Living First Ladies of the United States

This is the list of all of the living First Ladies of the United States at each moment in US history. The following women have been recognized by The National First Ladies' Library as "First Lady".

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Living First Ladies at each moment in US history
Start date	End Date	Start Event	End Event	# alive	First Ladies
April 30, 1789	March 4, 1797	Inauguration of George Washington	Inauguration of John Adams	1	Martha Washington
March 4, 1797	March 4, 1801	Inauguration of John Adams	Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson	2	Martha Washington Abigail Adams
March 4, 1801	May 22, 1802	Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson	Death of Martha Washington	4	Martha Washington Abigail Adams Martha Jefferson Randolph (Jefferson's daughter) Dolley Madison (Jefferson's friend)
May 22, 1802	March 4, 1809	Death of Martha Washington	Inauguration of James Madison	3	Abigail Adams Martha Jefferson Randolph Dolley Madison (occasionally)
March 4, 1809	March 4, 1817	Inauguration of James Madison	Inauguration of James Monroe	3	Abigail Adams Martha Jefferson Randolph Dolley Madison
March 4, 1817	October 28, 1818	Inauguration of James Monroe	Death of Abigail Adams	3	Martha Jefferson Randolph Dolley Madison Elizabeth Monroe
October 28, 1818	March 4, 1825	Death of Abigail Adams	Inauguration of John Quincy Adams	3	Martha Jefferson Randolph Dolley Madison Elizabeth Monroe
March 4, 1825	March 4, 1829	Inauguration of John Quincy Adams	Inauguration of Andrew Jackson	4	Martha Jefferson Randolph Dolley Madison Elizabeth Monroe Louisa Adams
March 4, 1829	September 23, 1830	Inauguration of Andrew Jackson	Death of Elizabeth Monroe	5	Martha Jefferson Randolph Dolley Madison Elizabeth Monroe Louisa Adams Emily Donelson (Jackson's niece)
September 23, 1830	November 26, 1834	Death of Elizabeth Monroe	Arrival at the White House of Sarah Yorke Jackson	4	Martha Jefferson Randolph Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Emily Donelson
November 26, 1834	October 10, 1836	Arrival at the White House of Sarah Yorke Jackson	Death of Martha Jefferson Randolph	5	Martha Jefferson Randolph Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Emily Donelson Sarah Yorke Jackson (Jackson's daughter-in-law)
October 10, 1836	December 19, 1836	Death of Martha Jefferson Randolph	Death of Emily Donelson	4	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Emily Donelson Sarah Yorke Jackson
December 19, 1836	March 4, 1837	Death of Emily Donelson	Inauguration of Martin Van Buren	3	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson
March 4, 1837	March 4, 1841	Inauguration of Martin Van Buren	Inauguration of William H. Harrison	4	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren (Van Buren's daughter-in-law)
March 4, 1841	April 4, 1841	Inauguration of William H. Harrison	Death of William H. Harrison	6	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison (absent) Jane Irwin Harrison (Harrison's daughter-in-law)
April 4, 1841	September 10, 1842	Inauguration of John Tyler	Death of Letitia Christian Tyler	7	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Irwin Harrison Letitia Christian Tyler
September 10, 1842	June 26, 1844	Death of Letitia Christian Tyler	Marriage of Julia Gardiner Tyler to John Tyler	7	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Irwin Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler (Tyler's daughter-in-law)
June 26, 1844	March 4, 1845	Marriage of Julia Gardiner Tyler to John Tyler	Inauguration of James K. Polk	8	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Irwin Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler
March 4, 1845	May 11, 1846	Inauguration of James K. Polk	Death of Jane Irwin Harrison	9	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Jane Irwin Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk
May 11, 1846	March 4, 1849	Death of Jane Irwin Harrison	Inauguration of Zachary Taylor	8	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk
March 4, 1849	July 12, 1849	Inauguration of Zachary Taylor	Death of Dolley Madison	9	Dolley Madison Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Margaret Taylor
July 12, 1849	July 9, 1850	Death of Dolley Madison	Inauguration of Millard Fillmore	8	Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Margaret Taylor
July 9, 1850	May 15, 1852	Inauguration of Millard Fillmore	Death of Louisa Adams	9	Louisa Adams Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail Fillmore
May 15, 1852	August 14, 1852	Death of Louisa Adams	Death of Margaret Taylor	8	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail Fillmore
August 14, 1852	March 4, 1853	Death of Margaret Taylor	Inauguration of Franklin Pierce	7	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Abigail Fillmore
March 4, 1853	March 30, 1853	Inauguration of Franklin Pierce	Death of Abigail Fillmore	8	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Abigail Fillmore Jane Pierce
March 30, 1853	March 4, 1857	Death of Abigail Fillmore	Inauguration of James Buchanan	7	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Jane Pierce
March 4, 1857	March 4, 1861	Inauguration of James Buchanan	Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln	8	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Jane Pierce Harriet Lane (Buchanan's niece)
March 4, 1861	December 2, 1863	Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln	Death of Jane Pierce	9	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Jane Pierce Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln
December 2, 1863	February 25, 1864	Death of Jane Pierce	Death of Anna Harrison	8	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Anna Harrison Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln
February 25, 1864	April 15, 1865	Death of Anna Harrison	Inauguration of Andrew Johnson	7	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln
April 15, 1865	March 4, 1869	Inauguration of Andrew Johnson	Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant	8	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln Eliza McCardle Johnson
March 4, 1869	January 15, 1876	Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant	Death of Eliza McCardle Johnson	9	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln Eliza McCardle Johnson Julia Grant
January 15, 1876	March 4, 1877	Death of Eliza McCardle Johnson	Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes	8	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln Julia Grant
March 4, 1877	December 29, 1877	Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes	Death of Angelica Singleton Van Buren	9	Sarah Yorke Jackson Angelica Singleton Van Buren Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes
December 29, 1877	March 4, 1881	Death of Angelica Singleton Van Buren	Inauguration of James Garfield	8	Sarah Yorke Jackson Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes
March 4, 1881	September 19, 1881	Inauguration of James Garfield	Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur	9	Sarah Yorke Jackson Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes Lucretia Garfield
September 19, 1881	July 16, 1882	Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur	Death of Mary Todd Lincoln	10	Sarah Yorke Jackson Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Mary Todd Lincoln Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy (Arthur's sister)
July 16, 1882	March 4, 1885	Death of Mary Todd Lincoln	Inauguration of Grover Cleveland	9	Sarah Yorke Jackson Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy
March 4, 1885	June 2, 1886	Inauguration of Grover Cleveland	Marriage of Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston to Grover Cleveland	10	Sarah Yorke Jackson Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland (Cleveland's sister)
June 2, 1886	August 23, 1887	Marriage of Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston to Grover Cleveland	Death of Sarah Yorke Jackson	11	Sarah Yorke Jackson Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
August 23, 1887	March 4, 1889	Death of Sarah Yorke Jackson	Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison	10	Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
March 4, 1889	June 25, 1889	Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison	Death of Lucy Webb Hayes	11	Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucy Webb Hayes Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Caroline Harrison
June 25, 1889	July 10, 1889	Death of Lucy Webb Hayes	Death of Julia Gardiner Tyler	10	Priscilla Cooper Tyler Julia Gardiner Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Caroline Harrison
July 10, 1889	December 29, 1889	Death of Julia Gardiner Tyler	Death of Priscilla Cooper Tyler	9	Priscilla Cooper Tyler Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Caroline Harrison
December 29, 1889	August 14, 1891	Death of Priscilla Cooper Tyler	Death of Sarah Childress Polk	8	Sarah Childress Polk Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Caroline Harrison
August 14, 1891	October 25, 1892	Death of Sarah Childress Polk	Death of Caroline Harrison	7	Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Caroline Harrison
October 25, 1892	March 4, 1897	Death of Caroline Harrison	Inauguration of William McKinley	7	Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee (Harrison's daughter)
March 4, 1897	September 14, 1901	Inauguration of William McKinley	Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt	8	Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Ida Saxton McKinley
September 14, 1901	December 14, 1902	Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt	Death of Julia Grant	9	Harriet Lane Julia Grant Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Ida Saxton McKinley Edith Roosevelt
December 14, 1902	July 3, 1903	Death of Julia Grant	Death of Harriet Lane	8	Harriet Lane Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Ida Saxton McKinley Edith Roosevelt
July 3, 1903	May 26, 1907	Death of Harriet Lane	Death of Ida Saxton McKinley	7	Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Ida Saxton McKinley Edith Roosevelt
May 26, 1907	March 4, 1909	Death of Ida Saxton McKinley	Inauguration of William H. Taft	6	Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt
March 4, 1909	March 4, 1913	Inauguration of William H. Taft	Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson	7	Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft
March 4, 1913	August 6, 1914	Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson	Death of Ellen Axson Wilson	8	Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Ellen Axson Wilson
August 6, 1914	December 18, 1915	Death of Ellen Axson Wilson	Marriage of Edith Bolling Galt Wilson to Woodrow Wilson	7	Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft
December 18, 1915	January 8, 1917	Marriage of Edith Bolling Galt Wilson to Woodrow Wilson	Death of Mary Arthur McElroy	8	Lucretia Garfield Mary Arthur McElroy Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
January 8, 1917	March 14, 1918	Death of Mary Arthur McElroy	Death of Lucretia Garfield	7	Lucretia Garfield Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
March 14, 1918	November 22, 1918	Death of Lucretia Garfield	Death of Rose Cleveland	6	Rose Cleveland Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
November 22, 1918	March 4, 1921	Death of Rose Cleveland	Inauguration of Warren G. Harding	5	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
March 4, 1921	August 2, 1923	Inauguration of Warren G. Harding	Inauguration of Calvin Coolidge	6	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Florence Harding
August 2, 1923	November 21, 1924	Inauguration of Calvin Coolidge	Death of Florence Harding	7	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Florence Harding Grace Coolidge
November 21, 1924	March 4, 1929	Death of Florence Harding	Inauguration of Herbert Hoover	6	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge
March 4, 1929	October 28, 1930	Inauguration of Herbert Hoover	Death of Mary Harrison McKee	7	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Mary Harrison McKee Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Lou Henry Hoover
October 28, 1930	March 4, 1933	Death of Mary Harrison McKee	Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	6	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Lou Henry Hoover
March 4, 1933	May 22, 1943	Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	Death of Helen Herron Taft	7	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Edith Roosevelt Helen Herron Taft Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Lou Henry Hoover Eleanor Roosevelt
May 22, 1943	January 7, 1944	Death of Helen Herron Taft	Death of Lou Henry Hoover	6	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Edith Roosevelt Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Lou Henry Hoover Eleanor Roosevelt
January 7, 1944	April 12, 1945	Death of Lou Henry Hoover	Inauguration of Harry S. Truman	5	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Edith Roosevelt Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Eleanor Roosevelt
April 12, 1945	October 29, 1947	Inauguration of Harry S. Truman	Death of Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston	6	Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Edith Roosevelt Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman
October 29, 1947	September 30, 1948	Death of Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston	Death of Edith Roosevelt	5	Edith Roosevelt Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman
September 30, 1948	January 20, 1953	Death of Edith Roosevelt	Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower	4	Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman
January 20, 1953	July 8, 1957	Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower	Death of Grace Coolidge	5	Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Grace Coolidge Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower
July 8, 1957	January 20, 1961	Death of Grace Coolidge	Inauguration of John F. Kennedy	4	Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower
January 20, 1961	December 28, 1961	Inauguration of John F. Kennedy	Death of Edith Bolling Galt Wilson	5	Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy
December 28, 1961	November 7, 1962	Death of Edith Bolling Galt Wilson	Death of Eleanor Roosevelt	4	Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy
November 7, 1962	November 22, 1963	Death of Eleanor Roosevelt	Inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson	3	Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy
November 22, 1963	January 20, 1969	Inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson	Inauguration of Richard Nixon	4	Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy Lady Bird Johnson
January 20, 1969	August 9, 1974	Inauguration of Richard Nixon	Inauguration of Gerald Ford	5	Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon
August 9, 1974	January 20, 1977	Inauguration of Gerald Ford	Inauguration of Jimmy Carter	6	Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford
January 20, 1977	November 1, 1979	Inauguration of Jimmy Carter	Death of Mamie Eisenhower	7	Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter
November 1, 1979	January 20, 1981	Death of Mamie Eisenhower	Inauguration of Ronald Reagan	6	Bess Truman Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter
January 20, 1981	October 18, 1982	Inauguration of Ronald Reagan	Death of Bess Truman	7	Bess Truman Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan
October 18, 1982	January 20, 1989	Death of Bess Truman	Inauguration of George H. W. Bush	6	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan
January 20, 1989	January 20, 1993	Inauguration of George H. W. Bush	Inauguration of Bill Clinton	7	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush
January 20, 1993	June 22, 1993	Inauguration of Bill Clinton	Death of Pat Nixon	8	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton
June 22, 1993	May 19, 1994	Death of Pat Nixon	Death of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis	7	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lady Bird Johnson Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton
May 19, 1994	January 20, 2001	Death of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis	Inauguration of George W. Bush	6	Lady Bird Johnson Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton
January 20, 2001	July 11, 2007	Inauguration of George W. Bush	Death of Lady Bird Johnson	7	Lady Bird Johnson Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton Laura Bush
July 11, 2007		Death of Lady Bird Johnson		6	Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton Laura Bush

Trivia

There has been only one woman who was the only living First Lady: Martha Washington, the wife of the first President George Washington. She was often referred to as "Lady Washington". The Title First Lady, however, came only into common use in the late 19th century.

During two periods in United States history, there have been eleven women alive to have been First Lady. They occurred in the late 1880s, the first for 448 days between June 2, 1886 and August 23, 1887, the second for 114 days between March 4 and June 25, 1889.

There have been sixteen Presidencies during which a living First Lady has not died (including Grover Cleveland's second term 1893-1897), the most recent being the Presidency of George H.W. Bush. Conversely, during the Presidency of Benjamin Harrison (1889-1897) there were as many as five deaths of First Ladies, the last one being his wife Caroline Harrison. The longest streak of Presidencies without a death of a First Lady is three, as no First Lady died during the terms of Johnson, Nixon and Ford, a total of more than 14 years.

The longest period between deaths of First Ladies was 17 years and 298 days, between the deaths of Eleanor Roosevelt on January 7, 1962 and Mamie Eisenhower on November 11, 1979.

Only three times, in 1852, 1889 and 1918, have two or three First Ladies died in the same year. Three died in 1889: Lucy Webb Hayes, Julia Gardiner Tyler and Priscilla Cooper Tyler.

The only woman who acted as First Lady for two different Presidents was Dolley Madison. She was a friend of widower Thomas Jefferson and acted occasionally in that role between 1801-1809. When her husband James Madison was inaugurated in 1809 she became the regular First Lady for eight more years.

There has been only one presidency when three women acted as First Lady, that of John Tyler 1841-1845. The first First Lady was his first wife Letitia Christian Tyler who died on September 19, 1842. Tyler's daughter-in-law Priscilla Cooper Tyler then served as First Lady until June 26, 1844 when Tyler married his second wife Julia Gardiner Tyler.

Living First Ladies of the United States

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Trivia

See Also

Living Presidents of the United States

Earliest living United States president

List of U.S. presidential faux-pas, gaffes, and unfortunate incidents

List of United States Presidents by genealogical relationship

List of Canadian prime ministers and American presidents