Summary and Analysis of First Women by Worth Books

Author:Worth Books
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Worth Books
Published: 2017-04-13T21:10:59+00:00

Timeline

June 21, 1940: Richard Nixon and Pat Ryan wed. The smitten Nixon had devotedly pursued her for two years.

January 20, 1961: John F. Kennedy is inaugurated; Jacqueline Kennedy becomes First Lady.

October 16–28, 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis brings JFK and Jackie closer than ever as he relies on her for emotional support and brings her into the administration’s circle of knowledge.

November 22, 1963: JFK is assassinated; Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president aboard Air Force One. Lady Bird (née Claudia Alta Taylor) Johnson becomes First Lady.

January 20, 1969: Richard Nixon is sworn in and Pat Nixon becomes First Lady.

February 21, 1972: Accompanied by his wife, Pat, Richard Nixon makes an historic visit to China.

August 9, 1974: Richard and Pat Nixon exit the White House after Richard resigns in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Gerald Ford is sworn in and Betty Ford becomes First Lady.

September 28, 1974: Betty Ford undergoes a mastectomy.

January 20, 1977: Jimmy Carter is sworn in and Rosalynn Carter becomes First Lady.

September 17, 1978: The Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel are signed. The peace talks were attended and notated in detail by First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

January 20, 1981: Ronald Reagan is sworn in and Nancy Reagan becomes First Lady.

March 30, 1981: John Hinckley Jr. attempts to assassinate President Ronald Reagan.

January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush is sworn in and Barbara Bush becomes First Lady.

January 20, 1993: Bill Clinton is sworn in and Hillary Clinton becomes First Lady.

May 19, 1994: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis passes away.

November 7, 2000: Hillary Clinton is elected US Senator for New York, becoming the first former First Lady to hold elected office.

January 20, 2001: George W. Bush is sworn in and Laura Bush becomes First Lady.

July 11, 2007: Lady Bird Johnson passes away more than thirty-eight years after her husband’s death.

January 20, 2009: Barack Obama is sworn in and Michelle Obama becomes First Lady.

July 12, 2011: Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle Obama pay their respects at Betty Ford’s funeral.

March 6, 2016: Nancy Reagan passes away, twelve years after her husband, Ronald.

January 20, 2017: Donald Trump is sworn in and Melania Trump becomes First Lady.

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