Bio Louisa Adams
The first first lady from outside the United States, Louisa Catherine Adams did not come to this country until four...
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Bio Sarah Polk
Born in 1803, Sarah Childress grew up on a plantation near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Elder daughter of a Captain, she gained something...
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Bio Lou Hoover
Admirably equipped to preside at the White House, Lou Henry Hoover had experience as wife of a man eminent in...
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Bio Barbara Bush
Rarely has a first lady been greeted by the American people and the press with the approbation and warmth accorded...
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Bio Jane Pierce
In looks and tragic destiny, Jane Means Appleton resembled the heroine of a Victorian novel. The gentle dignity of her...
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Bio Martha Washington
"I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else, there is certain bounds set for me which...
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Bio Frances Cleveland
"I detest him so much that I don't even think his wife is beautiful," said one of President Grover Cleveland's...
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Bio Edith Roosevelt
Edith Kermit Carow knew Theodore Roosevelt from infancy; as a toddler she became a playmate of his younger sister Corinne....
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Bio Elizabeth Truman
Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Truman often ended his talk by introducing his wife as "the Boss" and his daughter, Margaret, as "...
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President Kennedy's Rose Garden
The inspiration for renewing the rose garden at the White House came from President Kennedy in 1961. My involvement began at...
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Lou Hoover: Charity in the White House
Following her death in 1944, one newspaper remarked that “Lou Henry Hoover’s life was a full, rich one, which has left...
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Easter Egg Roll: Games, Old and New
The primary Easter Monday entertainment at the White House has always involved egg rolling. Participants roll dyed, hard-boiled eggs across...
