Wives of the Vice Presidents of the United States

Wives of the Vice Presidents of the United States

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The visibility of the wife of the Vice President of the United States (also called "Second Lady of the United States") has been a recent development as late 20th century and early 21st century vice presidential wives increasingly took on public policy roles that attracted a great deal of media attention. Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, was active in several campaigns to remove indecent material from popular American entertainment like movies, television shows and music, starting when her husband was a senator. Gore challenged performers over their use of obscene lyrics and often debated with her critics, such as Jello Biafra.Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney of Wyoming, champions education reform citing specific failures of the American public education system. She is particularly outspoken supporter of American history education Fact|date=November 2007 at a time when schools increasingly drop history courses in favor of science.Fact|date=November 2007

At this date, there are eight living current or former Vice Presidents' Wives:
* Judy Agnew, Wife of Spiro Agnew.
* Betty Ford, Wife of Gerald Ford.
* Happy Rockefeller, Wife of Nelson Rockefeller.
* Joan Mondale, Wife of Walter Mondale.
* Barbara Bush, Wife of George H. W. Bush.
* Marilyn Quayle, Wife of Dan Quayle.
* Tipper Gore, Wife of Al Gore.
* Lynne Cheney, Wife of Dick Cheney.

List of Spouses of the Vice Presidents

18th Century

* Abigail Smith Adams, wife of John Adams (1789-1797)
* "Vacant": Thomas Jefferson (1797-1801) was a widower
*Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln'

19th Century

* "Vacant": Aaron Burr (1801-1805) was a widower
* "Vacant": George Clinton (1805-1813) was a widower
* Ann Thompson Gerry, wife of Elbridge Gerry (1813-1814)
* Hannah Minthorne Tompkins, wife of Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825)
* Floride Bonneau Colhoun Calhoun, wife of John C. Calhoun (1825-1832)
* "Vacant": Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) was a widower (his daughter-in-law Angelica Van Buren would serve as his First Lady)
* "Vacant": Richard Mentor Johnson (1837-1841) was unmarried, yet some considered Julia Chinn to be his common law wife with whom he had two children.
* Letitia Christian Tyler, wife of John Tyler (1841)
* Sophia Nicklin Dallas, wife of George M. Dallas (1845-1849)
* Abigail Powers Fillmore, wife of Millard Fillmore
* "Vacant": William R. King (1853) was unmarried
* Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge, wife of John C. Breckinridge
* Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin, wife of Hannibal Hamlin
* Eliza McCardle Johnson, wife of Andrew Johnson
* Ellen Maria Wade Colfax, wife of Schuyler Colfax
* "Vacant": Henry Wilson (1873-1875) was a widower
* "Vacant": William A. Wheeler (1877-1881) was a widower
* "Vacant": Chester A. Arthur (1881) was a widower
* Eliza Morgan Hendricks, wife of Thomas A. Hendricks
* Anna Livingston Reade Street Morton, wife of Levi P. Morton
* Letitia Green Stevenson, wife of Adlai E. Stevenson I
* Jennie Tuttle Hobart, wife of Garret Hobart
* Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, wife of Theodore Roosevelt

20th Century

* Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, wife of Charles W. Fairbanks
* Carrie Babcock Sherman, wife of James S. Sherman
* Lois Irene Kimsey Marshall, wife of Thomas R. Marshall
* Grace Goodhue Coolidge, wife of Calvin Coolidge
* Caro Dana Blymyer Dawes, wife of Charles G. Dawes
* "Vacant": Charles Curtis (1929-1933) was a widower
* Mariette Rheiner Garner, wife of John Nance Garner
* Ilo Browne Wallace, wife of Henry A. Wallace
* Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman, wife of Harry S. Truman
* Elizabeth Jane Rucker Hadley Barkley, wife of Alben Barkley
* Thelma Catherine Ryan "Pat" Nixon, wife of Richard Nixon
* Claudia Alta Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson, wife of Lyndon Johnson
* Muriel Faye Buck Humphrey, wife of Hubert Humphrey
* Elinor Isabel Judefind Agnew, wife of Spiro Agnew
* Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford, wife of Gerald Ford
* Margaretta Large Fitler Murphy Rockefeller, wife of Nelson Rockefeller
* Joan Adams Mondale, wife of Walter Mondale
* Barbara Pierce Bush, wife of George H. W. Bush
* Marilyn Tucker Quayle, wife of Dan Quayle
* Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Aitcheson Gore, wife of Al Gore, Jr.

21st Century

* Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney, wife of Dick Cheney

References

ee also

* First Lady of the United States
*"Second Lady"

External links

* - The Official White House site for the Second Lady
* - List of the wives of Vice Presidents
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