First Lady of the United States is a title typically held by the wife of the president of the United States, concurrent with the president's term in office. Although the first lady's role has never be
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Dolley Madison is said to be the first wife of a president to be referred to as "First Lady" (at her funeral in 1849).
First Lady Barbara Bush, joined by Missouri governor John Ashcroft, with a "Parents as Teachers" group at the Greater St. Louis Ferguson-Florissant School District in October 1991. Mrs. Bush, who championed literacy as first lady, is reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear to the children.
First ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Barbara Bush and first lady Laura Bush at the opening of the Clinton Presidential Center in 2004
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Melania Knauss Trump is a Slovenian and American former model serving as the first lady of the United States since 2025, a role she previously held from 2017 to 2021 as the third wife of Donald Trump,
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…in a range of sectors, from fashion to public opinion on policy, as well as advocacy for female empowerment. The first lady since January 20, 2025, is Melania Trump, wife of President Donald Trump. The use of the title first lady to describe the spouse or hostess of an executive began in the United States. In the…
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Donald Trump and Melania Knauss in 1999
Melania Knauss (on the right) with then-president Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and Kylie Bax (listed right to left) in 2000
Donald Trump and Melania Trump in 2006