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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.
Edith Kermit Roosevelt (née Carow; August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948) was the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt and the first lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909. She had previously been the second lady of the United States in 1901 and the first lady of New York from 1899 to 1900.
[2] First first lady to have been born in the 18th century. [2] First first lady to have had children when she became first lady. [2] First first lady to outlive her children. [2] First first lady to outlive her husband. [2] First first lady to be older than her husband. [2] First first lady (and first American woman) to appear on a U.S ...
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis were one of America's most beloved and widely recognized couples — but their marriage wasn't without scandal — even before they wed. It's ...
Nell Arthur, née Herndon; August 30, 1837 – January 12, 1880; She was the wife of Chester A. Arthur, but died two years before he became President, so never assumed the position. Primary sources. The papers of Chester Alan Arthur. The Library of Congress. Relatively little has been written about Nell Arthur.
During the President's term, there was no First Lady. The President's wife died of tuberculosis much earlier in 1819. Their oldest son Abraham had a wife, Angelica Singleton Van Buren (a cousin of Dolley Madison), who assumed the duties of hostess at White House functions. 9 Family of William Henry Harrison: March 4, 1841 — April 4, 1841
The 45th U.S. president has been married more times than any of his predecessors, having sworn himself to holy matrimony before God to three women: Ivana Trump, Marla Maples and Melania Knauss ...
In March 1915, the widow Galt was introduced to recently widowed U.S. President Woodrow Wilson at the White House by Helen Woodrow Bones (1874–1951). Bones was the president's first cousin and served as the official White House hostess after the death of Wilson's wife, Ellen Wilson. Wilson took an instant liking to Galt and proposed soon ...