-05-22May 22, 1943(1943-05-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
29 Portrait of Ellen Wilson Wilson, Ellen AxsonEllen Wilson
(née Axson)[58][59]		 1860-05-15(1860-05-15)May 15, 1860 24 June 1885 Wilson, Thomas WoodrowWoodrow Wilson 1913 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1914 00000— 1914-08-06August 6, 1914(1914-08-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
29.1footnote Portrait of Margaret Woodrow Wilson Wilson, Margaret WoodrowMargaret Woodrow Wilson
[58][59]
 1886-04-16(1886-04-16)April 16, 1886 —
[n 12]		 Wilson, Thomas WoodrowWoodrow Wilson
(Father)		 1914 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1915 10283Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1944-02-12February 12, 1944(1944-02-12) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
30 Portrait of Edith Wilson Wilson, Edith Bolling GaltEdith Wilson
(née Bolling, widowed Galt)[60][61]
 1872-10-15(1872-10-15)October 15, 1872 18 December 1915 Wilson, Thomas WoodrowWoodrow Wilson 1915 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1921 14909Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1961-12-28December 28, 1961(1961-12-28) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
31 Portrait of Florence Harding Harding, Florence Mable deWolfeFlorence Harding
(née Kling)[62][63]		 1860-08-15(1860-08-15)August 15, 1860 8 July 1891 Harding, Warren G.Warren G. Harding 1921 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1923 00477Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1924-11-21November 21, 1924(1924-11-21) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
32 Grace Coolidge Coolidge, Grace AnnaGrace Anna Coolidge
(née Goodhue)[64][65]		 1879-01-03(1879-01-03)January 3, 1879 4 October 1905 Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge 1923 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1929 10353Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1957-07-08July 8, 1957(1957-07-08) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
33 Portrait of Lou Hoover Hoover, Lou HenryLou Hoover
(née Henry)[66][67]		 1874-03-29(1874-03-29)March 29, 1874 10 February 1899 Hoover, HerbertHerbert Hoover 1929 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1933 03961Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1944-01-07January 7, 1944(1944-01-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
34 Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt, Anna EleanorEleanor Roosevelt
[68][69]		 1884-10-11(1884-10-11)October 11, 1884 17 March 1905 Roosevelt, Franklin D.Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1945 06418Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1962-11-07November 7, 1962(1962-11-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
35 Portrait of Bess Truman Truman, Elizabeth "Bess" VirginiaElizabeth "Bess" Truman
(née Wallace)[70][71]		 1885-02-13(1885-02-13)February 13, 1885 28 June 1919 Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman 1945 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1953 10863Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1982-10-18October 18, 1982(1982-10-18) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
36 Portrait of Mamie Eisenhower Eisenhower, Mamie GenevaMamie Eisenhower
(née Doud)[72][73]		 1896-11-14(1896-11-14)November 14, 1896 1 July 1916 Eisenhower, Dwight D.Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1961 06859Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1979-11-01November 1, 1979(1979-11-01) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
37 Portrait Of Jaqueline Kennedy Kennedy, Jacqueline LeeJacqueline Kennedy
(née Bouvier, later Onassis)[74][75]		 1929-07-28(1929-07-28)July 28, 1929 12 September 1953 Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy 1961 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1963 14051Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1994-05-19May 19, 1994(1994-05-19) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
38 Portrait of Lady Bird Johnson Johnson, Claudia "Lady Bird" AltaLady Bird Johnson
(née Taylor)[76][77]		 1912-12-22(1912-12-22)December 22, 1912 17 November 1934 Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson 1963 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1969 14051Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 2007-07-11July 11, 2007(2007-07-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
39 Portrait of Pat Nixon Nixon, Thelma "Pat" CatherineThelma "Pat" Nixon
(née Ryan)[78][79]		 1912-03-16(1912-03-16)March 16, 1912 21 June 1940 Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon 1969 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1974 06892Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 1993-06-22June 22, 1993(1993-06-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
40 Portrait of Betty Ford Ford, Elizabeth "Betty" Ann WarrenElizabeth Ann "Betty" Ford
(née Bloomer)[80][81]		 1918-04-08(1918-04-08)April 8, 1918 15 October 1948 Ford, Gerald RudolphGerald Ford 1974 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1977 12587Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 2011-07-08July 8, 2011(2011-07-08) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
41 Portrait of Rosalynn Carter Carter, Eleanor RosalynnEleanor Rosalynn Carter
(née Smith)[82][83]		 1927-08-18(1927-08-18)August 18, 1927 7 July 1946 Carter, JimmmyJimmy Carter 1977 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1981 11437Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 2024-04-19 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
42 Portrait of Nancy Reagan Reagan, Nancy DavisNancy Reagan
(née Robbins, adopted Davis)[84][85]		 1921-07-06(1921-07-06)July 6, 1921 4 March 1952 Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan 1981 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1989 08515Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 2016-03-06March 6, 2016(2016-03-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
43 Portrait of Barbara Bush Bush, BarbaraBarbara Bush
(née Pierce)[86][87]		 1925-06-08(1925-06-08)June 8, 1925 6 January 1945 Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush 1989 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 1993 07054Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 2024-04-19 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
44 Portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton, Hillary Diane RodhamHillary Rodham Clinton
[88][89]
 1947-10-26(1947-10-26)October 26, 1947 11 October 1975 Clinton, BillBill Clinton 1993 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2001 04132Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 2024-04-19 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
45 Portrait of Laura Bush Bush, Laura Lane WelchLaura Bush
(née Welch)[90][91]		 1946-11-04(1946-11-04)November 4, 1946 5 November 1977 Bush, George W.George W. Bush 2001 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2009 01210Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days 2024-04-19 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
46 Portrait of Michelle Obama Obama, Michelle LaVaughnMichelle Obama
(née Robinson)[92][93]		 1964-01-17(1964-01-17)January 17, 1964 3 October 1992[94] Obama, BarackBarack Obama 2009 1Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 00001Incumbent 2024-04-19 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson died in 1782, nineteen years before Thomas Jefferson became President. Their daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph assumed the role of White House hostess and unofficial First Lady during his incumbency; when she was unavailable Jefferson called upon Dolley Madison, wife of his Secretary of State, James Madison.[2][3]
  2. ↑ Rachel Jackson died in December, 1828, three months before Andrew Jackson became President. His niece, Emily Donelson, assumed the role of White House hostess until her death on December 19, 1836. Jackson's daughter-in-law, Sarah Yorke Jackson, was also brought into the White House to serve as White House hostess on November 26, 1834. She remained at the White House until Jackson's term expired on March 4, 1837.[4][5]
  3. ↑ Jackson's daughter-in-law, Sarah Yorke Jackson, was brought into the White House to serve as White House hostess alongside the widowed President's niece Emily Donelson. Jackson's term expired on March 4, 1837.[4][5]
  4. ↑ Hannah Van Buren died on February 5, 1819, eighteen years before Martin Van Buren became President. Angelica Singleton Van Buren, Martin's daughter-in-law, assumed the role of White House hostess during his incumbency.[6][7]
  5. ↑ Anna Harrison, President William Henry Harrison's wife, was too sick to travel with William to Washington D.C. for his inauguration, and asked their daughter-in-law Jane Irwin Harrison to accompany him and act as hostess until her proposed arrival in May. William Harrison died after serving only 31 days in office, and Anna never made the trip to the White House.[22][23]
  6. ↑ Letitia Tyler died while her husband, John Tyler, was still in office. Their daughter-in-law, Priscilla Cooper Tyler acted as White House hostess until John Tyler remarried on June 26, 1844.[24][25]
  7. ↑ Julia Tyler married John Tyler on June 26, 1844.[26][27]
  8. ↑ James Buchanan was a life-long bachelor. His niece Harriet Lane served as First Lady.[36][37]
  9. ↑ Ellen Arthur died in 1880. When Chester A. Arthur became President after James A. Garfield died, he asked his sister, Mary Arthur McElroy to be the White House hostess.[8][9]
  10. ↑ Grover Cleveland entered office as a bachelor. His sister Rose Cleveland served as White House hostess until he married Frances Cornelia Folsom on June 2, 1886.[48][49]
  11. ↑ Caroline Harrison died while her husband, Benjamin Harrison, was still in office. Their daughter Mary Harrison McKee acted as White House hostess for the remainder of his incumbency.[50][51]
  12. ↑ Ellen Wilson died on August 6, 1914, while her husband, Woodrow Wilson, was still in office. Their daughter Margaret Woodrow Wilson acted as White House hostess until President Wilson remarried on December 18, 1915.[58][59]

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