Unbuilt White Houses of the 19th Century
Throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century, several major proposals were made to alleviate crowding at the White House...
First Lady Portraits
Gallery
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Martha Washington, wife of the 1st President of the United States George Washington.
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Abigail Adams, wife of the 2nd President of the United States John Adams.
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Martha Jefferson, wife of the 3rd President of the United States Thomas Jefferson.
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Dolley Payne Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States James Madison.
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Elizabeth Monroe, wife of the 5th President of the United States James Monroe.
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife of the 6th President of the United States John Quincy Adams.
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart in 1821-1826; Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches.
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Rachel Jackson, wife of the 7th President of the United States Andrew Jackson.
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Hannah Van Buren, wife of the 8th President of the United States Martin Van Buren.
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Anna Harrison, wife of the 9th President of the United States William Henry Harrison.
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Letitia Tyler, first wife of the 10th President of the United States John Tyler.
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Julia Tyler, second wife of the 10th President of the United States John Tyler.
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Sarah Polk, wife of the 11th President of the United States James K. Polk.
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Margaret Taylor, wife of the 12th President of the United States Zachary Taylor.
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Abigail Powers Fillmore, wife of the 13th President of the United States Millard Fillmore.
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Jane Pierce, wife of the 14th President of the United States Franklin Pierce.
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Mary Lincoln, wife of the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln.
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Eliza Johnson, wife of the 17th President of the United States Andrew Johnson.
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Julia Grant, wife of the 18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant.
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Lucy Hayes, wife of the 19th President of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes.
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Lucretia Garfield, wife of the 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield.
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Ellen Arthur, wife of the 21st President of the United States Chester A. Arthur.
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Frances Cleveland, wife of the 22nd President of the United States Grover Cleveland.
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Caroline Harrison, first wife of the 23rd President of the United States Benjamin Harrison.
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Ida McKinley, wife of the 25th President of the United States William McKinley.
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Edith Roosevelt, wife of the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt.
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Helen Taft, wife of the 27th President of the United States William H. Taft.
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Ellen Wilson, first wife of the 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.
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Edith Wilson, second wife of the 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.
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Florence Harding, wife of the 29th President of the United States Warren G. Harding.
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Grace Coolidge, wife of the 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge.
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Lou Hoover, wife of the 31st President of the United States Herbert Hoover.
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Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the 32nd President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Bess Truman, wife of the 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman.
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Mamie Eisenhower, wife of the 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of the 35th President of the United States John F Kennedy.
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Lady Bird Johnson, wife of the 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Pat Nixon, wife of the 37th President of the United States Richard Nixon.
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Betty Ford, wife of the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford.
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Rosalynn Carter, wife of the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter.
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Nancy Reagan, wife of the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan.
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Barbara Bush, wife of the 41st President of the United States George Bush.
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Hillary Clinton, wife of the 42nd President of the United States William J. Clinton.
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Laura Bush, wife of the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush.
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Michelle Obama, wife of the 44th President of the United States Barack Obama.
Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
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