Bio Edith Wilson
"Secret President," "first woman to run the government" - so legend has labeled a first lady whose role gained unusual...
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Bio Theodore Roosevelt
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Bio Lucy Hayes
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Bio Millard Fillmore
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Bio Lyndon B. Johnson
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Bio John F. Kennedy
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Bio Betty Ford
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