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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.
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States.Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed.
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]
The Washington, DC institution acquired a rare daguerreotype of former First Lady Dolley Madison, wife of fourth US president James Madison, for $456,000.
The role of First Lady of the United States has evolved since Martha Washington's husband, George, took the oath of office in 1789. Notably, Martha wasn't even called first lady—the title wasn't ...
At the same time, the official portrait for First Lady Michelle Obama, painted by realism artist Sharon Sprung, was also unveiled. [32] [33] In First Lady Obama's oil painting portrait, she appears in an off-the-shoulder turquoise gown against a warm pink wall, looking "intent but alluring and unmistakably herself." [33]
George Washington stood at a towering 6-foot-2 compared to his wife Martha's height of 5 feet. ... Serving as First Lady from 1849 to 1850 before her husband's death, ...
Lane is the only person to have served as First Lady to a bachelor president, Buchanan being the only U.S. president never to have married. She is among 11 women who have served as First Lady, but were not married to the president, with most of the other women being relatives of widowed presidents.