This portrait of never-to-be #FirstLady Rachel Donelson Jackson hangs across from Andrew Jackson’s bed at ⁦@ajhermitage⁩ and was similarly positioned in the #whitehouse wanted her face to be his first and last sight each day. #presidents #americanhistory #tennessee

Front door of Merrywood, the Georgian mansion on the Potomac that was the childhood home of Jackie Kennedy and later, ⁦@CBSNews⁩ anchor JohnDickerson.Tonight, it hosted supporters of the @firstladiesmuseum.

What do we really know about Mary Ball Washington, the mother of the father of our country? @lmchervinsky interviews historian Kate Haulman to learn more youtube.com/live/lw_r4zNYFlg… via @YouTube #GeorgeWashington #A250 cc:@GWBooks

At the ⁦@KennebunkportME⁩ post office to buy commemorative panel of Barbara Bush stamps.

A visit to the First Lady Barbara Bush memorial garden in @KennebunkportME

A fascinating addition to our #FirstLadies bookshelf: 1903 edition of “Presiding Ladies of the White House,” with short bios and engravings from Martha Washington to Edith Roosevelt, noting “the individuality of each hostess has left its imprint upon the history of her time…”

Was gifted this 1969 gem which reports on social customs —and recipes—of each White House from Washington (beefsteak and kidney pie) to Nixon (stuffed tomatoes).

From the collection at @americanart #SAAM: portraits of Eleanor Roosevelt and Martha Washington. #firstladies

Join our friends at ⁦@WhiteHouseHstry⁩ today at 5:30 ET for a lecture on #firstladies with the Cambridge Companion to the First Ladies - watch on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=YGGbcGYW…

Interesting new @GWBooks podcast on early #firstladies and their wielding of “soft power” and how today’s politics suffers from the lack of it. @lmchervinsky interviews early American scholar Catherine Allgor. youtu.be/awOG9CG4zZc?si=5xyE… via @YouTube

From the office of the First Lady: “The official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump  was captured on January 21, 2024, in the Yellow Oval Room of the residence by esteemed photographer Régine Mahaux.”

National Christmas tree 2023. Best holiday wishes to all from @firstladies!

Spotted in the bookstore at the ⁦Museum of the Revolutionary War in Yorktown VA. Thank you ⁦@jyfmuseums⁩ for carrying ⁦⁦@cspan⁩ #FirstLadies book.

#FirstLady and #SecondGentleman at the #SOTU

.⁦@EHolmes⁩ —pleased you found our #FirstLadies book. We loved this project as it highlighted the growing number of #historians and #biographers documenting the stories of these interesting, impactful women. cc:⁦@cspan⁩

The plaque honoring Jacqueline Kennedy was created by noted artist and sculptor Chas Fagan

In a recent ceremony #firstlady Jacqueline Kennedy’s vision and efforts to preserve Lafayette Square across from the #WhiteHouse were permanently memorialized. Cc: ⁦@WhiteHouseHstry⁩

Happy birthday to former #Firstlady Rosalynn Carter who turns 95 on 8/18. Thruout her public life, she has championed mental health, work that continues at the ⁦@CarterCenter⁩

Happy 76th anniversary to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, married #OTD in 1946. Longest marriage in #presidentialhistory. Both born in Plains, GA, they married when he was 21 and she was 18.

Thank you @WinterthurMuse for offering @cspan’s #Firstladies book in your museum store (and thanks to the visiting friend who spotted it).