First Lady of the United States of America | |
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Incumbent Annette Splett since January 20, 2041 | |
Abbreviation | FLOTUS |
Residence | White House |
Inaugural holder | Martha Washington |
Formation | March 4, 1789 |
The first lady or first gentleman of the United States is the title held by the spouse of the president of the United States.
Traditionally, the title has been referred to as 'First Lady'. In 2017, Alejandro Montez became the inaugural holder of the title 'First Gentleman'. Since the 1790s the role of the first lady or gentleman has changed considerably. It has come to include involvement in political campaigns, management of the White House, championship of social causes, and representation of the president at official and ceremonial occasions.
The current first lady of the United States is Annette Splett, the wife of President Richard Splett, who took office on January 20, 2041.
List of first ladies and gentlemen[]
POTUS No. | First Lady or Gentleman | Tenure | President | |
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1 | Martha Washington | April 30, 1789
– March 4, 1797 |
George Washington | |
2 | Abigail Adams | March 4, 1797
– March 4, 1801 |
John Adams | |
3 | Martha Jefferson Randolph | March 4, 1801
– March 4, 1809 |
Thomas Jefferson
Daughter | |
4 | Dolley Payne | March 4, 1809
– March 4, 1817 |
James Madison | |
5 | Elizabeth Monroe | March 4, 1817
– March 4, 1825 |
James Monroe | |
6 | Louisa Adams Birth country: Great Britain |
March 4, 1825
– March 4, 1829 |
John Quincy Adams | |
7 | Emily Donelson | March 4, 1829
– November 26, 1834 |
Andrew Jackson
Niece | |
Sarah Yorke Jackson | November 26, 1834
– March 4, 1837 |
Andrew Jackson
Daughter-in-law | ||
8 | Vacant | March 4, 1837
– November 27, 1838 |
Martin Van Buren
Widower | |
Angelica Singleton Van Buren | November 27, 1838
– March 4, 1841 |
Martin Van Buren
Daughter-in-law | ||
9 | Anna Harrison | March 4, 1841
– April 4, 1841 |
William Henry Harrison | |
Jane Irwin Harrison | March 4, 1841
– April 4, 1841 |
William Henry Harrison | ||
10 | Letitia Christian Tyler | April 4, 1841
– September 10, 1842 † |
John Tyler | |
Priscilla Cooper Tyler | September 10, 1842
– June 26, 1844 |
John Tyler
Daughter-in-law | ||
Julia Gardiner | June 26, 1844
– March 4, 1845 |
John Tyler
Remarried during term | ||
11 | Sarah Childress Polk | March 4, 1845
– March 4, 1849 |
James K. Polk | |
12 | Margaret Taylor | March 4, 1849
– July 9, 1850 |
Zachary Taylor | |
13 | Abigail Fillmore | July 9, 1850
– March 4, 1853 |
Millard Fillmore | |
14 | Jane Pierce | March 4, 1853
– March 4, 1857 |
Franklin Pierce | |
15 | Harriet Lane | March 4, 1857
– March 4, 1861 |
James Buchanan
Niece | |
16 | Mary Todd Lincoln | March 4, 1861
– April 15, 1865 |
Abraham Lincoln | |
17 | Eliza McCardle Johnson | April 15, 1865
– March 4, 1869 |
Andrew Johnson | |
18 | Julia Grant | March 4, 1869
– March 4, 1877 |
Ulysses S. Grant | |
19 | Lucy Webb Hayes | March 4, 1877
– March 4, 1881 |
Rutherford B. Hayes | |
20 | Lucretia Garfield | March 4, 1881
– September 19, 1881 |
James A. Garfield | |
21 | Mary Arthur McElroy | September 19, 1881
– March 4, 1885 |
Chester A. Arthur
Sister | |
22 | Rose Cleveland | March 4, 1885
– June 2, 1886 |
Grover Cleveland
Sister | |
Frances Cleveland | June 2, 1886
– March 4, 1889 |
Grover Cleveland
Married in the White House | ||
23 | Caroline Harrison | March 4, 1889
– October 25, 1892 † |
Benjamin Harrison | |
Mary Harrison McKee | October 25, 1892
– March 4, 1893 |
Benjamin Harrison
Daughter | ||
24 | Frances Cleveland | March 4, 1893
– March 4, 1897 |
Grover Cleveland | |
25 | Ida Saxton McKinley | March 4, 1897
– September 14, 1901 |
William McKinley | |
26 | Edith Roosevelt | September 14, 1901
– March 4, 1909 |
Theodore Roosevelt | |
27 | Helen Herron Taft | March 4, 1909
– March 4, 1913 |
William H. Taft | |
28 | Ellen Axson Wilson | March 4, 1913
– August 6, 1914 † |
Woodrow Wilson | |
Margaret Woodrow Wilson | August 6, 1914
– December 18, 1915 |
Woodrow Wilson
Daughter | ||
Edith Wilson | December 18, 1915
– March 4, 1921 |
Woodrow Wilson
Remarried during first term | ||
29 | Florence Harding | March 4, 1921
– August 2, 1923 |
Warren G. Harding | |
30 | Grace Coolidge | August 2, 1923
– March 4, 1929 |
Calvin Coolidge | |
31 | Lou Henry Hoover | March 4, 1929
– March 4, 1933 |
Herbert Hoover | |
32 | Eleanor Roosevelt | March 4, 1933
– April 12, 1945 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
33 | Bess Truman | April 12, 1945
– January 20, 1953 |
Harry S. Truman | |
34 | Mamie Eisenhower | January 20, 1953
– January 20, 1961 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
35 | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | January 20, 1961
– November 22, 1963 |
John F. Kennedy | |
36 | Lady Bird Johnson | November 22, 1963
– January 20, 1969 |
Lyndon B. Johnson | |
37 | Pat Nixon | January 20, 1969
– August 9, 1974 |
Richard Nixon | |
38 | Betty Ford | August 9, 1974
– January 20, 1977 |
Gerald Ford | |
39 | Rosalynn Carter | January 20, 1977
– January 20, 1981 |
Jimmy Carter | |
40 | January 20, 1981
– January 20, 1989 |
Ronald Reagan | ||
41 | Mrs. Stevenson | January 20, 1989
– January 20, 1997 |
Stevenson | |
42 | FLOTUS 42 | January 20, 1997
– January 20, 2005 |
POTUS 42 | |
43 | FLOTUS 43 | January 20, 2005
– January 20, 2013 |
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44 | January 20, 2013
– January 24, 2016 |
Stuart Hughes | ||
45 | Vacant | January 24, 2016
– January 20, 2017 |
Selina Meyer | |
46 |
Alejandro Montez |
January 20, 2017
– January 20, 2021 |
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47 | Vacant | January 20, 2021
– January 20, 2025 |
Selina Meyer | |
48, 49, or 50 | Sometime between
January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2041 |
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50 or 51 | Annette Splett | January 20, 2041
– present |
Richard Splett |