Madame Alexader

The interim between the two Cleveland administrations brought Benjamin Harrison to the Presidency and Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrision, his wife, to the White House as First Lady. She entered upon...

Edith Kermit Roosevelt, previously wife of Vice-President Theodore, came to our nation's First Lady through the tragic circumstances of President McKinley's death. Here was a woman of dignity...

Edith Bolling Wilson married our twenty eighth President, Woodrow, a year and a half after his previous wife's death and was a great comfort and support to him not only during his time of grief...

Florence King Harding was a knowledgeable woman who was not only a brilliant First Lady but also, prior to his presidency, assisted her husband, Warren, in his newspaper work. She presented a very...

Grace Coolidge, was thrust into the role of First Lady, when her husband Calvin, suddenly became President upon the death of Warren Harding. She quickly adapted and efficiently assumed her new...

Helen Herron Taft had great political experience and important contacts to bring with her to the White House. Her husband William, had previously been Secretary of War as well as a distinguished...

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy brought a long tradition of gracious living to the White House. She grew up in New York amid wealth and social distinction. In addition to her official life she undertook...

LUCY WEBB HAYES came to the White House with her husband Rutherford B. Hayes, in 1877, with considerable experience in official entertaining. She had acted as hostess for her husband when he was in...

Mamie Doud Eisenhower married a young army officer and accompanied him to many posts and stations around the globe. His brilliant career culminated in New York where he became President of Columbia...

Again a Vice-President was called upon to be President after an assassination. When President Garfield died, Chester Alan Arthur took the oath of office and moved into the White House. His wife's...