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• The First Ladies Timeline

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• First Ladies' Private Lives

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  Bio Anna Harrison

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  Bio Patricia Nixon

  Born Thelma Catherine Ryan on March 16, 1912, in Ely, Nevada, "Pat" Nixon acquired her nickname within hours. Her father called her...

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  Bio Abigail Powers Fillmore

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  Bio Julia Tyler

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  Bio Claudia Johnson

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  Bio Ellen Wilson

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  Bio Florence Harding

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  Bio Barbara Bush

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  Bio Edith Roosevelt

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  Bio Mamie Eisenhower

  Mamie Eisenhower's bangs and sparkling blue eyes were as much trademarks of an administration as the president's famous grin. Her...