George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st president of the United States,serving from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party,he also served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under Ronald Reagan and previously in various other federal positions.
Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was United States Secretary of State under president Ronald Reagan and White House chief of staff under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these cabinet-level positions,he was a general in the U.S. Army,serving first as the vice chief of staff of the Army and then as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. In 1973,Haig became the youngest four-star general in the Army's history.
Barbara Bush was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993,as the wife of the 41st president of the United States,George H. W. Bush. Previously,she had been Second Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989,and founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Among her children are George W. Bush,the 43rd president of the United States,and Jeb Bush,the 43rd governor of Florida. She and Abigail Adams are the only two women to be the wife of one U.S. president and the mother of another. At the time she became First Lady,she was the second oldest woman to hold the position,behind only Anna Harrison,who never lived in the capital. Bush was generally popular as First Lady,recognized for her apolitical grandmotherly image.
James Addison Baker III is an American attorney,diplomat and statesman. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 10th White House chief of staff and 67th United States secretary of the treasury under President Ronald Reagan and the 61st U.S. secretary of state before returning as the 16th White House chief of staff under President George H. W. Bush.
Elizabeth Anne Ford was first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977,as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady,she was active in social policy,and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse. She was also second lady of the United States from 1973 to 1974,when her husband was vice president.
Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon. She also served as the second lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 when her husband was vice president.
Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler is an American politician who has served multiple different positions within the United States Department of State.
Susan Lea Page is an American journalist,political commentator,and biographer,and the Washington,D.C. bureau chief for USA Today.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was an American politician and lawyer who was the 38th president of the United States,serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party,Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of President Richard Nixon,under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Prior to that,he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.
Susan Elizabeth Ford Bales is an American author,photojournalist,and former chair of the board of the Betty Ford Center for alcohol and drug abuse. She is the only daughter of Gerald Ford,the 38th president of the United States,and his wife Betty Ford.
Kenneth L. Khachigian is an American political consultant,speechwriter,and attorney. He is best known for being a longtime aide to President Richard Nixon and chief speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan.
The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents,first ladies,and other prominent persons and locations. The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a time when sensitive electronic communications were not routinely encrypted;today,the names simply serve for purposes of brevity,clarity,and tradition. The Secret Service does not choose these names,however. The White House Communications Agency maintains a list that candidates choose from,often choosing ones that resonate with them personally.
Barbara Hackman Franklin is an American government official,corporate director,and business executive. She served as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1992 to 1993 to President George H. W. Bush,during which she led a presidential mission to China.
Bobbie Kilberg is an American political advisor who has worked for Presidents Richard Nixon,Gerald Ford,George H. W. Bush,and George W. Bush. Kilberg has served as the president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council since 1998. She was briefly an attorney with the Washington law firm of Arnold &Porter from 1971 to 1973. She served on the staff of President Richard Nixon's United States Domestic Policy Council,under President Gerald Ford as Associate Counsel,and for President George H.W. Bush as Deputy Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
First Daughter Suite is a chamber musical with music,lyrics,and book by Michael John LaChiusa. A continuation of his 1993 musical First Lady Suite,First Daughter Suite is composed of four narrative segments,each centered on the mothers and daughters of political families in United States history. The figures portrayed include the Nixon,Carter,Ford,Reagan,and Bush families. The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2015 at The Public Theater.
Jerry H. Jones is an American political aide who served as White House Staff Secretary from 1974 to 1977 during the Ford Administration.
The following is a list of works about the spouses of presidents of the United States. While this list is mainly about presidential spouses,administrations with a bachelor or widowed president have a section on the individual that filled the role of First Lady. The list includes books and journal articles written in English after c. 1900 as well as primary sources written by the individual themselves.
The White House Director of Speechwriting is a role within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The officeholder serves as senior advisor and chief speechwriter to the president of the United States. They are also responsible for managing the Office of Speechwriting within the Office of Communications.
Patricia Lindh was a longtime member of the Republican Party. She was an advisor to presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the 1970s and worked as Special Assistant to the Counsellor for Women's Programs in the mid-1970s.
The Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States is a position within the Office of the First Lady in the White House Office,responsible for overseeing strategy,operations,and coordination within the First Lady's office and between the East Wing and the White House.
