Which first ladies are still alive?

As of 2022, there are five living former first ladies: Rosalynn Carter (wife of Jimmy Carter), Hillary Clinton (wife of Bill Clinton), Laura Bush (wife of George W. Bush), Michelle Obama (wife of Barack Obama), and Melania Trump (wife of Donald Trump).
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Who is the longest living First Lady?

Bess Truman remains the longest-lived First Lady in United States history at 97, followed by Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, and Lady Bird Johnson at 94, Betty Ford at 93, and Barbara Bush at 92. As of June 2022, Carter is still living.
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Which president did not have a wife?

He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor. Tall, stately, stiffly formal in the high stock he wore around his jowls, James Buchanan was the only President who never married.
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Who was the very First Lady in the White House?

Abigail Smith Adams | The White House.
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Who is the current First Lady?

First Lady of the United States. First Lady Melania Trump is the wife of the 45th President, Donald J. Trump and the mother to their son, Barron Trump. She is the second First Lady born outside of the United States, and she is the only First Lady to become a naturalized United States citizen.
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Timeline of First Ladies of the United States (1789-2021)



Who is the youngest first lady?

Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (born Frank Clara Folsom; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was first lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897 as the wife of President Grover Cleveland. Becoming first lady at age 21, she remains the youngest wife of a sitting president.
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How many first ladies are still alive?

As of 2022, there are five living former first ladies: Rosalynn Carter (wife of Jimmy Carter), Hillary Clinton (wife of Bill Clinton), Laura Bush (wife of George W. Bush), Michelle Obama (wife of Barack Obama), and Melania Trump (wife of Donald Trump).
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Has there ever been a divorced president?

When Reagan became president 32 years later, he became the first divorced person to assume the nation's highest office.
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Who was the first First Lady to be photographed?

Sarah Polk

First first lady to be photographed while in office. First first lady to serve as a secretary to the president. First first lady to have no children.
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What would the husband of a female President be called?

While there has never been a male spouse of a U.S. president, "first gentleman" is used in the United States for the male spouse of a mayor or governor. First spouse and first partner, both rare variations of the title, can be used in either case where the spouse of a political leader is of any gender.
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Who was the poorest president of the United States?

According to an analysis by 24/7 Wall St., the poorest U.S. president was Harry Truman—and though Truman was never extremely wealthy, he still collected a solid paycheck during and after the presidency.
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Which President never lived in the White House?

Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the house, he never lived in it. It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved in. Since that time, each President has made his own changes and additions.
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Who was the first first lady to wear pants in public?

Eleanor Roosevelt became the first First Lady to appear in trousers at a formal function, presiding over the Easter Egg Roll in 1933 wearing riding trousers, a consequence of not having time to change after an early morning ride.
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Who is the fattest president?

Taft was the most obese president. He was 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and his weight was between 325 pounds (147 kg) and 350 pounds (160 kg) toward the end of his presidency.
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Which First Ladies have died in the White House?

Letitia Christian Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler, served as First Lady of the United States from 1841 until her death at 51. She was the youngest First Lady to pass away and one of only three to have passed away in the White House.
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Who is the only president to have a child born at the White House?

Esther, President Grover Cleveland's second daughter, was the first and only child of a president to be born in the White House.
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How many presidents have been married twice?

Presidents John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson had two official first ladies; both remarried during their presidential tenures.
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Has any child been born in the White House?

Esther Cleveland was born in 1893, she was the first and only child of a president to be born in the White House. In 1906, the President's oldest daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, married Nicholas Longworth at the White House.
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Who was the first person to get married in the White House?

"I must go to dinner," he wrote a friend, "but I wish it was to eat a pickled herring a Swiss cheese and a chop at Louis' instead of the French stuff I shall find." In June 1886 Cleveland married 21-year-old Frances Folsom; he was the only President married in the White House.
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What was James Buchanan famous quotes?

James Buchanan Quotes
  • The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. ...
  • What is right and what is practicable are two different things. ...
  • The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men. ...
  • I like the noise of democracy.
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Do presidents get paid for life?

Former presidents receive a pension equal to the salary of a Cabinet secretary (Executive Level I); as of 2020, it is $219,200 per year. The pension begins immediately after a president's departure from office.
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Which president is still alive?

As of June 2022, there are five living former presidents: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.
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How old is Joe Biden's wife?

At the age of 69, Biden is the oldest first lady to assume the role. She is also the first Italian American first lady.
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