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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.
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 first lady to wear trousers in an official first lady portrait. [71] First first lady with an office in the West Wing. [72] First first lady to win a Grammy Award. [73] First first lady to be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. [74] First first lady to run for and to win elected office (for senator from New York in 2000). [75]
Kermit Roosevelt Sr. MC (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer. A son of Theodore Roosevelt , the 26th President of the United States , Kermit graduated from Harvard College, served in both World Wars (with both the British and U.S. Armies ), and explored two continents with his father.
America's first First Lady was actually not even married to the president; James Buchanan's niece, Harriet Lane, was the first woman to carry the title in 1857. (Buchanan, the 15th president of ...
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]
Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Creating the Modern First Lady. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. [78] Morris, S. J. (2001). Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Portrait of a First Lady. New York: Modern Library. [79] [80] Primary sources. The papers of Theodore Roosevelt. The Library of Congress. [81] [82] The Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Harvard ...
Pfeiffer’s turn as the one-term first lady of the 1970s marks her return to TV after portraying Ruth Madoff in HBO’s 2017 film The Wizard of Lies. “I knew very little about Betty Ford like ...