Eleanor Roosevelt and her husband Franklin were well known for being gracious and fun loving hosts at both the White House and their home at Hyde Park.
Watch a short video about Barbara Bush and learn how this woman met and married the man that would become the 41st president of the United States.
Longing for a life of privacy, Pat Nixon had to yet again live in the public spotlight when her husband decided to run for president in the 1960s.
Pat Nixon - Poor Farm Girl (3:45)
Pat Nixon grew up in poverty on the farmlands of southern California. Her childhood came to an abrupt end at the age of 13 when her mother died of cancer.
Pat Nixon - Falling in Love (2:01)
After meeting as young actors in a theatrical production, Pat Ryan would soon wed Richard Nixon after a romantic courtship.
When Richard Nixon resigned his presidency in 1974, Pat Nixon was filled with grief but remained gracious to the end.
In 1948 Barbara and George H.W. Bush moved to Odessa, Texas where they would try and make it on their own.
Barbara Bush became secretly engaged to George H.W. Bush in the summer of 1943 and the Bush family immediately became close to Barbara.
Barbara Bush - First Lady (3:01)
After many years experience in the political arena, Barbara Bush helped her husband George reach for the highest office in the United States.
Barbara Bush - Family Life (3:18)
As George H.W. Bush began his political career Barbara Bush not only ran the Bush household but helped run his many political campaigns.
At just three years old, Barbara's daughter Robin was diagnosed with Leukemia and passed away in October of 1953.
Barbara Bush - Full Biography (44:48)
Barbara Bush is the first woman since Abigail Adams to be wife to one U.S. President and mother to another. As First Lady, she led a long crusade against illiteracy.
Michelle Obama - First Sitting First Lady to Tweet on Twitter (0:21)
Just before game one of the 2011 World Series, Michelle Obama became the first sitting First Lady to tweet on Twitter, when she sent out a message of support to military families. Video courtesy of the White House.
In the Spring of 2009, locale school children helped First Lady Michelle Obama plant the first White House garden since Eleanor Roosevelt's World War II Victory Garden. Video courtesy of the White House.
A wealthy, educated Catholic girl, Jacqueline Bouvier's beauty and likability suited his political aspirations and made her the perfect bride for John F. Kennedy. The couple married on September 12, 1953 in Newport, Rhoda Island.
A short biography of Jackie Kennedy who married JFK in 1953. She saw establishing the White House as a symbol of style and culture as her chief role as First Lady.
Pat Nixon - Mini Biography (3:30)
Watch a short biography of Pat Nixon whose work as first lady made her an integral part of her husband's political life. She encouraged volunteerism, traveled to all corners of the world, and made the White House accessible to everyone.
A short biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, who became one of the most outspoken First Ladies in the White House. She became politically active by writing a newspaper column and drafting the UN Bill on Human Rights.
Lady Bird Johnson addressed a crowd of architects in Portland, Oregon with a beautification and conservation plan for America.
Lady Bird Johnson holds a press conference to address conservation and highway beautification. She announces the release of four nature-themed postage stamps that will serve as messengers for her cause.
Lady Bird Johnson sits in the White House living room, which is where she feels most at home.
Lady Bird Johnson holds her first Doers Luncheon on crime prevention. Lady Bird invited women leaders from committees and commissions to discuss what can be done about crime.
Lady Bird Johnson, tells of how lovely but rare it is for her, President Johnson, their daughters, and her grandson to all get together for lunch in the White House family dining room.
President Lyndon Johnson's wife, Lady Bird Johnson, gives the history of the Oval Room, which was where the first official White House reception took place with John and Abigail Adams hosting.
Biography of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her relationships with body guard Earl Miller and Associated Press reporter Lorena Hickok.
Biography of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her proactive campaigning for husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, for his policies and programs unlike her predecessors.
Biography of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt singing during the Great Depression to lift spirits, leading the audience and encouraging everyone that singing is uplifting.
A short biography of Michelle Obama, who rose up from her tough Chicago neighborhood to become a Princeton and Harvard alumni with a successful career, wife of Barack Obama, and eventually the first lady of the United States.
A brief insight to the youth and upbringing of Eleanor Roosevelt.
A short video biography of Hillary Clinton who became first lady when Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992. After becoming a U.S. senator in New York, she ran for president in 2007.
Pat Nixon - Full Episode (44:20)
Eleanor Roosevelt - Full Episode (46:13)
The beloved wife of the hardest working president of all time, Eleanor Roosevelt's life wasn't without controversy.