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Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903) acted as first lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, lifelong bachelor president James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first of the modern first ladies, being a notably charming and diplomatic hostess, whose dress-styles were ...
Laura Lane Welch Bush [1] (née Welch; born November 4, 1946) is an American educator who was the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. [2] [3] [4] Bush was previously the first lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000 when her husband was governor.
Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston, née Lane; May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903; She was the niece of James Buchanan. Buchanan was never married and Harriet Lane acted as First Lady during his presidency. Relatively little has been written about Harriet Lane. For information about her, see the Bibliography of James Buchanan.
George Washington stood at a towering 6-foot-2 compared to his wife Martha's height of 5 feet. ... James Buchanan and Harriet Lane: 5 inches ... George H.W. and Barbara Bush met at a Christmas ...
Former United States President George H.W. Bush was admitted to an intensive-care unit at a Houston hospital with pneumonia on Wednesday.
Former president George H.W. Bush died on Friday, Nov. 30. The former president’s net worth was as much as $25 million at the time of his death. Bush’s wealth mostly comes from the oil industry .
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.
The elder Bush was a member of the House of Representatives from Texas in the late 1960s when he arranged a blind date for young George W. with Tricia Nixon. The son made his first-ever trip to ...