Living First Ladies at each moment in US history
Start date |
End date |
Start event |
End event |
# alive |
Oldest living First Lady |
First Ladies |
April 30, 1789 |
March 4, 1797 |
Inauguration of George Washington |
Inauguration of John Adams |
1 |
Martha Washington |
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 |
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 |
4 |
Abigail Adams
Martha Jefferson Randolph
Dolley Madison
Elizabeth Monroe |
October 28, 1818 |
March 4, 1825 |
Death of Abigail Adams |
Inauguration of John Quincy Adams |
3 |
Dolley Madison |
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 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 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 |
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 |
Anna Harrison |
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 Polk |
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 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 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 |
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 |
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
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
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
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
Caroline Harrison |
August 14, 1891 |
October 25, 1892 |
Death of Sarah Childress Polk |
Death of Caroline Harrison |
7 |
Julia Grant |
Harriet Lane
Julia Grant
Lucretia Garfield
Mary Arthur McElroy
Rose Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland
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
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
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
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 |
Harriet Lane
Lucretia Garfield
Mary Arthur McElroy
Rose Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland
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 |
Lucretia Garfield
Mary Arthur McElroy
Rose Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland
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
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 (married February 10, 1913)
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 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 to Woodrow Wilson |
Death of Mary Arthur McElroy |
9 |
Lucretia Garfield
Mary Arthur McElroy
Rose Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Mary Harrison McKee
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson |
January 8, 1917 |
March 14, 1918 |
Death of Mary Arthur McElroy |
Death of Lucretia Garfield |
8 |
Lucretia Garfield
Rose Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Mary Harrison McKee
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson |
March 14, 1918 |
November 22, 1918 |
Death of Lucretia Garfield |
Death of Rose Cleveland |
7 |
Helen Herron Taft |
Rose Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Mary Harrison McKee
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson |
November 22, 1918 |
March 4, 1921 |
Death of Rose Cleveland |
Inauguration of Warren G. Harding |
6 |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Mary Harrison McKee
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson |
March 4, 1921 |
August 2, 1923 |
Inauguration of Warren G. Harding |
Inauguration of Calvin Coolidge |
7 |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Mary Harrison McKee
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Florence Harding |
August 2, 1923 |
November 21, 1924 |
Inauguration of Calvin Coolidge |
Death of Florence Harding |
8 |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Mary Harrison McKee
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Florence Harding
Grace Coolidge |
November 21, 1924 |
March 4, 1929 |
Death of Florence Harding |
Inauguration of Herbert Hoover |
7 |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Mary Harrison McKee
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Grace Coolidge |
March 4, 1929 |
October 28, 1930 |
Inauguration of Herbert Hoover |
Death of Mary Harrison McKee |
8 |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Mary Harrison McKee
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
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 |
7 |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
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 |
8 |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Edith Roosevelt
Helen Herron Taft
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
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 |
7 |
Edith Roosevelt |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Edith Roosevelt
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Grace Coolidge
Lou Henry Hoover
Eleanor Roosevelt |
January 7, 1944 |
February 12, 1944 |
Death of Lou Henry Hoover |
Death of Margaret Woodrow Wilson |
6 |
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Edith Roosevelt
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Grace Coolidge
Eleanor Roosevelt |
February 12, 1944 |
April 12, 1945 |
Death of Margaret Woodrow Wilson |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 (married October 20, 1968)
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 |
Pat Nixon |
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 Clinton |
June 22, 1993 |
May 19, 1994 |
Death of Pat Nixon |
Death of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
7 |
Lady Bird Johnson |
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Lady Bird Johnson
Betty Ford
Rosalynn Carter
Nancy Reagan
Barbara Bush
Hillary 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 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 Clinton
Laura Bush |
July 11, 2007 |
January 20, 2009 |
Death of Lady Bird Johnson |
Inauguration of Barack Obama |
6 |
Betty Ford |
Betty Ford
Rosalynn Carter
Nancy Reagan
Barbara Bush
Hillary Clinton
Laura Bush |
January 20, 2009 |
July 8, 2011 |
Inauguration of Barack Obama |
Death of Betty Ford |
7 |
Betty Ford
Rosalynn Carter
Nancy Reagan
Barbara Bush
Hillary Clinton
Laura Bush
Michelle Obama |
July 8, 2011 |
Present |
Death of Betty Ford |
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6 |
Nancy Reagan |
Rosalynn Carter
Nancy Reagan
Barbara Bush
Hillary Clinton
Laura Bush
Michelle Obama |
First Lady |
Lifespan
(age at death) |
Period as oldest living First Lady |
Duration
(full months) |
Martha Washington |
1731–1802
(70 years, 354 days) |
April 30, 1789 – May 22, 1802 |
13 years |
Abigail Adams |
1744–1818
(73 years, 351 days) |
May 22, 1802 – October 28, 1818 |
16 years, 6 months |
Dolley Madison |
1768–1849
(81 years, 53 days) |
October 28, 1818 – July 12, 1849 |
30 years, 6 months |
Louisa Adams |
1775–1852
(77 years, 93 days) |
July 12, 1849 – May 15, 1852 |
2 years, 10 months |
Anna Harrison |
1775–1864
(88 years, 215 days) |
May 15, 1852 – February 25, 1864 |
11 years, 9 months |
Sarah Childress Polk |
1803–1891
(87 years, 344 days) |
February 25, 1864 – August 14, 1891 |
27 years, 5 months |
Julia Grant |
1826–1902
(76 years, 322 days) |
March 4, 1913 – December 14, 1902 |
10 years, 11 months |
Harriet Lane |
1830–1903
(73 years, 55 days) |
December 14, 1902 – July 3, 1903 |
6 months |
Lucretia Garfield |
1832–1918
(85 years, 329 days) |
December 14, 1902 – March 18, 1918 |
14 years, 10 months |
Helen Louise Taft |
1861–1943
(81 years, 354 days) |
March 8, 1930 – May 22, 1943 |
2 years, 9 months |
Edith Roosevelt |
1861–1948
(87 years, 55 days) |
May 22, 1943 – September 30, 1948 |
5 years, 4 months |
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson |
1872–1961
(89 years, 74 days) |
May 22, 1944 – December 28, 1961 |
17 years, 7 months |
Eleanor Roosevelt |
1884–1962
(78 years, 186 days) |
July 8, 1957 – November 7, 1962 |
8 years, 2 months |
Bess Truman |
1885–1982
(97 years, 247 days) |
November 7, 1962 – October 18, 1982 |
19 years, 11 months |
Pat Nixon |
1912–1993
(81 years, 96 days) |
October 18, 1982 – June 22, 1993 |
10 years, 8 months |
Lady Bird Johnson |
1912–2007
(94 years, 201 days) |
June 22, 1993 – July 11, 2007 |
14 years |
Betty Ford |
1918–2011
(93 years, 92 days) |
July 11, 2007 – July 8, 2011 |
3 years, 11 months |
Nancy Reagan |
1921–present
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July 8, 2011 – present |
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