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The first lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is a title typically held by the wife of the president of the United States, concurrent with the president's term in office. Although the first lady's role has never been codified or officially defined, she figures prominently in the political and social life of the United States. [1]
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.
First Lady or First Gentleman is an unofficial title usually used for the spouse, and occasionally used for the offspring or other relative, of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive. [1] [2] [3] The term is also used to describe a person seen to be at the top of her profession or art. [4]
Under Rosalynn Carter, the first lady's staff became known as the Office of the First Lady. She organized the office into four major departments: projects and community liaison, press and research, schedule and advance, and social and personal; and was the first to add a chief of staff. [1]
First first lady to attend an Ivy League university for her undergraduate degree. She majored in sociology and minored in African-American studies at Princeton University. [86] [87] [88] First first lady to announce the winner of an Oscar (Best Picture which went to Argo). [89] First first lady to host the Girl Scouts campout at the White House ...
Jill Tracy Jacobs was born on June 3, 1951, [1] [a] in Hammonton, New Jersey. [2] She is the oldest of five sisters. [3] Her father, Donald Carl Jacobs, [4] was a bank teller and U.S. Navy signalman during World War II who used the G.I. Bill to attend business school and then worked his way up in the banking field. [3]
The first lady's approval ratings, which had generally been in the high-50 percent range during her first year, fell to 44 percent in April 1994 and 35 percent by September 1994. [ 30 ] Republicans made the Clinton health care plan a major campaign issue of the 1994 midterm elections . [ 31 ]
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama [1] (née Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, being married to Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.