| 单词 | first lady |
| 例句 | She had been welcomed at the White House, where she sang for the president and first lady, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z No one realized that the bite of an infected mosquito had sickened the first lady. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z An overflow audience of more than five thousand people attended the ceremony and watched Anderson receive the prestigious medal from the hands of the first lady. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z One of the phrases used to refer to Jerrie was "first lady astronaut." Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z There is no handbook for incoming first ladies of the United States. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After Marian’s recital, the first lady took Anna Anderson by the hand and led her over to meet the president. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The first lady steps out of William Clark’s room, into the long, dark hallway. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Last month, the former first lady launched an initiative to get more people to register and vote, addressing thousands of cheering fans at rallies in Las Vegas and Miami. Michelle Obama’s vacation is over. Now she’s claiming her own spotlight. 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z In this one-woman show at Urban Stages, Elaine Bromka portrays three first ladies, each at the end of her White House stay. Theater Review: ‘Tea for Three,’ With Elaine Bromka, at Urban Stages 2013-06-05T20:16:00Z For example, Colbert pointed out, the honorees would remain in the balcony with the first lady for the duration of the show. Less pomp, more art for 2015 Kennedy Center Honors 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z “We started talking and Barack kind of faded into the woodwork,” the former first lady said. Obama Portraitists Merged the Everyday and the Extraordinary 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Another favorite of the first lady, Gustave Tassell, appears on the packing list for a baby blue dress that Mrs. Kennedy also wore in India. Jackie Kennedy’s Packing List for Texas, Chic and Poignant 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z But Wasserstein also refers to the controversy surrounding the casual comment made by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was then the first lady, about wanting to pursue a career instead of staying home and baking cookies. Review: Women’s Hard Choices, Cutting Deep at Williamstown Festival 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z It was to be the culmination of a relationship that began with Mrs. Clinton’s appearance on the cover of Vogue in December 1998, the first time that a first lady had done so. Is Fashion’s Love Affair With Washington Over? 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Nickelodeon and the White House want to show support for U.S. military families with a cameo by the first lady on the show. First lady makes appearance on `iCarly' 2012-01-05T15:14:20Z The irony of a first lady touting the importance of online civility while the president rages against his political opponents on Twitter did not go unnoticed. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The question now is: How much will the first lady campaign for the newly minted Democratic nominee? Team Clinton has found its secret weapon for the fall campaign: Michelle Obama 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The first lady joined the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in hosting a luncheon in the East Room for winners of the National Design Awards. First lady, Smithsonian museum honor top designers 2012-07-13T23:46:07Z In late morning, the first lady held a round table about education with children from National Guard families in the Roosevelt Room, where the mantel had Christmas lights and garlands. This year’s White House holiday decorations strike a homier note 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z In the picture, the first lady is seen wearing a $2,255 dress that was made in Italy, by Greek designer Mary Katrantzou, according to People Magazine. In Trump's "American labor" Tweet, Melania wears a $2,225 Italian dress 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama announced a government initiative Tuesday to support the education of girls around the globe. Obamas launch global focus on the education of girls 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The first lady sought to reassure more than 200 of her Let’s Move campaign partners at a dedication Oct. Whether White House garden keeps growing, Michelle Obama has planted seed of healthy eating 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The first lady might consider further evolving her belted cardigan look with the short midnight-blue kimono jacket. Designers feeling texture at NY Fashion Week 2011-02-16T21:51:22Z During her run as first lady, Melania Trump’s state dinner ensembles suggested that for her, fashion could be something like a life raft. Perspective | At the state dinner, Jill Biden stays understated 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z “That is a role that first ladies throughout our history have always played. They’re not the elected official — they get to rise above the rhetoric,” says McBride. Amid uproar, Melania Trump placates as her husband provokes 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z A bit old-fashioned, especially if the style-conscious first lady tags along. Perspective | As Trump looks to expand his D.C. dining outlook, a few recommendations 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The White House did not respond to questions, including how the first lady is adjusting to her teenage son, Barron, being at home because of nationwide school closures. Once quiet, Melania Trump has had a lot to say about the coronavirus in recent days 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z As the state's first lady, she ran an annual women's conference that attracted a long list of business, political and entertainment luminaries, along with an audience of thousands. Schwarzenegger, Shriver announce separation 2011-05-10T04:00:13Z He helped dress Michelle Obama when she was first lady, was an adviser and a friend to the designer Oscar de la Renta, and became a mentor to the supermodel Naomi Campbell. André Leon Talley, Editor and Fashion Industry Force, Dies at 73 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Being first lady is technically a job without any official responsibilities, if you don’t count the expectations of the president, his staff, American voters and a few thousand journalists. Reluctant First Lady? Melania Trump Wouldn’t Be the First to Claim That Title 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z On Friday, greeting the president as he disembarked from Air Force One in Palm Beach, the first lady wore a short red Givenchy cape dress. Melania Trump Reappears, and Wears European First 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z A grab bag of impressions of a seemingly inscrutable woman, Ann Beattie's "Mrs. Nixon" enticingly blends fact with fiction in examining the life and psyche of the former first lady. 'Mrs. Nixon': Stories, real and imagined, of an enigmatic first lady 2011-12-01T00:41:04Z The fashion visionary who dressed former first lady Nancy Reagan, the late James Galanos, also was a customer. 'Found it!' New York button shop saves the day 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The White House granted Slevin very little access, but he began reporting on the future first lady eight years ago while serving as Chicago bureau chief for The Washington Post. Michelle Obama biography explores race’s role in her worldview 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z In the hugely popular political thriller, Wright plays steely first lady Claire Underwood, the wife and co-conspirator of President Frank Underwood, played by Spacey. Robin Wright says she had to fight for equal pay on House of Cards 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Still, the first lady was ahead of the pack: “For ‘beautification,’ to my mind, is far more than a matter of cosmetics,” she said. Beneath Her Decorous Demeanor, ‘Lady Bird Johnson’ Was a Political Force 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z A previous version of this article misspelled former first lady Michelle Obama's name. Jill Biden names a decorator for her East Wing office 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The first lady ended the Obama's appearance by exhorting famously prickly judge Simon Cowell to "be nice." Tim Urban out as "Idol" raises millions for charity 2010-04-22T03:35:00Z Her attendance brought to mind another milestone in the museum’s history: the 1966 dedication of the Whitney’s uptown Breuer building, an event graced by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks at the Dedication of the new Whitney Museum of American Art 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z And he outraged guests at the annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner in 1996, joking about President Clinton’s extramarital activities as the first lady sat stone-faced nearby. Don Imus, controversial radio 'shock jock', dead at 79 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z But Jarvis says she thinks that she and the first lady will stay close, even when she is not physically present. What does Michelle Obama need? Ask Kristen Jarvis, her former chief of stuff. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z "Ronnie was always collecting quotes and sayings that he might want to include in a speech," Reagan's widow, former first lady Nancy Reagan, said in a statement released Wednesday by HarperCollins. Reagan's favorite quotes, jokes coming in May 2011-02-09T22:56:49Z On Tuesday, the president and first lady will welcome Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to the White House for what is likely to be the last state dinner of the Obama administration. Meet Matteo Renzi — the Justin Trudeau of Italy and the Obamas’ final state dinner honoree 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z It’s certainly hard to think of a first lady much fiercer than Joan Allen’s aforementioned Mrs Nixon. Jackie finally puts first ladies front and center on the big screen 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z She said the first lady believes “we need to protect our democracy with complete transparency, and that is the focus at this time. ” Vegas may be betting on a post-presidential divorce, but Melania Trump seems all in for her husband. 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The first lady’s office declined several requests to name the Netflix shows she watched. Jill Biden’s covid experience was not like Melania Trump’s 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Some had hoped that she would at least mention, if not welcome, incoming first lady Jill Biden, but she did not. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z Further, she wrote, as someone “who celebrates and strives for diversity, individual freedom, and respect for all lifestyles, I will not participate in dressing or associating in any way with the next first lady.” After an Uproar, Fashioning a Fresh Start in Canada 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z In time, eight presidents and several first ladies signed Cornwell’s autograph album. A Mysterious Autograph Hound’s Book Is Up for Auction 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Onstage in Orlando, the former first lady said she chose the AIA gathering in part because of her early-career work in economic development for the city of Chicago. The Obamas face the paid-speaking circuit — and all the questions that come with it 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The former first lady admitted last year in an interview with Conan O’Brien that she no longer felt in touch with everyday Americans. Greetings from the alternate universe where Oprah and Michelle Obama are running for president 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The president and first lady: Just like us! Jill Biden’s White House Christmas Looks Very … Normal 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Joshua Trump, sitting two seats from first lady Melania Trump, was caught on camera sleeping midway through the president’s 82-minute speech. Special guest steals the spotlight at State of the Union 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z But it was the network protecting the first lady that made the defense obsolete. Fox News suddenly cares about how the media treats the first lady's attire 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z In her first months as first lady, Melania Trump was rarely seen in public. Seen but rarely heard: How Melania Trump is approaching the public role of first lady. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Blair never sought the limelight, but she became one of Clinton’s closest confidantes as the first lady wrestled with what she saw as a legion of political detractors and a hostile press. From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z “The first lady takes a very active role in her speeches,” Tina Tchen, the first lady’s chief of staff, said in an interview earlier this summer. Why Michelle Obama has a prime spot at the Democratic National Convention 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z Featuring, as it happens, Naomi Campbell, Precious Lee and a host of other famous models, including Carla Bruni, the former first lady of France. A Decade of Work, a Shocking Accident and a Bevy of Supermodels 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z In 1999, Hillary Clinton, the first lady at the time, presented him with the National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts, given by National Endowment for the Arts. Mick Moloney, Musician and Champion of Irish Culture, Dies at 77 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z You do know she’s been the first lady, New York’s first female state senator and the US Secretary of State, right? Hillary Clinton won’t be “President Nana” 2014-04-18T14:14:00Z Ms. Brown also was curator of the first lady’s show, “She Persists: A Century of Women Artists in New York,” which focused on female and women-identified creators. With Final Gracie Mansion Show, First Lady Aims to Secure Arts Legacy 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s been a trying year for a first lady who values her privacy. Vegas may be betting on a post-presidential divorce, but Melania Trump seems all in for her husband. 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The first lady is better known and active on Twitter herself, Filadelo said. 1st night of DNC bests RNC in TV ratings race 2012-09-06T01:46:05Z As Michelle Obama’s highly anticipated memoir “Becoming” arrives, it’s clear that the former first lady is occupying a space in the culture beyond politics. In revealing new memoir, Michelle Obama candidly shares her story 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The first lady also confirmed that the decorations went up over the weekend with the help of “volunteers from all across the country.” Melania Trump unveils White House Christmas decorations, theme for 2020 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Her decisions about “life support” for her father were “complicated by watching press,” seemingly a perpetual stance for the first lady. From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Two of those three identified themselves as the "president" and "first lady" of the club, police said. Cops shut down West Side club 2012-02-04T12:24:00Z At the Washington Post: “The first lady looks stern — dare we say disapproving? — throughout.” The media’s Michelle Obama problem: What a selfie says about our biases 2013-12-10T23:59:00Z In a taped message, the first lady tells Nick viewers to ''get ready to shut down your computers, put down your cell phones and turn off your TVs.'' Michelle Obama to Help Nickelodeon's Play Campaign 2010-09-23T16:49:00Z It was not unlike the many visits Melania Trump, and many first ladies before her, made to schools and children’s hospitals. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z She was welcomed by the French as practically one of their own during her visit as first lady. 'Dreaming in French': the transformative power of Paris 2012-04-25T20:12:09Z The first lady, who grew up near Philadelphia, is passionate about her teams. Joe Biden’s Washington: How the president might engage with the city Trump ignored 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z If past is indeed prologue, it’s also a peek at how the new president and first lady will write the next chapter in their adopted town. Joe Biden’s Washington: How the president might engage with the city Trump ignored 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z In each of those cases, the first lady served as the president’s surrogate. The Bidens will attend Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors, restoring a tradition that Trump rejected 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z “Requests started to pour in, and once she became the first lady, she was very smart in the way that she scheduled her appearances and what appearances she did.” In the homestretch, the Michelle Obama PR machine goes into overdrive 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Making a fashion statement wasn’t the only business at hand for the first lady — it was at that meeting that she interacted with some of the women she would later entertain on official visits. ‘She wouldn’t miss this for anything’: Melania Trump holds first White House event after 24-day absence 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Second is Clinton, whom Abedin has served her entire professional life, through the first lady years to the Senate, from the State Department to that turbulent presidential campaign in 2016, and still today. Huma Abedin, loyal aide and betrayed wife, picks up the mic 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z "The mayor and first lady are calling upon the community to invest in the lives of our young men and woman and these projects are the centerpiece of the program," she said. Essence fest adds 4th day to spotlight new talent 2012-05-17T15:48:08Z Lucy Hayes was the first college-educated first lady and was considered more popular at the time than her husband, Rutherford B. Hayes. C-SPAN begins series on first ladies 2013-02-15T18:31:10Z Grisham describes the former first lady as a Marie Antoinette figure who refused to condemn the violence at the U.S. Takeaways from Trump aide’s account of chaotic White House 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z According to Hyperion, the interviews will cover everything from early campaigns to the Cuban Missile Crisis to Jackie Kennedy's role as first lady. 1964 Jackie Kennedy interviews to be published 2010-04-13T11:19:00Z It was a glitzy affair that seemed to signal the first lady’s reverence for White House tradition and history. Melania Trump announces the White House Rose Garden will be revamped, a throwback to the Kennedy era 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z But both the president and the first lady pay keen attention to their own media portrayals. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z A spokesperson for first lady Jill Biden announced Monday that Major would undergo private training "off site," and that it would last a few weeks. A minor investigation into the Bidens’ Major problem 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Every look the first lady wears to a state dinner practically breaks the internet and is described with adjectives such as “stuns” and “wows” and “slays.” In Versace, Michelle Obama Sends a Powerful Message at Her Final State Dinner 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z “Attacking a first lady, which is normally a big no-no, is now part business decision to generate clicks and ratings, part of loathing for anything with the Trump name attached,” Concha said. Bashing Melania Trump for White House Christmas decorations latest sign of media hypocrisy, critics say 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z In the past, chefs have tried out dishes for a state dinner at a tasting hosted by the first lady. Looking for a Trump Doctrine in the White House Kitchen 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Monday morning, she became the only first lady ever to visit the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as part of its Red Ribbon Week promoting a drug-free America. Melania Trump seems unfazed by her husband’s possible impeachment 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Jordan, a longtime Post reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003, secured a rare one-on-one interview with the future first lady while covering the 2016 campaign. Melania Trump was in no rush to move into the White House. That’s when she renegotiated her prenup, a new book says. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z She minded the lack of privacy in political life and didn’t give many interviews as first lady. Women’s war stories: Sex, stress-relief and mothering from afar Recently, the president and his sister ate a White House dinner of salmon and vegetables selected by the first lady. Analysis | Ten things we learned from the new Valerie Biden Owens book 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z When Michelle Obama was first lady, one evening at a restaurant along 14th street could ensure that it would become date-night destination dining. Donald Trump Has Drained the Swamp (of Good Christmas Parties) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z But another Washington tradition is upheld as the president and first lady host the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, which the president, using his height and weight advantage, wins easily. Dave Barry’s Year in Review: Russia Mania, covfefe and the Category 5 weirdness of 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Byrne is in London for the opening of Here Lies Love, which follows the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos, the former Philippines first lady whose name became synonymous with wealth, greed and excess. Imelda Marcos inspires disco musical 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z "The Late Show" then displayed a photo of none other than Trump and first lady Melania Trump riding in the back of a convertible Mercedes-Benz. Mueller wants to question the president about his tweets; Stephen Colbert has some questions too 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z While we may not fully comprehend the rarefied world of first ladies, we all make choices about what to wear and how we want to look. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Through the 1930s and ’40s, Ching-ling acted as a covert operative for the Communists, becoming thoroughly Red, and throwing herself into toppling the regime over which her younger sister presided as first lady. The Famous, Feuding Siblings Who Helped Shape Modern China 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z “She seems to be reverting back to more of the life that she enjoyed when she was not first lady, when she was living in New York,” says Gutin. Melania Trump auctions off her hat, and has become the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z By focusing on first ladies of disparate experiences and eras, “in a way it puts women’s situation in the world very much in perspective.” ‘First Lady’ drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z He called her “the first lady of all our hearts,” the New York Times reported at the time. Violence. Threats. Begging. Harvey Weinstein’s 30-year pattern of abuse in Hollywood. 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z “This is very important,” says Lauren A. Wright, a political scientist at Princeton University who studies the impact of first ladies. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z “It has been a joy to watch Naomi grow, discover who she is, and carve out such an incredible life for herself,” the president and first lady said. Naomi Biden, president’s granddaughter, is married at the White House 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z The statues are life-size for the presidents and one-third scale for the first ladies. Museum’s attendance waned, so wax figures of presidents will be auctioned 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z “It’s a chance to rebrand herself — at least a bit,” said Lori Cox Han, a political science professor at Chapman University who has written about first ladies. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Soon after the first lady’s event ended, the president announced he was lifting economic sanctions imposed on Turkey. Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill and ignored shouted questions about impeachment 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Often called the first lady of diving, Ms. Hass was known in equal measure for her intrepid adventures and her striking good looks. Lotte Hass, Pioneering Diver Known for Beauty and Bravery, Dies at 86 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The first lady’s speech was a companion to one she gave last week at a White House event celebrating six military children, whom she called “hidden helpers.” Jill Biden is helping military spouses get jobs. It’s personal. 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z While Melania is the first naturalized U.S. citizen to become first lady and knows first-hand how it feels to be an immigrant in this country, her platform made no mention of immigrant children. Melania's hollow statement on separating immigrant children from their parents 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Specifically, does Clinton want to try to live there again, more than two decades after becoming first lady? Will Jon Stewart get Hillary Rodham Clinton to talk White House run? 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The first lady was traveling all over the country for him, making speeches, meeting with unions, visiting factories and malaria patients. She was born the day women got the vote. And then a century passed. . . 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Christmas decorations are one of the first projects that first ladies tend to after they move in. Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas brings back a warmer, simpler vibe 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z His wife, in her first week as first lady, seemed to want to show how it’s done. Jill Biden is getting right to work — on both her jobs 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “I think I serve four audiences — the president, the first lady, the press and my team,” she said in an interview in her West Wing office, a high-ceilinged expanse the size of a studio apartment. Stephanie Grisham is Trump’s communications czar. Only most people wouldn’t know it. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Myra Gutin, a professor at Rider University in New Jersey who studies first ladies, says that the aims of Trump’s advocacy — and the extent to which they differ from her husband’s — seem opaque. Melania Trump has taken an unusual interest in immigration. But will she counter her husband’s policies or back them? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Trinitie already has to put on one kind of performance, as a first lady who supports her husband, honoring their marital vows even when he has dishonored his. God Loves a Show: Religious Satires Reveal the Art of Acting Faithful 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z In March 2009, The Economist ran an excellent article about our new first lady that expressed the concern that she might become better known for her fashion rather than for her opinions. On the Runway: About That McQueen Dress 2011-01-28T17:22:01Z Annoyed, the first lady did what many women but few political spouses would do, and took to Facebook. What Makes Iceland So Great? Ask Its First Lady. 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z In recent weeks, the first lady has been at the center of more high-profile events than during the entire previous year — including attending the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush solo. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z "If you hate this film, I'm going to start a new film," said Allen, whose "Midnight in Paris" begins shooting over the summer and includes an appearance by French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Woody Allen to Paris: Like the film, or else 2010-07-02T00:31:00Z The first lady is now stepping into this delicate soup of diplomacy. Jill Biden’s six-day tour of Latin America is high-stakes diplomacy 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z While acting as first lady in Richmond, Varina fostered a mixed-race orphan she saw being beaten on the street, raising him like one of her children until they were separated after the war. Fiction Chronicle: First Lady of the Confederacy 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z It is backed by When We All Vote, a nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign launched by former first lady Michelle Obama to encourage voting. Jane Fonda, Amy Schumer among stars to appear on U.S. voter telethon 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The dress was adorned with a silver belt, a look the first lady favors, and had a hint of shiny lame under layers of chiffon. First lady surprises designer with choice of gown 2010-05-20T17:10:00Z As the state's first lady, Shriver ran an annual women's conference that attracted a long list of business, political and entertainment luminaries, along with an audience of thousands. Schwarzenegger, Shriver separating after 25 years 2011-05-10T13:08:09Z Later, he apologized for those comments on “The View,” saying that they were ill-chosen words and that “to dress the first lady of the United States is an enormous privilege.” Ann Romney’s Dress by Oscar de la Renta Starts the Conversation 2012-08-29T19:57:10Z In 1998, Hillary Clinton, then the first lady, invited him to an international exhibition in Santiago, Chile, as the American artist representative. Jesse Treviño, Chicano Artist Whose Muse Was San Antonio, Dies at 76 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z “This should be celebrated, not criticized. Her priorities remain her family, her personal health and her role as first lady.” Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z In a wide-ranging discussion, the pair discuss the former first lady’s childhood and her experience raising a family in the White House — both topics covered in the memoir. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and Michelle Obama 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z “She said, ‘Stop calling me first lady,’ ” recalled one of the people who worked with Melania after the election. How Melania Trump blocked Ivanka Trump from encroaching on her domain 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z When we know too little about a first lady, or too much, the satirical approach sometimes fails to gain purchase and sometimes misses its mark. Review: Seriously Satirizing 231 Years of Flotus in ‘45 Plays’ 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Still, he said, he often hears people remark about the importance to black children of having an African-American president and African-American first lady. Obama's Rolling Stone treatment -- politics to pop 2012-04-25T13:13:10Z The former first lady is also scheduled to appear at bookstores in Arlington and Washington on Thursday before heading to Dallas on Friday. Laura Bush kicks off book tour in northern Va. 2010-05-04T21:16:00Z The first lady also will host a workshop for area on the history of Latin music on Monday afternoon. Musicians to bring Latin sounds to White House 2013-09-11T16:44:38Z The way to a disaffected first lady’s heart, it seems, is through her agenda. Review | Despite top-notch cast and crew, ‘Dave’ dissolves into camp by second act 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Inherent to that concept of being a role model is an understanding that the first lady will be, well, "ladylike." First ladylike: The sexism and hypocrisy underpinning the right's criticism of Jill Biden's tights 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Despite the first lady’s parade of dresses by high-end British designers, “it was Malia who nearly stole the show with a series of simple, polished and pretty ensembles,” Vogue.com wrote. Malia Obama Follows Her Mother Into the Fashion Spotlight 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z We see Claire pull off an envious feat of multitasking, juggling her domestic responsibilities as first lady with her political ones as a nominee. 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: Balancing the Eggs 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z And how would she feel about becoming first lady again? Carla Bruni: Sarkozy and me 2013-06-01T08:00:00Z Wolf Trap had a very special guest: former first lady Laura Bush, who came to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service and brought her husband along. How money muscled out power on Washington’s A-list 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The highly anticipated piece, which has been in the works for a few years, depicts the 35th president and first lady in the city of Fort Worth the day before he is assassinated in Dallas. L.A. Opera broadens scope with post-apocalyptic 'Dog Days' at REDCAT 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z This first lady with what can at times seem like an antagonistic relationship with the press, who rarely gives interviews or deviates from her prepared remarks at public appearances, was following her own playbook. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z What happens when a young, relatively inexperienced writer is tapped to write the biography of an enigmatic Russian model turned inscrutable first lady? 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z After that speech, the first lady’s popularity ratings surged to 64 percent, according to an August Gallup poll, roughly comparable with that of Laura Bush. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Unlike announced visits that more sharply delineate a first lady’s agenda — supporting education, cancer research and military families — no press pool is present for the semi-stealth visits. Where Jill Biden drops by for a cup of coffee can make quite a statement 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z As a French diplomat after the war, Hessel joined a panel including former U.S. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt that wrote up the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ex-French resister's call to action a best-seller 2011-01-06T18:50:09Z While fever-dream design and dramaturgy evoke the first lady’s mental health problems, there’s an aching universality to the production’s portrait of grief and bewilderment in the face of loss. ‘The Widow Lincoln’ at Ford’s Theatre shows a first lady in mourning 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Bush came away from their encounter feeling that the current first lady was already dreaming of life after her husband’s presidency. What kind of ex-president will Barack Obama be? 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The former first lady’s post-White House endeavors have puzzled experts on modern first ladies. Melania Trump auctions off her hat, and has become the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The first lady traveled to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in October 2018 to promote “Be Best.” Melania Trump’s abroad, but not on promised ‘Be Best’ trip 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Southside With You,” a biographical romantic drama, follows a young President Obama, played by Parker Sawyers, as he tries to woo his future first lady, played by Tika Sumpter. Looking at the Heart of Sundance Film Festival Lineup 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Appropriately, Stephen Colbert took the first lady to task. Stephen Colbert blasts Melania’s jacket: “This is one message she did not steal from Michelle... 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z “It’s important for the first lady that people see themselves in the decor.” This year’s White House holiday decorations strike a homier note 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z “People want to be invited to the White House. They want the president and the first lady to show up for their charities.” Night Out With Bob Colacello: A Night Out With Bob Colacello 2014-05-09T20:12:20Z And to the future first lady: Whatever happens, for pity’s sake, don’t listen to this weird, grumpy, elitist man. Perspective | The Wall Street Journal column about Jill Biden is worse than you thought 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z “It speaks as much to the interests, thoughts and values of the person as the quotes,” she said, referring to several quotes attributed to first ladies printed on the walls of the exhibit. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Modern first ladies have taken varying approaches to midterms, with some holding back in the earliest cycle of their White House tenure. Republicans would love to see Melania Trump on the campaign trail. She’s not going to do it. 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z A little more than a year later, Mrs. Trump remains an intensely private first lady still adjusting to the demands of a new life. Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Whether the first lady anticipated — or was warned — that her outerwear would divert attention from what her staff described as a humanitarian mission, her choice to wear it in public seems to be deliberate. Why didn’t someone stop Melania Trump from wearing that jacket? That’s not how this White House works. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Who else has musicalized, for adults, cats and phantoms and trains, plus saviors and a dictatorial first lady? ‘American Idol’ stars are no match for the tech in ‘Technicolor Dreamcoat’ 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z His tryout menu featured pecan-crusted lamb with a morel sauce, a dish even more apt to impress the spice-loving first lady given its accompaniment: sweet potatoes spiked with red curry. Why Hillary Clinton eats a hot pepper every single day 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Carroll praised her “tireless work” and called her “deeply passionate about the issue, not only as a first lady but as a mother as well.” Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill and ignored shouted questions about impeachment 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z She called the first lady “exquisite” and said, “The president wouldn’t be where he is without her.” Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The first was Nellie Tayloe Ross, a widowed first lady who won the race for governor of Wyoming in 1924 after her husband died in office. These guys could offer Bill Clinton advice if he gets the ‘first spouse’ gig 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Such reactions from both Erdogan partisans and neutral observers raised the question of whether the first lady — or her husband’s administration — was making a statement. The first lady watched school kids coloring in Tulsa. The Turks saw links to terrorism. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Every Tuesday and Thursday, the first lady has taken a break from the campaign schedule to teach her English composition class at Northern Virginia Community College. Jill Biden’s last, relentless push to boost vulnerable Democrats 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Last summer, they were together in Tanzania where the Bush Institute hosted a forum for Africa’s first ladies. Michelle Obama and Laura Bush promote the power of first ladies Aside from the Slovene-born Mrs. Trump, only one other first lady was born outside the United States: Louisa Adams was born in London in 1775 to an American father and an English mother. Reluctant First Lady? Melania Trump Wouldn’t Be the First to Claim That Title 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z The tapes are a rare window into how this press-shy, meticulously scripted first lady really thinks and speaks. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z At the White House, he sought out the first lady, Frances Cleveland, and got her to sign a card on which was written “He didn’t.” Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z It’s a shift from the last midterm campaign, when it was clear to Democratic Party operatives that the first lady was reserving her popularity for her husband’s reelection bid. Michelle Obama out in full force for ‘Barack’s last campaign’ And the first lady’s garden and exercise programs kept the citizenry thinking fresh and fit. Perspective | Since 2000, these trailblazers have helped make D.C. a better place to eat 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Shortly before 11 p.m., the former first lady, wearing a long green dress, waved to the cheering crowd waiting behind metal barricades and quickly went into the hotel. Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton's NY wedding 2010-07-31T21:26:00Z It features an introduction by the former first lady and quotations and questions related to her memoir. Michelle Obama’s next book is a companion to ‘Becoming’ 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The first lady unveiled the annual holiday decorations Monday, so the White House will be festive. What’s a state dinner, again? Macron is back for the first one post-covid. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The Biden administration is on track to have the fewest state dinners — typically planned by the first lady’s office — of any modern presidency. Jon Batiste to headline Biden’s first state dinner, serenade Macron 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z “I’m not sure we would call the relationship among first ladies a sisterhood,” says Rosalynn Carter. When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z And it is why such questions have circled the first lady since her husband took office, sparking the Free Melania movement way back in the early days of the Trump administration. Melania Trump, Dressed for Battle. But Which One? 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Obama is continuing a tradition of first ladies using books to address a favorite cause. First lady to write book about White House garden 2011-03-16T20:39:16Z “If it all goes downhill, everyone will wonder how did the first lady fail. They won’t think the president was a bad host. They will think the first lady was a bad hostess.” How Deesha Dyer, a hip-hop lover from Philly, became social secretary 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The president’s State of the Union address is often a showcase for the first lady. Melania Trump’s presence at the State of the Union marks the end of a long stretch without public events 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z In one of my favorite episodes of “The West Wing,” Abigail Bartlet, a trained surgeon and the fictional first lady, speaks with a White House attorney about a looming scandal. Perspective | The Wall Street Journal column about Jill Biden is worse than you thought 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z The first lady, painted against a robin’s egg blue background, rests her chin on one hand and stares at the viewer with a curious mix of confidence and vulnerability in a canvas by Amy Sherald. Review | The Obamas’ portraits are not what you’d expect, and that’s why they’re great 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z She's the first lady, not an elected official, and there's nothing wrong with her putting her daughters before her duties. Motherlode Blog: Michelle Obama's Children Come First. Should They? 2012-09-05T17:55:03Z The first lady raised her fingers to her lips, shushing her. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat “It’s about being the wife of a high-profile man, and inadvertently she may be disassembling the role. “The signal I’m getting is she doesn’t want to be first lady,” Jellison said. In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z This was the first lady’s second stop at a reopened school this week as part of the White House’s travel and public relations frenzy to promote President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Maybe the first lady is irritated with her husband or someone else, maybe she’s indifferent, maybe she’s thinking about the long plane ride home, maybe, just maybe, she’s recalling Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy. The media’s Michelle Obama problem: What a selfie says about our biases 2013-12-10T23:59:00Z Niceta “is a professional in all that she does,” says the first lady. Can the new social secretary make the Trump White House more ‘presidential’? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z “She is a ceremonial first lady,” said Myra Gutin, a communication professor at Rider University and author of “The President’s Partner,” a study of modern first ladies. Seen but rarely heard: How Melania Trump is approaching the public role of first lady. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z His next film, Midnight in Paris, which will open the Cannes Festival in May, stars the French first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Woody Allen: 'My wife hasn't seen most of my films... and she thinks my clarinet playing is torture' 2011-03-13T00:05:42Z Big stars still stayed home — and one of the biggest got cut off mid-speech — but the show corralled a former first lady and delivered many messages of inspirational uplift. The Best and Worst of the Grammys 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z In many ways, they have been a president and first lady suited for such a cultural moment. Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Laura Bush, in her memoir, said she was “amazed by the sheer number of designer clothes that I was expected to buy” as first lady. First lady’s fashions raise question: who pays? 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z For Jason Wu it was more about a single dress: the first lady's inaugural gown. Freedom in fashion startups for up and comers 2012-02-17T19:57:11Z Karp noted another possible reason that first-week sales were stronger for “Living History”: It was a memoir by a former first lady as opposed to a book about being secretary of state. Hillary book sales top 100,000 in first week 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The painting depicts the first lady standing in profile, dressed in a formal red gown. Nancy Reagan remembered at National Portrait Gallery 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z The audience broke into loud and extended applause when he and first lady Jill Biden stepped into the presidential box for the 44th Kennedy Center Honors, one of Washington’s most prestigious social and cultural events. Biden’s presence at the Kennedy Center Honors signals to many a return to tradition and normalcy 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Typically, a first lady’s communications director is not well known and issues bland statements. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z But, what might have been a staid event in any other White House took on a note of tension in this one, as the first lady again assumed the role of edge-smoother in chief. Amid uproar, Melania Trump placates as her husband provokes 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z I've criticized the first lady before, and I now think somewhat unjustly, for her willingness to declare that her daughters are the center of her world. Motherlode Blog: Michelle Obama's Children Come First. Should They? 2012-09-05T17:55:03Z “Being mom in chief is, and always will be, Job No. 1,” the first lady said. Women Who Said No to Motherhood 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The audience included the first ladies of several of the countries she will visit, along with Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Pence, and Susan Pompeo, the wife of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Melania Trump will visit four countries on her first major international trip without the president 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z To be honest, I was anticipating — hoping for — a bolder, more incisive image of the strong-voiced person I imagine this former first lady to be. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z “Not really,” she told him, saying “when you are first lady, there’s no free time.” Melania Trump discusses the opioid epidemic, media coverage and those red Christmas trees 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z France's first lady reportedly plays a museum director. French first lady begins latest Allen flick 2010-07-28T12:03:00Z The first lady, escorted by military aides, welcomed the horse and buggy at the White House’s entrance. Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree to White House 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton, part of the broadcast TV network's strategy to improve its ratings by luring viewers to one-time event programming. NBC plans Hillary Clinton miniseries, part of TV event strategy 2013-07-28T02:48:54Z But while Melania appeared unwilling to hold her husband’s hand, it looked like she was finally getting a handle on the whole first lady thing. The dos and don'ts of being a first lady: from Jackie Kennedy to Melania Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z For the first lady, it also will be a chance for redemption. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The picture evoked a harsh reaction from Trump administration critics, who accused the first lady of lacking empathy as covid-19 spreads. Melania Trump ignores coronavirus from her Be Best bubble 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z "You're going to fault the first lady for encouraging healthier children, are you kidding me?" he said during the third in a series of Associated Press interviews at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Ted Allen: food fights shouldn't be political 2011-02-25T22:38:09Z Roosevelt served as first lady from 1933 to 1945 while her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt served as the 32nd U.S. president. Mattel releases Eleanor Roosevelt Barbie doll before International Women's Day 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z She felt no guilt, she wrote, with regard to the first lady, whom she never met. JFK intern recounts long-ago affair in new book 2012-02-13T08:02:09Z As “The Daily Show’s” Lydic pointed out, the first lady was proposing that the country “honor White losers the same as Black winners.” Analysis | Jill Biden’s gaffe about women’s basketball and its endless fallout 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Presidential spouses should be watched and wondered about, but there’s a difference between exploring what a first lady’s behavioral and fashion choices communicate to the world and presuming to know what’s in her head. Perspective | Is Melania Trump sending coded messages, or are we just talking to ourselves? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The first lady, who generally refrains from commenting on the news, did not waver from talking about her program focused on children’s health and well-being. Melania Trump ignores coronavirus from her Be Best bubble 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Monsieur Marc, hairdresser to Manhattan society, had arrived in Washington days before the 1981 inauguration of Ronald Reagan to offer his services to the incoming first lady, a longtime client. Marc deCoster, Hairdresser to High Society, Dies at 81 2012-07-29T02:07:03Z “The first lady was able to fill unintentionally some areas of Kristen’s life that she was missing growing up,” Winter said. What does Michelle Obama need? Ask Kristen Jarvis, her former chief of stuff. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z A note from the first lady, whom Hudson knew from their Hollywood days, could have prolonged his life by transferring the 59-year-old actor to a military hospital specializing in experimental treatment. Don’t rewrite LGBT history: If we erase the truths of our past struggles, we’re doomed to repeat them 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Another former first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was not in attendance at the summit, may be eyeing another run for the presidency. Michelle Obama and Laura Bush promote the power of first ladies The awards will be presented at a gala at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center Opera House on Dec. 3, and is expected to be attended by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan lead 2017 Kennedy Center honorees 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The first lady on Monday is visiting the Dove School of Discovery, a Tulsa elementary school that the White House says incorporates character education in its curriculum. Melania Trump opens three-state tour to promote ‘Be Best’ 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z According to sources cited by the New York Times, the first lady was staying silent while waiting for official guidance from the CDC. Melania Trump, a most private first lady, finds her voice in a stay-at-home pandemic 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z To judge by Winston Wolkoff’s tapes, there might not be much distance at all between the first lady and the president. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The trip could be a significant moment for Melania Trump, who has taken a lower profile than many other first ladies, and whose Be Best initiative has been relatively modest. Melania Trump will visit four countries on her first major international trip without the president 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z She sent directly to the first lady her rebuttal — challenging “the buckets of vile and venom now being hurled on both Clintons.” From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The president and first lady Michelle Obama talked to People Magazine about life in the White House, from Facebook and helping their daughters with classroom assignments to their favorite TV shows and reading habits. Obama a fan of "Boardwalk Empire," "Homeland" 2011-12-14T19:05:09Z It was another special moment for a young black woman traveling with the first black first lady, and Jarvis felt nostalgic. What does Michelle Obama need? Ask Kristen Jarvis, her former chief of stuff. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The former first lady has been doing the rounds of late promoting her new memoir "Becoming," packing in Ariana Grande-level stadium crowds, while also making stops at small girls' clubs along the way. Michelle Obama is right about leaning in — and about marriage 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z In Windhoek, Namibia, where she was being shown around by first lady Monica Geingos, she attended a luncheon that a local reporter said contained every important person in the country’s government. When Jill Biden went to Africa, her comment about 2024 stole all the attention 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z A new unauthorized biography of Melania Trump is titled “Free, Melania,” and although the words refer to the left-wing fantasy meme that the first lady is a prisoner begging for liberation, the comma demands unpacking. Perspective | Is Melania Trump sending coded messages, or are we just talking to ourselves? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z There they met with former first lady and onetime Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton. Prince William, Kate get gifts, greetings from LeBron, Beyonce, Jay Z 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z As first lady, Obama used the Reach Higher initiative to inspire high school students to continue their education by attending college, a training program, or joining the military. Michelle Obama headlines college signing day event at UCLA 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z He also felt free to make things up, so a few characters — like an old flame of the first lady, Pat Nixon — are clearly inventions. Books of The Times: ?Watergate,? a Novel by Thomas Mallon 2012-02-15T20:34:23Z But off camera, the first lady is likely telling her daughter the same thing: Look. Learning to drive in D.C.: Through a traffic circle to that rite of passage Sportswear without a twist was offered in a presentation from J.Crew , famous for supplying cardigans and other basic clothing to the first lady, Michelle Obama. Special Report: Fashion: Rodarte, Oscar de la Renta and Narciso Rodriguez continue refreshing the dress 2011-09-14T16:32:57Z He said her office as first lady will be formally eliminated Wednesday. Ex-French first lady travels to India for charity 2014-01-26T22:54:56Z While serving as first lady in the 1980s, Nancy Reagan urged children to “Just Say No.” Melania Trump discusses the opioid epidemic, media coverage and those red Christmas trees 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z It should also be interesting to see whether Middleton becomes an ambassador for British fashion in the way that first lady Michelle Obama has been for American fashion. New year, new fashion delights 2011-01-12T16:42:04Z The first lady is making the appearance as part of her Joining Forces initiative for military families. Michelle Obama to appear on TV's "Extreme Makeover" 2011-07-20T00:30:18Z To celebrate the White House’s newly renovated bowling alley, first lady Melania Trump hosted children of Secret Service members for an afternoon of strikes and gutters last week. Perspective | One year into Melania Trump’s Be Best program, she continues her miscalculation of the first lady role 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z For the second year in a row, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will not be at the Kennedy Center Honors gala, which will be held Dec. 2 in the Opera House. Trumps decline — again — to attend the Kennedy Center Honors 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Press Here represents Harry along with the Arctic Monkeys, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, former French first lady Carla Bruni and a few dozen other big time pop acts. A Day in Life of a Bentley Mulsanne 2012-08-05T21:56:52Z As Slovenia is small and laced with modern freeways, virtually every sight is within an hour or two of Ljubljana — including first lady Melania Trump’s hometown. Slovenia’s Ljubljana: An underrated gem in Eastern Europe 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z “I can’t imagine a previous first lady disappearing for 24 days without some level of concern.” ‘She wouldn’t miss this for anything’: Melania Trump holds first White House event after 24-day absence 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z On that front, Trump may have a harder task than previous first ladies, Gutin said. Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Obama rarely sends his own tweets, but when he does he signs them, as he did in one sent to the first lady on Valentine's Day. A look at prolific Twitter accounts 2012-12-12T20:01:06Z Ms. DeVoueroix, who is divorced and has four children, said she counted Ronald Reagan as a friend, and met Hillary Clinton at a first ladies luncheon, when Bill Clinton occupied the Oval Office. A Partisan Crowd Watches the Debate at the New Trump Hotel 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z This is the interview in which the first lady created the mythos of Camelot, comparing her husband’s presidency to the reign of King Arthur. “Jackie” is a must-see: Natalie Portman is Oscar-worthy as the iconic first lady in the days after her husband’s assassination 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z The first lady’s legacy may end up being what she did inside the White House grounds, rather than any interaction with the public. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The new first lady was a complete unknown, her identity concealed until the week before the wedding. The first celebrity first lady: Frances Cleveland This residence was built on the grounds of the estate of the former first lady of the Republic of China, the wife president Chiang Kai-shek, Meiling Soong. This Manor Home on Long Island Once Belonged to the first lady of the Republic of China 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z “Like all educators, the first lady cannot wait to get back into the classroom with her students,” says her press secretary, Michael LaRosa. Jill Biden returns to the classroom, live and in person 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z In their thoughtful, organized detail, though, the notes from the Texas trip might say more about the first lady than the clothes ever could. Jackie Kennedy’s Packing List for Texas, Chic and Poignant 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Lying prone on a rug adorned with the Great Seal of the United States, the woman who might someday be first lady is wearing high-heeled sandals and a crimson bikini. Melania Trump, the Silent Partner 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z I’ll admit I knew very little else about the former first lady and second wife of Woodrow Wilson until I traveled to Wytheville, Va., to visit her childhood home. The western Virginia town that raised a forward-thinking first lady 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z With the three first lady’s scenes to be shot independently, Bier suggested creation of a “cohesive script for each.” ‘First Lady’ drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Other first ladies have found the sudden adjustment difficult as well, and Melania, a careful planner, likes to take her time doing things. How Melania Trump blocked Ivanka Trump from encroaching on her domain 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z One young couple drove more than an hour from Durham: It was her first political rally, and he came because he wanted to see the first lady in person before her husband left office. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z But following a months-long vacation, they have started to tap into the lucrative paid-speaking circuit that has enriched so many other former presidents and first ladies — with the potential to quickly net millions of dollars. The Obamas face the paid-speaking circuit — and all the questions that come with it 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Even the first lady, Michelle Obama, has appeared on it twice. 'It's a miracle no one has died yet': The Biggest Loser returns, despite critics' warnings 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z By contrast, arguably the greatest of great first ladies, Eleanor Roosevelt, was never a fashion plate—nor did she want to be. Defined by their look: First ladies must set the right tone with their wardrobe — is this too colorful for the age of ISIS? 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z “Almost across the board, first ladies’ health issues have been treated as private matters,” said Myra Gutin, a professor at Rider University in New Jersey who studies first ladies. For first ladies, health issues can be a teachable moment — or a time to seek privacy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The tale that unfolds will be familiar to parental readers — Hillary graduating from law school, becoming a mother and first lady. Hillary’s new star turn: heroine of children’s books 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for the first lady, said the site was “both recommended and vetted” before the visit and shrugged off any suggestion that there was significance to the choice besides the school’s achievements. The first lady watched school kids coloring in Tulsa. The Turks saw links to terrorism. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z The first lady didn’t acknowledge any personal connection with Harleth in her hiring announcement, noting “his impressive work history and management skills,” but an aide said he knows the family’s likes and dislikes. The White House hires a Trump hotel executive to serve as chief usher 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z And fashion has been a chapter in most every extended look at former first lady Michelle Obama’s eight years in the White House. Perspective | Documentary series ‘American Style’ embraces fashion as an art form 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z The first lady was warmly received, he said, and the fact that “Malawi was one of the chosen few countries” she toured underscored the U.S.- Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z They handled media relations for Maria Shriver when she was the first lady of California. This Woman’s Job Is to Recast Hillary Clinton’s Image 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Every year, the president and first lady salute performing artists for their lifetime contributions to American culture. CBS renews deal to broadcast Kennedy Center Honors 2012-02-23T16:21:09Z The first lady, in contrast, was a zealous student of propriety and occasion throughout the England visit. Perspective | Trump’s catastrophic fashion choices in England were not just a sign of bad taste 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z “If anything that a first lady does is different, everyone seizes on it,” Ms. Portman’s Jackie says, clearly relishing the notion. Jackie Kennedy: The First Instagram First Lady 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z But she says the president and first lady are early-to-bed people. A Trendy Turn in Obama’s Town 2013-01-18T21:47:08Z He calls Mrs. Clinton an “enabler,” likening the former first lady to battered women who stay in abusive marriages. Dick Morris Takes Aim at Hillary Clinton From a Tabloid Perch 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z The team wanted an event that would demonstrate the new first lady’s commitment to cancer patients — and wanted it done that week. Jill Biden is getting right to work — on both her jobs 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z In December, the first lady wore his fit-and-flare black frock for an Obama family portrait. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z Still, it was, in effect, an appearance that quietly doubled-down on the first lady messaging. Melania Trump Wears First Lady Cred on Her Sleeve 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Q. Did the former first lady present you with design challenges? | Q&A: Aaron Moser on Furnishing the George W. Bush Presidential Center 2013-04-24T22:22:13Z The first lady agreed to a $2.9 million settlement with the Daily Mail and an undisclosed monetary settlement with the blogger, Webster Tarpley. Trump’s attorney suggests he may sue the New York Times. Don’t bet on it. 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z That bipartisan spirit was on full display at the White House on Monday, when first lady Jill Biden unveiled the Postal Service’s new Nancy Reagan forever first-class stamp. A Ronald Reagan celebration raises the question: What does he mean now? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Beading on the first lady’s long-sleeved, navy, off-the-shoulder column gown twinkled; light danced in the gaps between the multitude of subtle flower appliqués that composed its outer silhouette. Analysis | Jill Biden’s twinkling state-dinner dress revived a first lady tradition 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The first lady and Barron, who was 11 at the time, settled into the White House in early June 2017 and she seemed visibly happier by mid-2018, the book said. Book: First lady delayed 2017 move to DC to get new prenup 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z France's first lady, a former supermodel turned songstress, is making her debut as an actress, filming this week in Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris." French first lady begins latest Allen flick 2010-07-28T12:03:00Z The first lady, who spoke before a Wednesday afternoon event at the South Lawn to lay down crops for the spring planting, eventually will face another first lady tradition: memoirs after leaving the White House. First lady to write book about White House garden 2011-03-16T20:39:16Z “I want to wish everybody a very happy Easter,” Trump said, addressing the crowd from the Truman Balcony, where he was joined by first lady Melania Trump and a bespectacled bunny character. White House gets its Easter Egg Roll on 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The former presidents and first ladies will join them. An inauguration unlike any other amid a pandemic, unrest 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Look at those "first ladies" who find it easier to get close to power than seek it on their own behalf. Why women fight women 2012-11-27T19:40:01Z The first lady’s office has not announced whether she will attend McCain’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral on Saturday, or honor the late senator while he lies in state at the Capitol on Friday. Amid uproar, Melania Trump placates as her husband provokes 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Two days later, Trump hosted Jordan’s Queen Rania for the most conventional of first lady activities — a tour of an all-girls public charter school that included a stop in a visual arts class. Melania Trump seemed like a rebellious first lady. She’s turning out to be a retro one. 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The first lady promises gospel, soul and "who knows" at Friday's BET "Love and Happiness" event on the South Lawn. Obama White House hosting final musical event with BET 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z All the while, the first lady sat in a folding chair alongside her husband, as still and silent as a mannequin, as if oblivious to the chatter around her. In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The news of the death of has sparked memories from many who knew her or just saw her handle the role of Chicago's first lady with warmth and grace. 'Maggie was this city's heart' 2011-11-25T13:50:00Z One of the enduring images of the annual Kennedy Center Honors is of teary-eyed A-list artists with their rainbow-ribboned medals sitting next to a smiling president and first lady in the White House box. Trump bowed out of the Kennedy Center Honors. Some say it’s a blessing in disguise. 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The first lady is a fan of color and of orchids, Elizondo said, so the Green Room is filled with purple and fuchsia live orchids woven into the mantel and arrangements on the antique tables. Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas brings back a warmer, simpler vibe 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z This week, the White House released the first official portrait of the first lady, Melania Trump, currently displayed on her government web page. Melania Trump Wears Dolce & Gabbana for Official Portrait 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The night before, the first lady talked about herself. Perspective | Mike Pence had a few things to say at the convention: Trump is great. Trump is great. And Trump is great. 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z As other experts told The Washington Post, the first lady’s cross-country tour is a signal that vaccines are a top priority for the president. Jill Biden has become the premier vaccine ambassador from a worried White House 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Shawn McCreesh, who works with me at The Times and grew up, like the first lady, in a nearby town very similar to Easttown, spotted someone he recognized from back home on the show. Kate Winslet Has No Filter 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z There’s also, says Andersen, a “first ladies club”; despite differences in politics first ladies share a close bond and support each other. The dos and don'ts of being a first lady: from Jackie Kennedy to Melania Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z In her final days as first lady, Melania Trump has largely stayed away from the West Wing. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z She entered the White House with the lowest favorability ratings of any modern first lady. Where’s Melania? A quiet start for a reluctant first lady. 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z On the eve of her big speech headlining the second night of the Republican National Convention, first lady Melania Trump appeared in front of the White House to talk up her husband’s record on women. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “We are friends,” the first lady affirmed, and Brigitte repeated it, because these rituals are about repetition: “We are friends.” At state dinner, Biden and Macron stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Really, this was a matter of too many scissors rather than any lack of ribbon-cutting know-how on the first lady's part. Melania Trump is busier than you think, but as quiet as ever 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z But Michelle Obama steps in front of the lens in “Becoming,” a documentary from the Obamas’ company that revolves around the former first lady and her memoir of the same name. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Becoming’ and ‘Brockmire’ 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The first lady shared a panel with Ms. Warren and Ms. Elliott along with Queen Latifah and Sophia Bush, extolling the cultural and economic benefits of girls’ education as well as diversity in every field. SXSW: From Exclusive Performances to Cellphone Souvenirs 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z While the ambassador focused on traditional diplomacy, his wife charmed, cultivated and cajoled presidents, first ladies, administration officials and movie stars — turning what had been a low-key embassy into a social and fundraising powerhouse. How Rima Al-Sabah became a force in Washington’s social scene 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z In first lady, she found the role of a lifetime and redefined the office for the women who came after her. In first lady, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z “If this is an issue of importance to the first lady, the field is vast for engagement and follow-up and her voice,” she said. Melania Trump has taken an unusual interest in immigration. But will she counter her husband’s policies or back them? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Thinking of the president lying beside the first lady did make her feel “like an intruder,” she admits. Books of The Times: ?Once Upon a Secret?: Mimi Alford on Her Affair With Kennedy 2012-02-08T22:11:42Z At the White House dinner for the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, the first lady summoned previously untapped, and perhaps unsuspected, reserves of glamour. Michelle Obama Turns It Out 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z After years of examining the first lady, for example, Bennett has concluded that there are no sartorial “coincidences” when it comes to Melania. Perspective | Is Melania Trump sending coded messages, or are we just talking to ourselves? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The first lady has crisscrossed the country all year as part of her Joining Forces initiative and speaks often about issues facing military families. Jill Biden is helping military spouses get jobs. It’s personal. 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Yes, he will be “first lady” and hanging around other First Ladies. The fabulous, foul-mouthed Lea DeLaria on “Orange Is the New Black,” Big Boo’s backstory, and why Republicans can “suck my big dyke d*ck” 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z And it remains to be seen whether, upon her return, that the first lady will press the president to take more of an interest in the countries she visited — and whether he will listen. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z After the service, she and the first lady exchanged phone numbers. Jill Biden paid a surprise visit to the woman who helped her regain faith in God 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Obama is in the middle of a week-long tour of South Africa and Botswana, her second official solo visit abroad as first lady. Michelle Obama meets Oprah in South Africa 2011-06-23T22:06:09Z “Music heals and inspires, music boosts hope and confidence,” the first lady, Olena Zelenska, said in a prerecorded video message that played early in the program. Carnegie Hall Musters Stars for a Benefit Concert for Ukraine 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Gutin said there’s always been a “murkiness” about the first lady’s status: She’s a private citizen and yet is often a public figure and the face of her husband’s administration. For first ladies, health issues can be a teachable moment — or a time to seek privacy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z It was Trump’s first solo visit to Capitol Hill in nearly three years as first lady — and a rare visit to the Hill for any first lady. Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill and ignored shouted questions about impeachment 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z It just took a few power moves by the first lady to remind me. Seeing the Michelle Obama workout video, I finally get it 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z It’s “high flying, adored,” to use a phrase sung by the snide revolutionary commentator Che about the stylish, menacing social climber Eva Duarte as she methodically claws her way to becoming Argentina’s first lady. Under director Michael Grandage, “Evita” almost reclaims power at Kennedy Center Conservatives repeatedly attacked former first lady Michelle Obama for her fashion choices, especially when she chose to wear sleeveless dresses and tops. "My head would have blown off": Meghan McCain admits to a GOP double-standard on first lady fashion 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The first lady was looking for an experienced Washingtonian for the job, someone familiar with the nuances of the nation’s capital. Can the new social secretary make the Trump White House more ‘presidential’? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The fashion designer told ABC’s “The View” that he wasn’t dressing Trump because she wasn’t “really his image” and believed the first lady should wear American designs that were affordable. Fake tweet claiming Tom Ford called Melania Trump a 'glorified escort' with 'bad taste in men' goes viral 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Celebrity branding expert Jeetendr Sehdev sees the potential for creating a commercial enterprise around the first lady as just another marketing opportunity in a culture rife with them. The Melania controversy is nothing new: Eleanor Roosevelt pitched hot dog buns. 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The former first lady reflects on her upbringing and her stint in the White House. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Several of the writers in “The Meaning of Michelle” assess Mrs. Obama’s initiatives while first lady, especially her work to understand and prevent child obesity. Review: ‘The Meaning of Michelle,’ a First Lady Unlike Any Other 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Paolo Zampolli, a longtime friend of the Trumps, says the first lady might make more such trips, possibly to Central and South America next. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z While Harris took some jabs at naysayers in her speeches in Las Vegas and Denver this week, the first lady kept her message in New Hampshire positive. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Would he see a positive impact if he switched to the balanced diet advocated for by former first lady Michelle Obama in her “Let’s Move“ campaign? Self-destructiveness, paranoia and disdain: Trump's unhealthy food choices impact his mental health 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z This expansive approach also allows the museum to add images of a few women — first ladies and presidential children — to the all-boys club. Presidents Gallery reopens with a look at both the good and bad of the men 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Two months later, when Jackie was comfortably installed as the new first lady, she asked West: “Did you know that my doctor ordered a wheelchair the day I first went around the White House?” When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z As social secretary “you work very, very closely with the first lady,” Stock said. Who’s minding the East Wing? So far, nobody knows. 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The first lady has not directly addressed the affairs that Daniels and another woman, Karen McDougal, said they had with her husband. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z She has been a first lady, a United States senator, a secretary of state, a Democratic nominee for president, and, most recently, a podcaster and a Columbia University professor. ‘Suffs’ Heads to Broadway With Hillary Clinton as a Producer 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z And the days that followed would stray much further from the first lady’s notes. Jackie Kennedy’s Packing List for Texas, Chic and Poignant 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z A camera caught her confusion as she tried to find a place for a surprise Tiffany box gifted from the incoming first lady. Why do so many Americans adore Michelle Obama? She keeps it real (even at a funeral). 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z The first lady stands with her hands clasped in front of her chest looking rapturously at Casals, while the president adopts a stance no less deferential. Perspective | Will Trump’s bowing out of Kennedy Center Honors do lasting damage to the arts? 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z More than 30 years later, with the former first lady’s blessing, Weinberg began writing this amiable book about the experience. Watch One With the Gipper: An Aide Recalls Movie Nights With the Reagans 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Especially, perhaps, what she wears, since for a first lady in her position, most viewers will not be party to her conversations with power brokers, but they can see the pictures. In Washington, Olena Zelenska Dressed for Ukraine 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Bani-Etemad, often known as the “first lady of Iranian cinema”, expressed confidence that Tales would get a distribution deal in Iran, despite its controversial subject matter. Iranian film director attacks US sanctions 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Kurt Newman, president and CEO of Children’s National Medical Center, was also in the Rose Garden and said he was delighted the first lady is taking on important issues including opioid addiction. Melania Trump plans to bring attention to the problems children face 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z "Nancy wouldn't like it," said Nixon, who plays the first lady in National Geographic Channel's movie based on the book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Nancy Reagan wouldn't like Hinckley's freedom, actress says 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, it was announced that the Democratic party presidential candidate and former first lady would be making a guest appearance on an upcoming episode. Broad City: meet the 21st century comedy queens that even Hillary loves 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Later that day, my wife and I accompanied the president and the first lady to the Kennedy Center, where outstanding artists were awarded for their contributions to the arts. Dana Carvey Remembers George Bush, From Muse to Friend 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The first lady had been upset by the situation her husband’s immigration policies had caused and wanted to see it for herself. Trump played tough with Putin when cameras were around, but a new book details his insecurities 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z While the president was abroad, the first lady made an unannounced stop at the U.S. After a month out of view, Melania Trump reemerges for State of the Union 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The first lady also visited a Microsoft facility in Washington, where she listened to teenagers talking about online civility. A tiny staff. An aide’s abrupt departure. That jacket. Why Melania Trump’s Be Best is off to a slow start. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The visit by Melania Trump to a charter school in Tulsa on Monday seemed to be a picture-perfect success for the first lady. The first lady watched school kids coloring in Tulsa. The Turks saw links to terrorism. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, when someone noticed that the first lady followed Obama on Twitter, folks were quick to declare it a masterful trolling move against her husband. Perspective | Hope Hicks believed in Donald Trump. Why do we find that so hard to accept? 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The result, as it must be for 2019, is a more ambivalent, feminist reading of Argentina’s first lady, lay saint and lightning rod. Review: An ‘Evita’ Newly Tailored for Our Time 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The new first lady’s matching coat and dress set included a velvet collar and cuffs on the coat, and a chiffon bodice and scalloped skirt on the dress. Inauguration fashion: Purple, pearls, American designers 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z She was one of the youngest first ladies ever, and went on to become one of the most celebrated. Jacqueline Kennedy interviews to be made public 2010-04-13T16:31:00Z The first lady looked chic for the transatlantic flight, boarding Air Force One at Shannon Airport in a beige Burberry trench coat and black Louboutin pumps, the Daily Express reports. Melania Trump in Hermes headscarf likened to Jackie Kennedy 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?' Celebs and pols: When the star alliance misfires 2012-08-31T22:26:08Z Blake explains to the first lady that owning another human means that “any sense of security ran straight through you.” The First Lady of the Confederacy Considers Her Painful Past 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z The first lady, appearing Sunday on the two-part season premiere of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," says the program was the right platform for the cause. First lady, TV show bring attention to veterans 2011-09-24T20:16:04Z The first lady campaigned in a rally for her husband President Barack Obama at the VFW Post 1503 in Dale City, Virginia, earlier. Playing for Michelle Obama 2012-06-11T21:25:00Z The first lady, who is a teacher, is calling it the “Egg-ucation Roll,” aides said, and is turning the South Lawn into a school community with a variety of educational stations. Easter Egg Roll returns after 2-year, COVID-induced hiatus 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z “The president and first lady will be traveling internationally during the last days of October,and will not be hosting a specific event at the White House,” LaRosa said in a statement. No trick-or-treating at the White House this year 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z And in the largely symbolic role of first lady, Obama turned fashion into an especially eloquent form of communication. Michelle Obama didn’t like to discuss her clothes, but they spoke volumes 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z ABC announced Roberts will interview the first lady later this week, to be shown next Tuesday. Robin Roberts returns to `Good Morning America' 2013-02-20T13:38:17Z The first lady wore an icy blue knee-length gown, embellished with sequins. Eager for more details about Naomi Biden’s wedding? Work your sources. 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Now, the president’s houseguests, whether empresses, former first ladies or prime ministers, will be sleeping on a California king. Inside Blair House, where the president’s guests get the VIP treatment 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The film revisits the aftermath of the assassination to examine the former first lady's role in helping the nation through its grief as she suffered through her own. TLC doing film on letters to Jackie Kennedy 2013-04-04T14:40:11Z Over the years, different presidents and first ladies have put their own spin on the event. Raccoons, rabbits and Sean Spicer: The camp and contradictions of the White House Easter Egg Roll 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Lloyd recalled Grisham, whose colleagues call her by her last name, volunteering to help Reynolds, the first lady’s chief of staff, with a press question. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z “I’m not surprised when I see controversies surrounding her public activity,” says Lauren A. Wright, a political scientist who studies first ladies at Princeton University. Melania Trump auctions off her hat, and has become the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Some staff positions from the first lady’s office were diverted to the West Wing — including to support Ivanka, who is a presidential adviser, according to a person close to the first lady. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Jacqueline Kennedy, the glamorous first lady who cherished her private life, traveled extensively during her time in the White House, and President Kennedy’s relatives filled in when she was away. What will the White House be like with first lady Melania Trump living in New York? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Ford soon found himself the recipient of a piano from first lady Nancy Reagan and a promised college scholarship from the United Negro College Fund. For fallen gospel prodigy, a break in NYC court 2012-03-30T17:42:12Z Her mission to bring glamour back to the White House made Mr. de la Renta, known for gentlemanly manners, a natural confidant to a first lady. Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer, dies at 82 She was a former first lady at 28, but the whirlwind life didn’t stop. Justin Trudeau’s mother, Margaret, was like the Princess Diana of Canada — with a happy ending 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z A White House spokeswoman says the first lady highlighted a program called "Every Kid in a Park." NFL's Cam Newton brings Nickelodeon series to White House 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z In her seven-minute “farewell message” video, Melania Trump said she was “humbled” to serve as first lady and called it “the greatest honor of my life.” Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z The funny moment was laughed off by the president and first lady, but it was the internet that couldn’t get enough of the candy slip-up. Internet reacts to Trump putting candy on top of child's 'Minion' costume 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z This time around, Trump — the only first lady who did not grow up speaking English — has spent days crafting the speech, according to a White House aide. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Such accidents don’t usually end up on the animated series “Family Guy,” but that one did — because Laura Welch went on to marry George W. Bush and become first lady of the United States. Review: ‘Laura Bush Killed a Guy’ Plumbs a First Lady’s Mysteries 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z However, it was the former first lady’s outfit that caught the attention of fashion-obsessed social media users. Melania Trump’s Mar-a-Lago outfit criticized online after couple exited Air Force One 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The first lady was introduced by Jack Nicholson, who noted that the Best Picture trophy is usually announced solo. Michelle Obama announces Best Picture winner 2013-02-25T05:30:11Z Noguchi is the first Asian American artist to be featured in the White House collection, according to the first lady and the White House Historical Association. White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American’s sculpture 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z What will the White House be like with first lady Melania Trump living in New York? Melania Trump’s first White House hire: New York event planner Stephanie Winston Wolkoff 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Other special tours focus on first lady Martha Washington, the enslaved people who lived and worked at Mount Vernon, and music of the Revolution. Two Virginia estates central to George Washington’s life share little common ground 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z She suggests taking a page from former first lady Nancy Reagan’s anti-drug campaign. 6 ways parents can help kids strike a balance between screen time and the real world 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Tyler Lechtenberg, a speechwriter for the president who wrote for the first lady before moving to the West Wing, worked on that speech. What’s on Michelle Obama’s mind? Meet the speechwriter who puts it into words. 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Said Instagram was a revealing photo of Kardashian in a swimsuit that wouldn’t be too appropriate for the first lady to shoot. Kanye: Kim Should Have Gotten Vogue Cover, Not Michelle Obama 2013-10-29T21:02:12Z The first lady and "Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio acted as judges Friday. First lady teams up with chefs for tasty lunches 2012-02-10T15:47:10Z In two other images, the first lady looks in the president’s direction as he speaks with the Danish prime minister and then looks straight ahead. The media’s Michelle Obama problem: What a selfie says about our biases 2013-12-10T23:59:00Z Beck ridiculed the White House invitation Wednesday morning on his radio show, for example, by saying, sarcastically, "The president and the first lady, of course -- of course -- are not anti-cop." Rapper attends White House event despite criticism 2011-05-12T03:51:12Z USAID, which worked with the first lady’s office on the trip, has spent more than $47 billion on AIDS, malaria and other health programs over the past decade. Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Landing Tuesday morning, the first lady was greeted on the tarmac by Ghanaian first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and a bouquet of flowers wrapped in kente cloth followed by a performance of dancing and drumming. Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Selling significant items of clothing worn as first lady is also bucking tradition. Melania Trump auctions off her hat, and has become the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Biden, 79, had just recovered from his own coronavirus bout when the first lady tested positive, recovered, then tested positive again in a “rebound” case. Jill Biden’s covid experience was not like Melania Trump’s 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z A few moments seemed conceived with the president and first lady in mind. Global Flavors and Asides to Obamas at White House Jazz Gala 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z The administration has, essentially, put the first lady in charge of bringing home the races that will determine whether Democrats will hold onto the majority in Congress. Jill Biden’s last, relentless push to boost vulnerable Democrats 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z His response was to curse the first lady too. Books Of the Times: ?The Obamas? by Jodi Kantor - Review 2012-01-08T22:47:03Z After she left the White House, Laura Bush questioned whether first ladies — who receive no salary — should have to leave their jobs and professions to take on the traditional role. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z “She provides great balance” to Trump, campaign adviser Roger Stone said in 2015, when the prospective first lady was being introduced to voters. How are Donald and Melania doing? Why America cares about the presidential marriage. 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z According to several people, she was eyeing real estate in the East Wing as well, the domain of the first lady. How Melania Trump blocked Ivanka Trump from encroaching on her domain 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Typically, the first lady takes the lead on arts issues out of necessity. Is it better for the Obamas to support or be visible on the D.C. arts scene? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The first lady recently tweeted her concerns over the combination of children and vaping. Trump says FDA will ban flavored e-cigarettes to combat teen vaping 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z According to a White House pool report, the first lady is also wearing earrings by Cathy Waterman and J.Crew pumps. On the Runway Blog: A Fashion First for the Designer Thom Browne at the Inauguration 2013-01-21T17:19:19Z Notably, the statement from the first lady’s office says nothing about people interacting with the residence staff having to wear masks to protect them in return. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Nancy Reagan didn’t fully move into advocacy until her second year as first lady, when she launched her “Just Say No” campaign to complement the federal government’s anti-drug policies. Seen but rarely heard: How Melania Trump is approaching the public role of first lady. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Helen Hayes, a Nyack resident who was often called the first lady of the American theater, had a cameo role in the first of the theater’s many summer-stock productions. Honey Waldman, Producer Who Created 2 Theaters, Dies at 87 2013-12-14T06:26:47Z She strode along the dramatically lit colonnade and into the recently refurbished Rose Garden — the most obvious example of her work as first lady. Perspective | Melania Trump’s convention speech was a moment of calm amid the Trump family rant 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Now in his second go-round as governor, he has a first lady, and it still seems strange. George Clooney wedding: the last of the eligible bachelors to marry Amal Alamuddin The continent is a place that every modern first lady has visited. Melania Trump will visit four countries on her first major international trip without the president 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Last year, an official White House statement described Ivanka as holding an “unprecedented role for a first daughter” and she has at times taken on the duties of a first lady. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z But dozens of other designers, some already stars and some barely known outside their own families, have benefited from the “Michelle Obama effect” in the three years that she has been first lady. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z It remains to be seen what kind of role the first lady might play in helping her husband lift his poll numbers and win a second term. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The previous first lady, Melania Trump, claimed she threw herself into designing the holiday decorations but privately complained about the workload. Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas brings back a warmer, simpler vibe 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Then you might come close to understanding the phenomenon of Margaret Trudeau, the former first lady of Canada and one of the most sensational personalities of the 1970s. Justin Trudeau’s mother, Margaret, was like the Princess Diana of Canada — with a happy ending 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The original 1970s production was famously slick, dripping with celebrity as it chronicled the meteoric and underhanded rise of actress Eva Perón scheming her way to becoming Argentina’s first lady. Downscaled ‘Evita’ finds new ways to shine 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z She hadn’t known about Biden’s visit until A.J. told her the night before that they were going to meet the first lady. Jill Biden visits the nervous families of U.S. soldiers shipped out to help in Ukraine crisis 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Especially because she was the first sitting first lady to visit Cambodia; especially because there was no other through line; no other linking factor between the garments. For Michelle Obama, Girlie Clothes That Lean In 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Although the first lady’s trip is considered a gesture of goodwill, it also appears to some critics of the Trump administration to be out of step with her husband’s policies. Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z That was certainly true, but there have been plenty of first ladies who loved and supported their husbands. In first lady, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z “It occurs to me that Beyoncé and Jay Z are close friends of the president and first lady,” said Hyman, adding sarcastically, “You don’t suppose . . . oh, never mind. He’d never do that.” Under new ownership, WJLA-TV takes a slight turn to the right But it’s easier to justify interest by the body politic in presidents’ health than in first ladies’. For first ladies, health issues can be a teachable moment — or a time to seek privacy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Senators from West Virginia, North Carolina, Iowa, Arkansas and Tennessee — places deeply affected by the opioid crisis — thanked the first lady for her attention to the issue, as she thanked them back. Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill and ignored shouted questions about impeachment 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z But in 2005, the former first lady Laura Bush sat her down and gently told her it was time to do more with her life. Encounters : Maggie Betts: Socialite Turned Filmmaker 2014-04-02T21:19:25Z She recounted first meeting him as first lady in 1993 during a White House receiving line for a Kennedy Center event. Fashion world applauds de la Renta _ and Clinton 2013-06-04T04:26:10Z The network is promising a “wide-ranging” interview between the first lady and Tom Llamas, the weekend “World News Tonight” anchor who traveled with her on the Africa trip. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z In a taped message, the first lady tells Nick viewers to "get ready to shut down your computers, put down your cell phones and turn off your TVs." Michelle Obama to help Nickelodeon's play campaign 2010-09-23T16:34:00Z The former first lady kicked off her book tour this week, with stops in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. Sotomayor drops by Hillary Clinton book signing 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Any president and first lady are obviously top draws, and Washington will soon face the unprecedented spectacle of having both the former and current president in residence. How money muscled out power on Washington’s A-list 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The first lady of UK folk spoke to Rebecca Nicholson about the perils of finding fame so young and why she isn't as twee as people think. Laura Marling 2010-04-02T10:42:00Z It's interesting to me that he dresses the possible first lady, Mrs. Romney. Oscar de la Renta needles celebrity designers 2012-09-06T00:46:05Z Melania Trump isn’t the only first lady to take on drug abuse. Melania Trump discusses the opioid epidemic, media coverage and those red Christmas trees 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Widely loved, the longest-serving first lady was on the right side of history on virtually every subject, including civil rights, acceptance of European refugees and the need to end empires. Ahead of her time 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z She also a eschews a “body person,” a personal aide who typically travels with a president or first lady and acts as an assistant. Why didn’t someone stop Melania Trump from wearing that jacket? That’s not how this White House works. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Instead, the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House will be lit in orange light to celebrate the spooky holiday, said the first lady’s spokesman, Michael LaRosa. No trick-or-treating at the White House this year 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Not everything flies, most notably an extended bit about first ladies from Dolley Madison to Clinton. Second City puts sting in ‘Almost Accurate Guide to America’ 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z His designs were a favorite of first ladies -- he dressed Nancy Reagan in the 1980s and then provided inaugural gowns for Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush. Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dead at 82 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z “I said to him: ‘Can you believe this is the first lady? Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z The first lady was clearly hoping that some of Miranda’s passion would rub off on the teenagers. Better than meeting Michelle Obama? Meeting ‘Hamilton’s’ Lin-Manuel Miranda. 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z “I expect her to be gracious when acting as first lady, but I would not be surprised if she limits herself to a minimal engagement with the role.” Where’s Melania? A quiet start for a reluctant first lady. 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Less than a decade later, Eliza Johnson, the wife of President Andrew Johnson, became first lady after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Reluctant First Lady? Melania Trump Wouldn’t Be the First to Claim That Title 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Hillary Clinton was first lady when an influential legal journal featured her in its spring volume, drawing tributes from such luminaries as Elie Wiesel, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and the Queen of Jordan. From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Sprung said she suggested having Mrs. Obama sit rather than stand, in part so that the former first lady could be at the artist’s eye level. Official Obama Portraits Are Finally Being Unveiled at the White House 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “The resistance wants the first lady to be a victim, and she hates being seen that way,” one of her aides said. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The first lady, of course, is neither, and so instead, the state dinner becomes a moment for her to cement a shared idea of what American sophistication should look like. Perspective | At the state dinner, Jill Biden stays understated 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z At the Commander In Chief's Ball, the president and first lady plan to continue the tradition of dancing with members of the military. Top talent lined up for Obama's inaugural events 2013-01-11T12:43:12Z Just as sports can cut through that awkward political conversation at your Thanksgiving table, so can the first lady’s love of the Phillies be a unifying force. It’s always sunny for Philadelphia sports fan Jill Biden these days 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z A depressed first lady mourns the recent loss of their 2-day-old baby, Patrick, and works on her troubled relationship with Jack. 'JFK' is a surreal spin on president's last night in Texas 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The ethics around profiting off the first lady’s office once you no longer occupy it are murky. Melania Trump auctions off her hat, and has become the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Farkas said, however, he hoped the first lady series would attract an audience beyond those who like to check up on congressional hearings. C-SPAN begins series on first ladies 2013-02-15T18:31:10Z Then Biden stood to congratulate Pastor Jackson but also highlighted “a different leader in this church: first lady Jackson” — a line that received a standing ovation. Jill Biden paid a surprise visit to the woman who helped her regain faith in God 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z “If the first lady wasn’t a massive presence on the presidential trail, it’s not likely she would be in the midterms,” said Republican strategist Doug Heye. Republicans would love to see Melania Trump on the campaign trail. She’s not going to do it. 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The first lady last appeared on the Letterman show in March. Michelle Obama to do Letterman's Top 10 list 2012-06-05T18:53:08Z Other first ladies have dealt with health issues in a more under-the-radar fashion. For first ladies, health issues can be a teachable moment — or a time to seek privacy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The article that Ms. Williams wrote about Barbara Bush is perhaps the best portrait ever written about a first lady. ArtsBeat: Times Staffers Recommend Books About American Politicians 2012-07-02T16:27:04Z In many ways, the role of first lady is antiquated, based on a marital arrangement — working husband, stay-at-home wife — that the majority of Americans no longer experience. Perspective | Farewell Chasten: an elegy for the first gents who might have been 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Senator and first lady who served as secretary of state during President Barack Obama’s first term. Joan Allen to narrate audiobook of Clinton-Penny thriller 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z “I’m working on a concept album about the life of someone I think embodies hip-hop: treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton,” Miranda said that night, drawing chuckles from the president and first lady. Italian Embassy gets raves 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z “Squeeze Me” takes its name not only from the python but from the first lady, whose mischievous Secret Service name is Mockingbird. A Python Ate the President’s Neighbor? Only in Carl Hiaasen’s Florida 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Our reviewer, Gail Collins, described this as the first major single-volume biography of “the most important first lady in American history” to appear in more than 50 years. New in Paperback: ‘Out Loud’ and ‘A Thousand Ships’ 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z MaryAnne Borrelli, a professor of government at Connecticut College, said it is going to be difficult for the first lady to separate herself from a president impeached for inciting violence at the Capitol. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z By 9 a.m. he is already disastrously off course, having referred to the first lady, at his first appearance, with a word that should have been unspeakable and is at any rate unprintable here. Review: In a Gleeful ‘POTUS,’ White House Enablers Gone Wild 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Reid also happens to be Iceland’s first lady, and her enthusiasm for the country and its literary life is both winning and good public relations. When you’re ready to move from summer reading to summer writing 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Still, the meeting of the current and future first ladies was a moment to consider both the fraught public relationship between the two and their differing styles. Melania Trump and Michelle Obama carry on an awkward tradition, too 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z I got to train with Dorothy Dietrich, the first lady magician to catch a bullet with her teeth. Isla Fisher finds her comfort zone in supporting roles 2013-05-17T21:35:34Z She stated this preference during a phone conversation in which the two women mused about the role of the first lady and its association with a “healing, mourning, empathetic presence,” Blair wrote. From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z In their back-and-forth onstage, he asked the first lady several personal questions, including whether she ever gives the White House chefs a night off so that she can whip up a casserole. Melania Trump discusses the opioid epidemic, media coverage and those red Christmas trees 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z This Monday, April 22, first lady Melania Trump will host the 141st celebration on the South Lawn of the White House — and of course, that lawn will be bursting with eggs. The White House Easter Egg Roll: Melania Trump to get special commemorative egg at 141st celebration 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z “Yay, yay, yay, lights!,” said Michelle Obama, the former first lady, on Monday night as she prepared to press a giant white button to officially unveil the holiday windows at Saks Fifth Avenue. Holiday Windows Are Back. And So Are New York Shoppers. 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Ms. Leaming, whose recent biography of the former first lady argued that she developed post-traumatic stress disorder after the assassination, said she understood any protectiveness around such an artifact — innocuous, yet charged with grim significance. Jacqueline Kennedy’s Notes for Dallas Are Found, Starting a Quiet Tug of War 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z In this patch of valuable media real estate usually reserved for Kardashian newborns and other orchestrated reveals, the potential first lady suggests that family obligations are keeping her at home. Melania Trump, the Silent Partner 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z “My Scottish friends say I should be called ‘first laddie’ because it’s the closest thing to ‘first lady,’ ” he said. These guys could offer Bill Clinton advice if he gets the ‘first spouse’ gig 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Advocacy groups — and former first lady Michelle Obama — were focused on food deserts “because access was a social justice issue. It wasn’t based on evidence because there wasn’t any evidence.” Perspective | Food deserts don’t cause obesity. But that doesn’t mean they don’t matter. 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The episode of "iCarly" featuring the first lady will air Jan. 16 on Nickelodeon at 8 p.m. First lady makes appearance on `iCarly' 2012-01-05T15:14:20Z Instead, Biden made this troubled Olympics her first solo trip abroad as first lady. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Past presidents and first ladies hosted almost all of the first 39 events, but President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have not attended in their first two years in the White House. ‘Sesame Street,’ Sally Field and Linda Ronstadt are among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z By allowing herself to be photographed alongside 15 other members of Beyoncé’s inner circle, Obama reclaimed her image from the annals of stodgy first lady portraits. Perspective | Michelle Obama just ripped up the playbook for former first ladies 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z As is tradition, the artists sat with the president and first lady and watched the evening unfold. Kennedy Center rocks the honors roll to salute Sting, Green, Hanks, Tomlin, McBride He mentioned the first lady — not to criticize her but to claim that Michelle Obama had appeared in “some of the most vicious commercials I have ever seen . . . talking about you, Hillary.” How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The awards will be presented at a gala at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center Opera House on Dec. 3, and is expected to be attended by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan lead 2017 Kennedy Center honorees 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z She was known for her elegant creations in lush fabrics; among her many influential customers was former first lady Michelle Obama. Christie’s sale highlights L’Wren Scott creations for Jagger 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The first lady did not wear a red ribbon. Melania Trump seems unfazed by her husband’s possible impeachment 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Without reacting, he stood on the steps, posed for a photo and disappeared back into the White House, his hand on the small of the first lady’s back. The president pardons a turkey, one of the more normal things he’s done this month 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z In November 1960, the press clamored to find out when the incoming first lady would get her private tour of the White House. When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Gonnella-Platts said judging first ladies by what they wear was sexist and wrong. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Mrs. Trump has cited Jackie Kennedy as a model first lady and has been borrowing books from the White House Historical Association. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z This could be seen as distancing, in the traditional sense: the first lady creating some daylight between herself and the president for the sake of her own reputation. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z In time, the first lady would push for a shakeup of the senior staff. 'The Obamas' a portrait of their life in D.C. 2012-01-09T15:37:00Z The first lady stayed in a separate home when the family vacationed on Key Biscayne, Fla., and the president would frequently ignore her when they were together, Butterfield said. The man who knew too much about Richard Nixon 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z His wife reminded her of Eleanor Roosevelt, the last time that she could remember a first lady being so involved in White House life. She was born the day women got the vote. And then a century passed. . . 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The president and first lady Michelle Obama had arrived and former Secretary of State Colin Powell was sitting with them in their box. Winfrey, McCartney in DC for Kennedy Center Honors 2010-12-06T01:58:00Z The first lady commented during a Black History Month workshop at the White House for about 80 middle- and high-school students from the District of Columbia and New Orleans. First lady plugs `Beasts of the Southern Wild' 2013-02-13T18:59:09Z Cue the famous “Just say no” speech that he and the first lady delivered. Ronald Reagan Receives a New Term, on TV 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z We appreciate all the students and teachers who took part in the project to help kids learn more about the new first lady. Jill Biden, incoming first lady and longtime teacher, answers kids’ questions 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z After all, on screen as in life, first ladies have mostly been made to stand modestly to one side. Jackie finally puts first ladies front and center on the big screen 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The White House says the first lady is returning to her Chicago hometown Friday to tape one of the last original episodes of Winfrey's nationally syndicated talk show. Michelle Obama going on Oprah Winfrey show Thurs. 2011-01-21T18:00:09Z White House officials and members of the first lady’s staff would not answer basic questions on the record, if at all, fully aware that she prefers to be tight-lipped. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The official death toll in Nicaragua rose to six, according to vice president and first lady Rosario Murillo. Hurricane Iota blasts Nicaraguan coast, floods parts of Honduras 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Soon thereafter, the White House said the president and first lady would not attend the performance, nor would they host a reception for honorees. Biden’s presence at the Kennedy Center Honors signals to many a return to tradition and normalcy 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z But it wasn’t my signature issue as first lady because it wasn’t my passion. Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross on the Power of Women’s Stories 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z In the democratic world of 20th-century politics, everyone politely pretended the first lady was merely a devoted wife, supporting her beloved Ronnie in anything he wanted to do. In first lady, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z The problem is that, as first lady, in an environment as fraught as the current one, there is no such thing as offstage. Melania Trump’s Quick Trip Around the Internet in High Heels 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z As first lady, Hillary Clinton also made two trips accompanied by her teenage daughter with stops in Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, Eritrea, Morocco and Tunisia. Melania Trump will visit four countries on her first major international trip without the president 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Grisham told reporters at the time that given the first lady’s schedule, it was just easier for the couple to meet at the plane. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Aside from overseeing inauguration events, Ms. Wolkoff assisted the first lady in setting up the East Wing, which included making key hires, writing speeches and developing a child-focused platform with a serious mission. Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Attending the Olympics to cheer on Team USA is one of the most joyous, noncontroversial traditions of being first lady of the United States. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Wouldn’t you rather be remembered as the first lady who championed a winner? Front Row: Michelle Obama’s Public Endorsement of Jason Wu 2013-01-22T23:47:40Z Melania Trump asked on the tapes, expressing disdain for the traditional first lady duty of overseeing the White House Christmas decorations. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z “And it’s the responsibility of every president and first lady to care for the house on behalf of the American people and to leave it for those that follow them.” Melania Trump announces the White House Rose Garden will be revamped, a throwback to the Kennedy era 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Welch posed with him as if she were the first lady, offering the characteristic closed-hand wave. | Florence Welch: Florence Welch Gets Real Among the Wax 2010-05-21T23:16:00Z Which is interesting for a first lady who is very much not into the spotlight, but is surrounded by very big personalities. Kimmel, Covfefe, ‘Wonder Woman’: Washington’s Views on Pop Culture in 2017 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Take that, real-life first lady, on the off chance that you were thinking of becoming more politically involved during the campaign. ArtsBeat: Channel Surfing: 'Scandal' in an Election Year 2012-09-28T03:24:38Z Noah said the first lady had benefited from some of the things Trump publicly deplores, like chain migration — that is, bringing family members to America — and government assistance. Trevor Noah Suspects Trump Is Trying to Deport Melania 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Jon Snow might yet ascend to the Iron Throne but his first lady wouldn’t fly about on a dragon; she was Ygritte of the free folk. Tyrion, Daenerys ... Hot Pie? The greatest Game of Thrones characters 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Sadly, it comes off in his hands, leaving the first lady dangling from the ledge, half naked and wholly ridiculous. Rom-coms, hatchet jobs and Hot Shots: how movies bid presidents goodbye 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z We were there for the debut screening of the documentary “Olga,” about Vaclav Havel’s wife, the last first lady of Czechoslovakia and the first first lady of the Czech Republic. At the Prague Marathon, History Is a Spectator 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z “Generally, first ladies can represent the American people in a gentler way than a president can, because of the tougher things presidents have to do.” Melania Trump will visit four countries on her first major international trip without the president 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z A few years ago, Pascal Wyse jammed with British soul's first lady and praised her perfect pitch. BT River of Music: festival preview 2012-07-17T16:44:33Z Among the senior members of the administration, the first lady is uniquely placed to speak to teachers, parents and students about the difficulties of this year. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z That, my friends, is one wholesome bite of Member Berry pie, a romance between president and first lady served up as an amnesia-inducing sweet. Refuge in Reagan nostalgia: Underwhelming “Killing Reagan” longs for a mythical past 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z The first lady has not been a player in most critical political meetings in recent months, officials say. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z It was Mrs. Mellon’s point of view that inspired Mrs. Kennedy, newly installed as first lady, to seek her guidance after a visit to the Mellon farm in Virginia. Inside Bunny Mellon’s World 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Only the first lady has been making a point of reaching out from her protected world — regularly and with a clear message. Perspective | Wearing a face mask is humbling and generous. That’s not how Trump defines leadership. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Her tactics are controversial — to what extent should a first lady lend her status and imprimatur to commercial enterprises? — but also strategic. A healthful legacy: Michelle Obama looks to the future of ‘Let’s Move’ 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z On Tuesday night, Johnson was among those invited to sit with first lady Melania Trump and Trump family members at the State of the Union address. Inmate freed with help by Kim Kardashian West gets book deal 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z So goodbye to the marquee celebrating Helen Hayes, once known as “the first lady of the American theater.” Second Stage Hopes $58 Million Plan Aids American Playwrights 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z It’s the story that the first lady repeated four months later in her first and only televised interview during the administration. Trump played tough with Putin when cameras were around, but a new book details his insecurities 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Or that time in 2017 when she unloaded on Trump’s first wife, Ivana, for saying during a book tour that she spoke with her ex-husband on occasion because “I’m first lady.” Stephanie Grisham is Trump’s communications czar. Only most people wouldn’t know it. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Fictional first lady Claire Underwood is one tough negotiator — and so is the woman who plays her. Robin Wright Pressed for Equal Pay on 'House of Cards' 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z And that is what she wants to do with the first lady. Can the new social secretary make the Trump White House more ‘presidential’? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z In an emotional bit, the first lady surprised her unsuspecting fans who were brought in to tape “Thank you cards,” telling a portrait of Obama what her term meant to them. WATCH: Michelle Obama appears on “Tonight Show,” leaves people in tears 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z I would say I didn't think about Mrs. Obama, the first lady. Gurung at NY Fashion Week: From edgy to elegant 2012-02-11T21:31:15Z But she said that although she visited the White House as the vice president’s wife, “there’s nothing that can prepare you to be first lady.” Jill Biden speaks candidly about challenges of her role 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The first lady’s staff of about 10 aides is far more modest than most first ladies’ in modern history. New White House press secretary brings a combative style to the job 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z “Becoming” takes her historic status as the first black woman to serve as first lady and melds it deftly into the American narrative. In revealing new memoir, Michelle Obama candidly shares her story 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z For example, the first lady is popular among women, African Americans and young voters, who are less likely to participate in midterm elections but are key for Democratic candidates. Michelle Obama out in full force for ‘Barack’s last campaign’ Invited to the inaugural late last month by first lady Jill Biden, Gorman has read at official occasions before — including a July 4 celebration when she was backed by the Boston Pops Orchestra. Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’ 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Before succeeding Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary and White House communications director, Grisham had been the first lady’s spokeswoman. Melania Trump’s chief of staff Stephanie Grisham resigns with two weeks left in the administration 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z She’s the model of the very canny first lady next door. Jill Biden Models Love and Sustainability at the G7 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z The first lady’s hairstylist, also from Chicago, has traveled the world with her. For Obamas and Chicago, a long Windy City goodbye 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Hundreds of protesters gathered late Sunday night near the Art Institute of Chicago as first lady Michelle Obama hosted a dinner for spouses of leaders inside. More protests planned on final day of summit 2012-05-21T14:11:00Z The first lady is not a human being, but a kind of robot, a doll. Costumes help tell ‘The Tales of Hoffmann’ at Seattle Opera 2014-04-23T19:38:37Z The first lady’s speech will not delve deeply into policy details. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Bruni-Sarkozy, who married the outgoing president after he divorced his second wife while in office, adapted to the job of first lady like slipping into a silver slipper. French first ladies: Bye Carla, bonjour Valerie 2012-05-09T20:49:09Z “I do not want this job. Bring back President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama right now.” Style Invitational: Mess with our (or anyone else’s) heads 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Writing in The Economist, back in 2009, Adrian Wooldridge, who is today the magazine’s managing editor, lamented that news stories about the first lady “were almost entirely devoted to fluff.” Michelle Obama, First in Fashion 2012-12-28T21:05:17Z "We are told we are divided as a people, then suddenly the arts have the power to bring us together," said the president, who was joined by first lady Michelle Obama. Pacino, Tillis among arts honorees at White House 2012-02-13T19:32:52Z Three years later, as first lady, she took on a paid position to promote the country’s exports and champion Iceland as a tourist destination. Iceland Is a Magnet for Tourists. Its First Lady Has Some Advice for Them. 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Biden will meet with Ecuador’s president and first lady and tour a child development center. Jill Biden’s six-day tour of Latin America is high-stakes diplomacy 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The first lady put a spotlight on the Tuskegee program when she visited the Tuskegee Institute in 1941. 10 inspiring facts about the Tuskegee Airmen 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Now the first lady and her team are racing against the clock for a final push of “the Obama brand,” as the former White House social secretary Desirée Rogers once called it. In the homestretch, the Michelle Obama PR machine goes into overdrive 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z And if you want to talk about what the first lady is wearing, about her fabulous arms, well, the first lady is cool with that. Hillary Clinton does not have time for your games 2012-08-16T19:43:00Z Gausney knew the first lady was going to be there, but that wasn’t the reason for the fabulous outfit. Can Jill Biden help move the needle on vaccination rates? 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Being a traditional first lady – operating on a platform of “Mom in Chief” – simply seems to be what suits Michelle Obama best. Michelle Obama: The one woman in America who actually has it all 2013-12-05T19:26:00Z He and the first lady, Edith, conspired to run the government for more than a year while the president remained largely bedridden. The secret history of America’s ailing presidents and the doctors who covered up for them 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z “For some first ladies, historic preservation is a personal interest. Others think of it as part of their traditional role and responsibilities,” says Betty Monkman, former White House curator. Melania Trump is out of the White House, but she left her mark on its public spaces 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Not here, not last week, at this festival of pinstriped populism, packed swag bags and congressmen clutching Ritz-monogrammed umbrellas while bolting the arena on Tuesday before the first lady’s speech. Convention Diary: In a Swirl of Excess, No Guilt Included 2012-09-08T02:16:18Z They stopped trying to get the first lady last fall after striking out at Barron’s school. In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z "Unfortunately, it involves speaking to your husband. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and the first lady got some details on how long these kids are detained." Stephen Colbert blasts Melania’s jacket: “This is one message she did not steal from Michelle... 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The first lady and her aides are “using this time for meetings and planning/strategy sessions.” Melania Trump’s office cut in half and White House residence has skeleton crew during shutdown 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z She was appearing at the invitation of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to bend its whites-only policy for performers at Constitution Hall. Marian Anderson’s vocal artistry honored in new CD bonanza 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Such an approach would allow the first lady to skirt policy issues, which she has typically been reluctant to delve into. Melania Trump discusses the opioid epidemic, media coverage and those red Christmas trees 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Those have included features with her father and former first lady Laura Bush, her mother. Chelsea Clinton leaving NBC News to focus on parenthood and family’s foundation Grisham has long been a fierce protector of the first lady. Melania Trump’s chief of staff Stephanie Grisham resigns with two weeks left in the administration 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z This show’s most persuasive character turns out not to be the first lady of the American theater but the boy who would grow up to be A. R. Gurney. | 'The Grand Manner': Kate Burton in A. E. Gurney?s Comedy at Lincoln Center 2010-06-28T02:12:00Z “While changes need to be made now, this is not how we will live forever,” the first lady said in the minute-long video. Once quiet, Melania Trump has had a lot to say about the coronavirus in recent days 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Past presidents and first ladies hosted almost all of the first 39 events, but President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have not attended in their first two years in the White House. ‘Sesame Street,’ Sally Field and Linda Ronstadt are among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Instead, at this concert, John acknowledged a different Republican, former first lady Laura Bush, who had come with daughter Jenna Bush Hager and her children, saying that the Bush administration’s creation of the U.S. At Elton John’s White House concert, tears and a trip down memory lane 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “There are so many cultural institutions and sites that would love for the first lady and president to visit, so you can’t visit all of them,” Bush said. Is it better for the Obamas to support or be visible on the D.C. arts scene? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z In the film, Larraín cuts from the first lady’s point of view — speeding into the concrete forms of a nearby freeway underpass — to wider shots that show her cradling her dying husband. Director Pablo Larraín is this awards season's double threat with 'Jackie' and the poet caper 'Neruda' 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z “They have an unspoken affinity,” said Winston Wolkoff, whose official advisory arrangement in the first lady’s office ended earlier this year amid headlines about inauguration spending and the White House’s move to end informal contracts. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Which brings to mind another first lady in her field. Toni Morrison: First Lady of Letters 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Even the first lady’s husband reacted to the trip as if it were something he watched on a television set on mute. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z He also made some oblique references to helping his wife, the president and first lady bring together a country racked by “so much pain.” Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, is making history as America’s first male vice-presidential spouse 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The ballet follows Evita’s ascent from poverty, showcasing her time as a performer and as first lady, and ends with her death from cervical cancer at age 33. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Waco: The Aftermath’ and ‘The Hummingbird Effect’ 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Davis likes that we saw the first lady in workout gear. Seeing the Michelle Obama workout video, I finally get it 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Mary Lincoln was not a great first lady. Pulling Back the Curtain on the Lincolns’ Marriage 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z “And when I became a parent, I found such joy in sharing the magic of storytelling with my own children — and then later, as first lady, with kids everywhere.” Michelle Obama Is Reading Books to Children Stuck at Home 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z So does a roster of droppable names that includes recent Oscar winners, the current first lady of France and a pantheon of credibly impersonated artistic immortals. | 'Midnight in Paris': Kicking the Old Ennui With the Lost Generation 2011-05-19T14:22:17Z ABC said the conversations with Schlesinger "reflect Mrs. Kennedy's evolving sense of herself and her role as first lady as she talks about her family and married life in the White House." Unsealed Jackie Kennedy interviews to air on TV 2011-05-25T22:51:06Z After their tour, the first lady, wearing a light pink mask and light pink coat, held the hands of two children and showed the second-graders the cutout paintings of her pets on the lawn. Jill Biden decorates White House with Valentine’s Day hearts for second year in a row 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Three years in Trump may be continuing to adjust to being a first lady, but Pence spent years as a governor’s wife and political spouse. United they stand: Melania Trump and Karen Pence make a statement with S.C. trip 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Sure, a pale pink coat looked camera-ready for a first lady or princess, but the strange tissue-paper-like fabric dared you to touch it. Fashion Review: In London Fashion, the Olympic Glow Continues 2012-09-19T19:37:35Z She became an assertive first lady, the first to employ her own press secretary and to make a solo campaign tour. Books of The Times: ‘Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History,’ by Michael L. Gillette 2013-01-08T15:00:00Z The book has trouble doing much more with her as a character, perhaps because Hiaasen sees the real first lady as trifle-proof, but more likely because his options are limited. A Python Ate the President’s Neighbor? Only in Carl Hiaasen’s Florida 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z During the New Deal, Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role of first lady and Frances Perkins broke ground as the first woman in the cabinet. How Marguerite LeHand Shaped the Franklin D. Roosevelt White House 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z For a Wednesday afternoon luncheon in the State Dining Room, first lady Michelle Obama wore a sleeveless navy dress with a full skirt and a fitted bodice. Michelle Obama and fashion designers show students the grit behind the glamour By 2006, when President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush hosted a black-tie dinner to honor Mitchell, he looked a little tired of it. Perspective | The night I danced with Arthur Mitchell at the White House 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Grisham painted a picture of active engagement on the first lady’s part. Melania Trump, a most private first lady, finds her voice in a stay-at-home pandemic 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Legend also jumped into the fray, and he called on the first lady to intervene. Trump Insults Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, and They Fire Back 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Asked what would attract private citizens to a wake for a former city first lady, Tobin answered, “The building says it all.” Chicagoans to bid farewell to Maggie Daley 2011-11-28T12:40:00Z The first lady bent down from atop her skyscraper snake pumps to greet Jenny Morrison with a kiss. Perspective | At second state dinner, Melania Trump’s dress is as quiet and dutiful as her 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z White looks regal on the first lady - especially on an otherwise clean silhouette, she said. Michelle Obama chooses Naeem Khan gown _ again 2011-06-07T23:33:10Z She wrote speeches for the first lady and then for Secretary of State Clinton in the Obama administration. Former Hillary Clinton speechwriter set to publish an insider account 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z So it was a very big deal when the president and first lady attended the Ford’s Theatre gala in early June. Washington society and Team Trump: A year in, the fear and loathing is mutual 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Christie’s announcement, which followed news that Trump, first lady Melania Trump and other Republican leaders had tested positive for the virus, sparked a flurry of reactions online. Most covid-19 patients don’t check themselves into hospitals. This is how experts say it usually works. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Asked whether Mrs. Trump is likely to make a proper first lady, Ms. Kramer paused for a beat before responding, “I don’t think we vote for the first lady.” Melania Trump, the Silent Partner 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Grisham was shown one of the still photos of the first lady when the plane was still in the air, according to people traveling with her. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Bush is leading a robust post-White House life, helping to build the George W. Bush Presidential Center and developing a first ladies initiative there that aims to help women harness the power of the role. Michelle Obama and Laura Bush promote the power of first ladies She writes that the first lady’s needs seemed not only to be an afterthought, but on many occasions appeared to be actively thwarted. Melania Trump used private email accounts while in the White House, says former colleague and friend 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z One cannot discount the media attention and fundraising pull that comes with a first lady simply showing up. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z A clutch of variously divorced, beheaded, dead — and now delayed — queens of England is nothing compared to the long parade of American first ladies who have graced the White House since before there was one. Review: Seriously Satirizing 231 Years of Flotus in ‘45 Plays’ 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “I’d be like, ‘Oh I just happened to, like, get the vaccination while the first lady was here.’ Can Jill Biden help move the needle on vaccination rates? 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z “And the first lady was extraordinary. This is unbelievable.” On the Runway Blog: Michelle Obama Joins in a Salute to Anna Wintour 2014-05-05T18:20:50Z The first lady draws a line between her policy efforts on childhood obesity and her political activities. First lady's trips boost health _ and her husband 2012-02-10T19:41:20Z The musical dramatizes the life of Eva Peron, Argentina's glamorous and controversial first lady. Michael Cerveris to join 'Evita' on Broadway 2011-08-08T17:49:08Z Susan won a Pulitzer for exposing Bud’s sexual exploits in the White House, putting her at odds then with the first lady. Television: ‘Political Animals’ on USA Stars Sigourney Weaver 2012-07-15T00:28:02Z The crowd of big-dollar donors waiting to hear from the nation's first black first lady roared in approval, and De Niro finished: "Too soon, right?" De Niro says meant no offense with first lady joke 2012-03-21T12:17:23Z “The first lady looked at me like, ‘What are you doing?’ ” Cecily Strong’s Trial by Fire at the White House Correspondents Dinner 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z However, the immediate backlash to Biden's outfit echoes past pearl-clutching, especially from conservatives, about what type of clothing is "appropriate" for the first lady of the United States. First ladylike: The sexism and hypocrisy underpinning the right's criticism of Jill Biden's tights 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Thanks in part to the publicity generated by a succession of first ladies toting her clutches to their husbands’ inaugurations, the brand took flight. The Leibers Are Gone. But Their Bling Is Back. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Melania Trump’s tenure as first lady is being defined largely by her inscrutability. Late-Night TV in 2018: Trump, Trump, Facebook and More Trump 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z For the interlude from “Hamilton,” for example — introduced by video by President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama — it was decided that the number would be performed without the muskets used in the show. ‘Hamilton’ doesn’t hit a record at the Tonys, but dominates the night 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The clothing donated by designers includes Mrs. Obama’s two inaugural gowns made by Jason Wu, who declined to discuss how he works with the first lady. First lady’s fashions raise question: who pays? 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z A photo of the first dance of the president and first lady at an inaugural ball. An inauguration like no other 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z “Due to her schedule as a mother and first lady, especially with the holidays coming up, there are no plans for her to campaign at this time,” her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said in an email. Republicans would love to see Melania Trump on the campaign trail. She’s not going to do it. 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Writer Nora Ephron said Streep's talent, versatility and resemblance to Clinton made it "inevitable" that she would one day play the secretary of state and former first lady. Ma, Diamond, Streep receive Kennedy Center Honors 2011-12-05T14:27:10Z She added that Trump’s initiative is already a “success,” and said the first lady plans a “big announcement” in September. A tiny staff. An aide’s abrupt departure. That jacket. Why Melania Trump’s Be Best is off to a slow start. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z To paraphrase the former Texas Governor Ann Richards, Lady Bird did everything more recent first ladies did, but “backwards and in high heels.” Beneath Her Decorous Demeanor, ‘Lady Bird Johnson’ Was a Political Force 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The first lady will deliver the Top Ten list on Letterman's CBS show Tuesday. Michelle Obama to do Letterman's Top 10 list 2012-06-05T18:53:08Z Even more so now with the belief that the president has and the vice president and the first lady have around how education is that great equalizer. U.S. education secretary: ‘We have to muster whatever political will we can to hit the reset button on those things we know didn’t work’ 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The first lady should be able to wear what she wants.” Scene City: The First Lady?s Look, in a Book 2011-02-10T02:32:53Z Walters also interviewed most of the first ladies from this era. The Best of Barbara Walters 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Consider that George W. Bush, who has famously taken up painting in recent years, simply “didn’t have time to look at anything” while he was president, according to former first lady Laura Bush. Is it better for the Obamas to support or be visible on the D.C. arts scene? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z In Bowling Green, the first lady spent 45 minutes surveying the wreckage, walking over broken glass amid piles of debris and talking to about 20 people. Jill Biden’s visit to tornado-ravaged Kentucky marks her third visit to a disaster site in a month 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z First of all, he took their names not from the father of our country and the first first lady but from Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” For the Love of ‘George and Martha’ 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Sports is usually a safe zone for the first lady. Lifestyle - The Washington Post Rss Loading... McBride, who attended the White House reception this week, said the first lady seems to be putting her mark on the place in small ways. Melania Trump slowly finds her first lady persona: More Bess Truman than Jackie Kennedy 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The Fox News commentator was responding to first lady Michelle Obama's remarks in her speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, when she praised social progress in the United States. Bill O'Reilly Says Slaves at White House Were OK 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z At Gotham Hall in New York last Tuesday night, even after a full day of meetings at the United Nations General Assembly, the president was still revved up, the first lady at his side. At Fund-Raisers, $35,800 to Meet the President 2011-09-30T22:18:41Z With 99 percent of the Trump presidency over, and after more than four years of vigorously defending the president and the first lady, Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s chief of staff and spokeswoman, has resigned. Melania Trump’s chief of staff Stephanie Grisham resigns with two weeks left in the administration 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z In June, the first lady was photographed wearing a jacket emblazoned with the words “I really don’t care, do u?” on its back. Melania Trump criticized for wearing white pith helmet in Kenya during safari 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z It was her third “casual” pit stop as first lady. Where Jill Biden drops by for a cup of coffee can make quite a statement 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z The first lady’s patronage “does translate into business,” Mr. Burke said. Can Michelle Obama Create a Fashion Star? 2010-05-07T21:08:00Z He was surprised to run into the former first lady Michelle Obama. Partying With Diplo at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z And in the East Wing, Grisham works for a first lady whose public schedule isn’t as packed as some of her predecessors. New White House press secretary brings a combative style to the job 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Both capture elements that their subjects carefully curated during their public life as president and first lady. Review | The Obamas’ portraits are not what you’d expect, and that’s why they’re great 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z He’s as up on every friend, every party, every relationship,” the first lady said. Michelle Obama: Our family is more important than D.C. socializing 2013-03-14T12:35:00Z It’s not likely that the first lady will persuade Republicans, Luntz said, but independents and Democratic voters respond to her approach. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Not long after, the first lady attended a small ceremony to mark the arrival of the White House Christmas tree — by horse-drawn wagon — an event that traditionally kicks off the holidays at the White House. White House still planning holiday parties, despite warnings 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z “But it’s also smart politics to attach the first lady to an issue area that she’s very comfortable in, very experienced,” says Wright about Biden’s teaching background. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z But television tends to turn its eye to fashion sporadically: when a famous designer dies, when a first lady debuts an inaugural gown, when scandals break. Perspective | Documentary series ‘American Style’ embraces fashion as an art form 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Of course, plenty of Twitter users found the choice to be tasteful and elegant, and defended the first lady. Melania Trump Wears Black to the President’s Speech (and Twitter Reacts) 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z “I think the first lady has been pretty much pitch perfect,” he says. Candy: The next battle in America’s health war? The first lady’s previous chief of staff, Lindsay Reynolds, resigned abruptly to “spend time with family,” according to the release. Melania Trump, a most private first lady, finds her voice in a stay-at-home pandemic 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z And now, with no ambassadorial duties to discharge, Claire goes back to being just first lady. 'House of Cards' Season 3, Episode 10 Recap: Petrov and the Jordan Valley 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The former first lady looks back at her upbringing and her stint in the White House. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z But the outgoing first lady abruptly cut things short without showing Nancy the presidential bedroom and study. When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z And even though there was no French first lady to compete with, after Mr. Hollande arrived in the United States alone, the dress was definitely a winner. Fashion Review: In Carolina Herrera They Trust 2014-02-16T11:46:16Z Her clothing style ranged, too: shirtwaist cotton dresses, quotidian trouser suits, broad-shouldered designer blazers, formal first lady gowns. Clinton fashion: The styles, they were a-changin’ 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z This is Mrs. Trump’s last Christmas at the White House as first lady, and if her tree trimmings seem unimpeachable by design, that may be the point. The White House Christmas Decorations Look Strikingly Normal 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z But reporters have since revealed that members of the residence staff had taken ill long before the first lady’s diagnosis prompted questions about their safety. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Or for the closing line of the story that the first lady knew Jess would end up writing. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat All eyes were on the first lady as she arrived with President Trump on South Lawn of the White House, as her husband accepted the GOP’s renomination during the Thursday night finale of the convention. Twitter users give Melania Trump's RNC dress the green-screen treatment 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z He called out Hillary Clinton when she was first lady for “hairdo roulette” and former first lady Barbara Bush for her “WASPy righteousness.” John B. Fairchild, Women’s Wear Daily publisher, dies at 87 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Pieri noted that, like the first lady, Malia has a style that is often based on bold colors and patterns, but one that also makes her come across an “approachable teen.” Malia Obama Follows Her Mother Into the Fashion Spotlight 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The first lady’s 2010 vacation trip to Madrid drew criticism because of an economic downturn back home. Michelle Obama begins three-nation trip with visit to Liberia to advocate for girls’ education 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Gutin says she cannot think of any other first lady who’s released a separate statement from her own office so diametrically opposed to the president’s messaging — and with an election less than 30 days away. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z But in such a “low-popularity environment,” Wright said, it’s hard for a first lady to break through with a different message. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z It is possible we’ve had other nicely dressed first ladies — presumably they were all reasonably nicely dressed, anyway — and just don’t know about them. Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau: A Very Canadian ‘First Lady’ 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z André’s friend Tom Ford said he was not likely to dress the former fashion model and future first lady because “she’s not necessarily my image.” Monsieur Vogue Is Leaving Trumpland 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z “Trump is apparently looking for a less prominent position for Scaramucci that wouldn’t require him to be seen very often. Scaramucci said, ‘You want me to be first lady?’” Trevor Noah Says L.A. Could Have a Strange Effect on the Olympics 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z That’s also the big fashion moment of the night, when the gowns of the first ladies are revealed — a big boost for the designers. What’s a state dinner, again? Macron is back for the first one post-covid. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z An excited mother and daughter who had been delaying their vaccines came in saying they’d seen the first lady on TV. Jill Biden has become the premier vaccine ambassador from a worried White House 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z It is no secret that the former and current first ladies are fond of each other. In a tense election year, Laura Bush picks an interesting ally: Michelle Obama 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Claire Underwood, now the first lady in “House of Cards,” drinks red wine, alone, at an otherwise empty dining room table. Red Wine Is the Drink of Choice on ‘Scandal’ and ‘The Good Wife’ 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Hot Seattle rapper; first lady of the illustrious Moor Gang. 28 bands not to miss at Sasquatch! 2014 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Presidents and first ladies remember their stays in the White House. What’s on TV Tuesday 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z According to our reviewer, Mimi Swartz, this biography sets Lady Bird Johnson up as “the perfect bridge to the modern first lady,” chronicling her policy initiatives and support for working women. New in Paperback: ‘Second Place’ and ‘Lady Bird Johnson’ 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z In “Dave,” the head of a temp agency ends up as president of the United States — and channels his passion for job-finding into bigger things, with the first lady’s help. Perspective | ‘Working Girl,’ and why we love the impostor rom-com 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Like her other shows in the mayoral residence on East End Avenue, this one emphasizes equity and inclusion, the general priorities of the mayor and first lady. With Final Gracie Mansion Show, First Lady Aims to Secure Arts Legacy 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The 42 hearts the students created for Biden are based on templates and instructions provided by the first lady’s office, according to her spokesman Michael LaRosa. Jill Biden decorates White House with Valentine’s Day hearts for second year in a row 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z According to The Washington Post, Jordan conducted more than 100 interviews for her book, including with the first lady’s schoolmates in her native Slovenian and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Book: First lady delayed 2017 move to DC to get new prenup 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z What does the first lady’s choice of attire say on these grand occasions? Perspective | At second state dinner, Melania Trump’s dress is as quiet and dutiful as her 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z After a defeated Fallon said, "It doesn't matter if you won or lost," the first lady replied, "It matters." Mrs. Obama beats Fallon in WH fitness challenge 2012-02-08T11:28:11Z She’s taken on the mantle of the classic, consoling first lady. Perspective | Wearing a face mask is humbling and generous. That’s not how Trump defines leadership. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z This contrasted sharply with some severe outfits dating from just before the "Mad Men" era, when U.S. first lady Mamie Eisenhower helped set conservative fashion trends. Westwood highlights gala London fashion shows 2012-09-16T21:10:14Z Melania has borrowed books from the White House Historical Association to study the first lady’s role and plans to outline on Monday a new initiative concerning children. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Finding a way to teach as first lady wasn’t easy. Jill Biden returns to the classroom, live and in person 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z And not because I don’t think the first lady should be emphasizing the partnership with Japan and Cambodia. For Michelle Obama, Girlie Clothes That Lean In 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z When the first lady learns of what the Daily News headlines OPTOME-TRYST, she packs up and heads for New York by car, an escape covered mile by mile from the air a la O.J. Review | Elinor Lipman’s ‘Rachel to the Rescue’ is a rom-com about a Trump staffer. Do we care enough to giggle? 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The first lady has never been a social butterfly, preferring to spend evenings at home, whether in Manhattan or Washington. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Last year, the former president and first lady partnered with Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts for the platform. Michelle Obama to host podcast on health, relationships 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Two years into her time as first lady, such absences from public life no longer raise many questions. Melania Trump’s presence at the State of the Union marks the end of a long stretch without public events 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z A White House reception precedes the main event, when, according to tradition, the honorees sit with the president and first lady. James Taylor, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples selected for Kennedy Center Honors 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z It is a truth universally acknowledged that all designers desperately want to dress first ladies, because of the resulting global exposure. The Year’s Top Stories From the Fashion World 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Many modern first ladies have tried to change the role, which critics have said is rooted in hidebound notions of woman’s role in society. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The nonprofit was created by state first lady Mary Pat Christie to aid in the long-term recovery effort following the storm. Springsteen, Bon Jovi join Sandy NJ Relief Fund 2012-11-20T17:46:11Z Presenters were scheduled to include former Vice President Al Gore, Joel Grey and Shriver, the first lady of California and former NBC News correspondent. TV academy honors 8 TV shows `with a conscience' 2010-05-03T12:10:00Z Hence, the Queens bid adieu to their podcast platform, going out in royal style with a guest to end all guests: Michelle Obama, whom Robinson interviewed as part of the former first lady’s book tour. All hail HBO's "2 Dope Queens" and their unpredictable magic 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The former governor described a number of nasty fights with his wife, with one ending in the first lady throwing a credit card bill and screaming. Lessons for all of us can be found in the McDonnells’ imploding marriage She talks about the wardrobe that attracted so much scrutiny, explaining the great pressure she felt as the only African-American first lady so far in a culture addicted to image and double standards. In ‘Becoming,’ Michelle Obama Mostly Opts for Empowerment Over Politics 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z But, apparently, it has everything to gain by goading the first lady into wearing American labels. On the Runway: About That McQueen Dress 2011-01-28T17:22:01Z The documentary provides a “rare and up-close look at her life” as the former first lady transitions back to a life outside the White House, Netflix announced on Monday. Michelle Obama’s Memoir ‘Becoming’ Will Be a Netflix Documentary 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Four administration officials say they have seen Grisham, the first lady’s chief of staff, infrequently since March. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Decorator Ted Graber, who captained the White House’s interior face-lift, spent a night in the Reagans’ private quarters with his boyfriend, following the first lady’s 60th birthday party in the summer of ’81. On drugs, Nancy Reagan just said no. On AIDS, she said nothing. 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z She said the first lady will devote the rest of the Trump presidency to the issues children face today and their well-being. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Still, there were a few first ladies who seemed to relish the role. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z At the same Olympics, Ms. Mengering interviewed Hillary Clinton, the first lady at the time. Dorothy Mengering, David Letterman’s Mother and Comic Foil, Dies at 95 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z A hotel that was closing donated seven large folk art paintings of Democratic first ladies. In D.C. and Alexandria, a woman’s political place 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The show's producers say the first lady will tape an appearance Wednesday to discuss new provisions of her "Let's Move!" campaign and the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. Michelle Obama to appear on 'Dr. Oz Show' 2012-08-23T17:46:09Z In addition to press secretary, she will become White House communications director and maintain her current role as the first lady’s chief spokeswoman. New White House press secretary brings a combative style to the job 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z And you’ll get to see one first lady dance on a conference table in the West Wing. ‘The First Lady’ re-created over 100 years of White House interiors 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z But I didn’t bring every personal thing to my role as first lady because the job is not about me. Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross on the Power of Women’s Stories 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z "The whole point of being first lady is that we care. We are here because we care," McCain continued. "My head would have blown off": Meghan McCain admits to a GOP double-standard on first lady fashion 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Twelve days after President Trump’s inauguration, after she had returned to New York, Jae Donnelly, a freelance photographer, snapped a picture of the first lady and Barron entering a dentist’s office near Trump Tower. In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z One young African-American woman thanked the first lady for instilling confidence. WATCH: Michelle Obama appears on “Tonight Show,” leaves people in tears 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “I always lead with the downstage eye,” he told me afterward, when I asked him what it was like to dance with the first lady. Perspective | The night I danced with Arthur Mitchell at the White House 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Under the leadership of first lady Laura Bush, the National Book Festival was born just three days before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The book is dead. Long live the book festival. 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Her first Mother’s Day as first lady is an important marker, perhaps more for Melania Trump than her predecessors. Melania Trump loves being a mom. As first lady, will she be mom-in-chief? 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z After starting her career in conservative magazines, Charen wrote speeches for first lady Nancy Reagan. Pundit Mona Charen blew up CPAC. Even she was stunned by the vitriol that ensued. 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z “I want you to write one of those pieces about me,” the first lady pleaded. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat "So we need to keep up this momentum," the first lady said. President Obama is challenging Americans to continue to help military members and families making the transition to civilian life 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z She continued, "The whole point of being first lady is that we care. . . This message is horrible." Melania Trump returns to the border—without the jacket—to visit migrant children detention ce... 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z A spokesperson for the first lady said suggestions of a personality cult were "rubbish". Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to be immortalised in 6ft bronze statue 2012-02-12T12:15:10Z She declared that she was committed to her marriage but giving up the duties of first lady to pursue a photography career. Justin Trudeau’s mother, Margaret, was like the Princess Diana of Canada — with a happy ending 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It will start in 11 countries, including Albania, Benin, Ghana and Cambodia, where the first lady will visit a Peace Corps program in Siem Reap later this month. Obamas launch global focus on the education of girls 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z He considers Madison and Eleanor Roosevelt, who held regular news conferences and called upon news organizations to send female reporters, the most influential first ladies. C-SPAN begins series on first ladies 2013-02-15T18:31:10Z “Sixty-two million girls around the world who should be in school are not, and that’s not by accident,” the president said before introducing the first lady at the East Room launch of the program. Obamas launch global focus on the education of girls 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z In former first lady Michelle Obama's memoir "Becoming," she discloses that her two daughters were born through IVF, after she suffered a miscarriage. Why Gabrielle Union and Michelle Obama opening up about miscarriage and infertility matters 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z “It is so important that, just as it did 100 years ago, Shchedryk’s melody plays on this stage,” the Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska said in a videotaped message shown at the performance. ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas Staple From Ukraine, a Century Later 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Its rear cover presents the opposite outcome, with the president and first lady looking happy and unscathed. Books of The Times: Stephen King?s ?11/23/63? - Review 2011-10-30T22:44:25Z And if any American woman deserves such sustained attention, it’s surely “the first lady of the world.” Blanche Wiesen Cook Concludes Her Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Campaign blitzes like this are common for first ladies “who are willing to do the work,” says Wright. It’s always sunny for Philadelphia sports fan Jill Biden these days 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z As honorary national president of the Girl Scouts the first lady welcomed the group for an evening arranged as part of her Let’s Move initiative against childhood obesity. Stargazing and starstruck, Girl Scouts camp out on White House lawn 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Her press pool can leave their Tokyo hotel only as part of the first lady’s motorcade. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The Bush Museum’s exhibit tells us that Julia Tyler encouraged publicity and was the first first lady to be photographed. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z “Candy for everybody,” the first lady said to applause. At White House trick-or-treating, candy gets the official okay 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Winston Wolkoff's book is unique in the landscape of books about the Trumps, as the first insider's look at the first lady's private world. Melania Trump used private email accounts while in the White House, says former colleague and friend 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Even for a first lady who is known for her affection for a print and a dress, even in countries where color and nature are celebrated. For Michelle Obama, Girlie Clothes That Lean In 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z They’re always looking not for the good things, the wonderful things the president and first lady are doing, they’re looking for an error or to criticize. Desir?e Rogers, Post Crash 2010-10-01T21:16:00Z Subsequent installments cover her time as the first lady of the United States, as a United States senator and ultimately as a presidential candidate. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Hillary’ and ‘Spenser Confidential’ 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Some critics said the first lady’s “Spirit of America” video was reminiscent of a horror film, comparing some of its contents to the scary movie classic “The Shining.” Melania Trump's Christmas tree exhibit compared to horror film by online critics 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Mrs. Daley, who was the city's first lady for 22 years, died a little after 6 p.m. Public memorial set for Maggie Daley 2011-11-25T18:46:00Z An audience at "Fela!" on Broadway this week got an extra thrill when an unannounced guest arrived - the first lady. Michelle Obama and friends see 'Fela!' on Broadway 2010-11-20T03:51:00Z The difference in warmth is immediately perceptible, which underscores the ways in which the first ladies publicly engage — or don't — with their husbands' messaging. The significance of the Bidens' conspicuous holiday cheer, especially for the Lunar New Year 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Sometimes the designer is an active participant in the selection of a gown, working closely with the first lady’s staff to tailor a runway look to something that accommodates Mrs. Obama’s preferences. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z The two women's styles for engaging with the American public through their roles as first lady are already markedly different. The significance of the Bidens' conspicuous holiday cheer, especially for the Lunar New Year 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The film is being billed as a “rare and up-close look” at the former first lady’s life. ‘Becoming’ Review: Michelle Obama’s Lesson in Staying on Script 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Lauren A. Wright, a political scientist at Princeton University who studies first ladies and their communication strategies, said in an interview, “I actually thought the wording of Grisham’s statement was very telling.” Melania Trump’s chief of staff Stephanie Grisham resigns with two weeks left in the administration 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The series takes you into the private quarters, where dogs sit on sofas and first ladies get their hair done. ‘The First Lady’ re-created over 100 years of White House interiors 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z There is arguably no more powerful influence in American fashion today than the country’s stylish, risk-taking first lady. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z The first lady followed suit before both candy bars fell to the ground. Internet reacts to Trump putting candy on top of child's 'Minion' costume 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The title alone should be a giveaway that Magnificent Doll isn’t the most enlightened of studies, though it does at least offer us perhaps the most cheerful first lady in film history. Jackie finally puts first ladies front and center on the big screen 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z This week’s video features Kelvin Moon Loh singing the number “God Draws Straight” from “Here Lies Love,” a musical about the life of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines. In Performance: Kelvin Moon Loh of 'Here Lies Love' 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Carney told the pool reporter, David Nakamura of The Washington Post, that the workout was part of the first lady’s personal time and therefore off limits to reporters. Reporters say White House sometimes demands changes to press-pool reports Also that Robin Wright, who plays nefarious new first lady Claire Underwood, directed one of his episodes. Supporting character: Washington-raised actor in two top D.C. series 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z But the first lady told David Letterman on Monday the woman only wanted help with a package she couldn't reach. First lady talks to Letterman about Target visit 2012-03-20T02:46:03Z Previous CNN polling showed significantly more Americans holding a favorable rather than unfavorable view of the first lady — by about 2 to 1 in January 2021, at the start of Biden’s presidency. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Her reign as France's first lady has provided a neat parallel, because Bruni-Sarkozy – with her elegant shoes and perfect tailoring – is very obviously in thrall to the vintage French look. The new wave of French style 2011-03-22T21:00:00Z She quickly rejected that one because it’s an acronym that means first lady of the United States. Doug Emhoff paused his career for his wife Kamala Harris’s aspirations — and became the campaign’s ‘secret weapon’ 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z While the world watched Governor Sanford’s teary news conference last June about his sincere love for his Argentine girlfriend, the first lady of South Carolina was surrounded by girlfriends of her own. 2010-02-03T21:40:00Z “Jackie” is a dual portrait, a diary of some of the darkest days in America’s history and a chronicle of how the first lady spun national tragedy into a lasting legacy for her husband. “Jackie” is a must-see: Natalie Portman is Oscar-worthy as the iconic first lady in the days after her husband’s assassination 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z “With previous first ladies, one of the things that happened is that they fell into a uniform and it was always a secondary point of view,” she said. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z Two days after the 1992 election, Blair — seeking to protect the newly elected president and first lady — wrote to Wright, putting “on paper what I have wanted to speak to you for months.” From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z “We don’t live the way they write about us in the world press,” the first lady said. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat The fabric for the first lady's Inauguration Day attire was developed based on the style of a man's silk tie. First lady wears Thom Browne coat and dress 2013-01-21T14:18:08Z This residence was built on the grounds of the estate of the former first lady of the Republic of China, the wife of president Chiang Kai-shek, Meiling Soong. 4 Knockout Homes for Sale 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z She’s not quite a first lady and not quite a Playboy Bunny, but she shares some qualifications and job responsibilities with both. ‘Looking for Miss America’ Tells the History of the Legendary Pageant 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown, who is among Mrs. Clinton’s prominent gay donors, had told the former first lady he planned to dress like her. Hillary Clinton’s Gay Rights Evolution 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The first lady, who was in Canada to lead the U.S. delegation to the games, smiled and nodded. Melania Trump begins to embrace the first lady’s platform — finally 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The episode was, first and foremost, about women—and contrasted the former first lady and her three children with Olivia and her lack of any. Olivia Pope’s right to choose: “Scandal”’s daring on-screen abortion and fantasy filibuster for reproductive rights 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The honorees absorb the celebratory performances and bask in the company of the president and the first lady. Honors Class of ’14: Al Green, Tom Hanks, Patricia McBride, Lily Tomlin, Sting "It enrages me that Melania stole something that was so eloquently spoken by the current first lady," Penrose told The Associated Press in an e-mail. #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes dominate social media after speech 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The former first lady proved resilient in the face of the disease, and her friends and admirers noted her ability to rise above her illness. 'Maggie was this city's heart' 2011-11-25T13:50:00Z Lawson, in fact, beautifully captures the future first lady's grace as she comes of age while batting aside the doubts and slights of others. "The First Lady" tells the story of three revolutionary presidents' wives in an inconsequential way 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Clinton was the first lady of Arkansas before she was the first lady of the United States, a senator representing New York, secretary of state and then presidential candidate. Hillary Clinton to voice ‘Into The Woods’ role in Arkansas 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The Red Room is decorated with games, including trees made of White House playing cards bearing the president and first lady’s signatures. White House makes patriotism theme of Christmas 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z As first lady, she’s increasingly visible, and at the Florida rally where Trump kicked off his reelection campaign, she introduced him. The surreal lives of 2020 campaign spouses: What happens when your loved one wants to be president 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z When the first lady travels alone from Washington, her tarmac arrival is traditionally closed to the media, so the decision to allow Mrs. Trump to be photographed seemed deliberate. Why didn’t someone stop Melania Trump from wearing that jacket? That’s not how this White House works. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton recognized fashion’s philanthropy as first lady. Michelle Obama didn’t like to discuss her clothes, but they spoke volumes 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Allen, who in a statement called “State of Terror” a “heart-pounding ride,” received an Academy Award nomination for her performance as first lady Pat Nixon in the Oliver Stone movie “Nixon.” Joan Allen to narrate audiobook of Clinton-Penny thriller 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Today, the first lady is a fully evolved political superstar, hugely beloved within the Democratic party and a force within popular culture. Why Michelle Obama has a prime spot at the Democratic National Convention 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z The song’s video, which features hypnotic dancing and green sweaters, has remained popular, and the president and first lady of Iceland were recently photographed wearing their own versions of the sweaters. Netflix’s ‘Eurovision Song Contest’: Here’s What You May Have Missed 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The first lady serves as sponsor of the nuclear attack submarine, which the president commissioned during a ceremony this month in Wilmington, Delaware. Easter Egg Roll returns after 2-year, COVID-induced hiatus 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z President and first lady hosted the dinner in the East Room rather than the more traditional location, the State Dining Room. Obamas honor South Korea at state dinner 2011-10-13T23:54:00Z I hate seeing children vandalise bicycles and play online roulette as much as anyone, but there was something in the first lady's leaden delivery that made me refuse to care. There's a right way to deal with hecklers. Then there's Michelle Obama's… 2013-06-08T23:05:27Z The first lady’s second inaugural gown temporarily replaces her first in the First Ladies Room. At museums this fall: Art and science, civilization and extinction It’s rare for a former president and first lady to sell their books together, in a single deal, and for them to be published by the same imprint. Crown to Publish Books by Barack and Michelle Obama 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z So what’s the former first lady telling us with this one? Perspective | Michelle Obama just ripped up the playbook for former first ladies 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z And Loy adored Eleanor Roosevelt, always keeping a photo of the former first lady in her apartment. Myrna Loy 'a wonderful companion' for biographer Emily Leider 2012-08-01T20:26:05Z I can’t believe they would do the first lady like this. Michelle Obama’s season of calling it like she sees it 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The current first lady may be celebrated by pop culture in a way Laura Bush never was — as a force in the fashion industry and vaunted guest on late-night television talk shows. Laura Bush’s latest role: Booster of her husband’s legacy As she greets dignitaries in the four countries, Melania Trump plans to engage in the kind of “soft diplomacy” expected of first ladies. Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z In her final one-on-one interview in the White House, Mrs. Obama speaks with Ms. Winfrey about her eight years as first lady, her legacy and her plans for the future. What’s on TV Monday: Michelle Obama on ‘An Oprah Winfrey Special’ 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z “She’s deliberate. She likes to be strategic,” said Jocelyn Frye, who attended Harvard Law with the former first lady and served as her first White House policy director. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z It also doesn’t hurt that first ladies are almost always more popular than their husbands. Jill Biden has become the premier vaccine ambassador from a worried White House 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Nearly five months after becoming first lady, Melania Trump officially moved into the White House over the weekend. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Critics highlighted pictures where the first lady was not smiling — to create their own narrative about her. Seen but rarely heard: How Melania Trump is approaching the public role of first lady. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z At the reception Wednesday, the first lady said that at each stop on the African continent, she would focus on programs overseen by the U.S. Melania Trump will visit four countries on her first major international trip without the president 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The first lady spoke Wednesday at a White House screening for military families of the Disney movie "Muppets Most Wanted." Mrs. Obama praises military children as 'heroes' 2014-03-13T13:12:52Z When Ledisi was invited to attend a White House dinner earlier this year, the first lady lauded her resilience against music industry pressures to become a stick-thin carbon copy of current pop acts. R&B singer Ledisi gets introspective on new album 2011-06-16T16:32:06Z The first lady didn’t actually confirm it, though, which means every reporter is pretty much obligated to keep asking the question and reading the tea leaves until she does. When Jill Biden went to Africa, her comment about 2024 stole all the attention 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The new first lady also wore purple to a send-off event in Wilmington. Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama wear purple at Biden inauguration 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z She would research the countries where the first lady was traveling, target a look and finally show the first lady. Dressing Michelle, Then and Now 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z A few months ago, the first lady of Iceland appeared on the cover of the widely read Morgunbladid newspaper. What Makes Iceland So Great? Ask Its First Lady. 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “Usually, the food suffers when the first lady is uninterested,” Mr. Miller added. Looking for a Trump Doctrine in the White House Kitchen 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Concern about the state of the marriage and the feelings of the first lady relate to concern about the president’s state of mind, Jellison said. How are Donald and Melania doing? Why America cares about the presidential marriage. 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z According to several current and former aides, the president and first lady often do not eat together in the White House either. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z “Mrs. Kennedy,” West said, introducing the new first lady. When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Curators also didn’t acknowledge that many, if not most, of these women were reluctant first ladies and felt stifled and suffocated by the role. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The visit had been in the works for months, and the first lady’s office announced it last week, before McCain’s death. Amid uproar, Melania Trump placates as her husband provokes 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z And what kind of first lady would she be? Jill Biden is finally ready to be first lady. Can she help her husband beat Trump? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z There she was, along with the president and first lady, at the 60th annual Red Cross ball at Mar-a-Lago on Feb. 4. A Palm Beach Power Hostess Prepares for Trump’s Washington 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z The Inaugural Ball's halls extend across two floors, so the president and first lady plan to spin on the dance floor of each level. Top talent lined up for Obama's inaugural events 2013-01-11T12:43:12Z He did not speak at Malia Obama’s commencement ceremony, which he and the first lady attended, along with family and friends of other graduates of the private school in Northwest Washington. At Malia Obama’s high school graduation, the commander in chief is ‘just a total dad’ 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z A ceremony dedicating the entrance at Park Avenue and East 42nd Street to the former first lady is scheduled for Monday. Grand Central entrance named after ex-first lady 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z But budding style icons, actresses, fashion editors, first ladies, minor royals and quasi-socialites still angle to be recognized for their talents at getting dressed every day. Front Row: Attention, Narcissists: You, Too, Can Be on the Best-Dressed List 2013-01-23T23:08:22Z However, the TV pool will be able to record the president’s remarks and his first dance with first lady Melania Trump — the most important images for TV news reports, said one video journalist. More limitations: Trump plans restricted press access to inaugural celebrations 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Los Angeles designer Michael S. Smith, who decorated throughout the White House for the Obamas, said, “I am happy for Mark. For me, designing the first lady’s office was a really great experience.” Jill Biden names a decorator for her East Wing office 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z She’s been far more active than other recent first ladies, who created initiatives such as Let’s Move and Be Best and stuck almost exclusively to promoting them. Jill Biden’s visit to tornado-ravaged Kentucky marks her third visit to a disaster site in a month 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Announcements of the “significant renewal,” as the White House called it, come on the heels of the first lady’s first solo, in-person media appearance since early March. Melania Trump announces the White House Rose Garden will be revamped, a throwback to the Kennedy era 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Vera Chytilova, a filmmaker often called the first lady of Czech cinema, whose work — subversive, experimental and strongly feminist — was long banned in her homeland, died on March 12 in Prague. Vera Chytilova Dies at 85; Made Daring Czech Films 2014-03-23T02:16:56Z This was around the same time that supermodel/former first lady of France Carla Bruni announced that “We don’t need to be feminist in my generation.” Beyoncé’s reluctant feminism 2013-04-03T14:20:00Z General Assembly for the first time as first lady, and she has outreach planned for Hispanic Heritage Month. Jill Biden’s covid experience was not like Melania Trump’s 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The former first lady is the crisis manager of the Graves household, and there are a lot of crises to manage. Review: In ‘Graves,’ a Politician Goes From Red to Blue to Gruff and Gray 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Sitting on one of the banquettes beneath her balcony were the president and the first lady. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat Although the first lady has spoken about her relationship with Jackson, she hasn’t mentioned her by name until now. Jill Biden paid a surprise visit to the woman who helped her regain faith in God 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z As the son of a president and first lady, he was a celebrity by birth; she was one by marriage. Perspective | JFK Jr. and Carolyn showed us the right way to be famous for being famous 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Stephanie Grisham, the first lady’s spokeswoman, said the trip is consistent with her platform and Trump administration policy, noting that the president has said, “The U.S. is the world’s largest giver of foreign aid.” Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Helen Hayes, the D.C.-born first lady of the American theater, won her Emmy over Peggy Wood and June Lockhart, among others, in the same year and manner as Mitchell did. The triple crown of acting: Only 22 people have ever accomplished this feat 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z When the house grew cramped and inadequate, "Extreme Makeover" and the first lady stepped in. First lady, TV show bring attention to veterans 2011-09-24T20:16:04Z "What a rare opportunity, to be invited by your country's first lady to be honored like this," Jamison said in a weekend interview. Michelle Obama hosts first White House dance event 2010-09-07T18:05:00Z The first lady, who was baptized Catholic, has said her meeting with Pope Francis in Rome in 2017 was particularly meaningful. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “The artifacts that were chosen are really entry points into larger stories of how various first ladies used the platform to create change,” Ms. Gonnella-Platts. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z She sat with Hillary for 35 hours of interviews, going back over her various – and often conflicting – incarnations as lawyer, first lady, senator and globe-trotting secretary of state. 'As guarded as Fort Knox': the inside story of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z The first lady emphasized public-private partnerships in her remarks and the linkages between foreign aid and domestic national security. Melania Trump will visit four countries on her first major international trip without the president 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Q. Can you name one of the three ostentatious heels attached to the first lady? Style Invitational Week 1253: Fashion x fiction — a fake-trivia contest 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z “The first lady specifically wanted the project to include self-portraits because she wanted kids to see themselves in the holiday decor,” said Alexander. This year’s White House holiday decorations strike a homier note 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Certainly, other first ladies and presidents have engaged in for-profit activities, particularly the large advances many of them receive to write their memoirs and for speaking engagements. Melania Trump auctions off her hat, and has become the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The dress, and much of the wardrobe she has worn as first lady, are intended to make us appreciate briefly that she looks lovely — and quickly move on. Perspective | At the state dinner, Jill Biden stays understated 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Jill Biden made her first appearance as first lady at the Kennedy Center for its 50th anniversary concert on Sept. 14, when she delivered remarks from the stage. The Bidens will attend Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors, restoring a tradition that Trump rejected 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Accompanied by her daughter Chelsea, then 20, the outgoing first lady reminisced about eight years of Clinton parties as they roamed the ground-floor rooms. When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Not just for the former first lady, but for herself. Dressing Michelle, Then and Now 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Wu is known for dressing Michelle Obama, including the first lady's inaugural gown. NY Fashion Week looks to nighttime glamour for day 2011-02-11T21:14:25Z The first lady, a star in the campaign who has an even higher approval rating than her husband, will be in great demand. The election is over. Who’ll get the big contract to write the book about it? 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z As first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt broadcast national radio addresses from the Woman’s National Democratic Club, which she joined in 1923, a year after it was founded. In D.C. and Alexandria, a woman’s political place 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z But in one area at least, Mrs. Clinton appears to have already triumphed: She has finally, 23 years after she first stepped onto the national stage as first lady, stopped the conversation about her clothes. How Hillary Clinton Ended the Clothing Conversation 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z And he outraged guests at the annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner in 1996, cracking wise about President Clinton’s extramarital activities as the first lady sat stone-faced nearby. DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Now, she says she is relieved that President Trump and the first lady won’t show up for the event. They always said Cher (and cockroaches) could survive the end of the world. Lately, she’s not so sure about that. 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The first lady, Michelle Obama, and the model Iman will be honorary chairwomen of the opening night gala performance of at City Center on Nov. 30, the company said. ArtsBeat Blog: First Lady Michelle Obama, Iman and John Legend to Kick Off Ailey Season 2011-10-05T21:30:15Z Others might be in the lineage of a president or first lady, or they may be serious history buffs and collectors. Museum’s attendance waned, so wax figures of presidents will be auctioned 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z A lot of people who watched the two-hour special on ABC on Tuesday, “Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words,” seem shocked by the former first lady’s candor and cattiness. ArtsBeat Blog: A Portrait of the Kennedy Marriage That Differs From the Mini-Series 2011-09-14T15:13:56Z The fact that the first lady brought her sister on the trip to India and Pakistan signaled that they were on good terms. Up for Auction: Snapshots of Jackie Kennedy in India and Pakistan 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Dear Bill Clinton: Man up and act like a first lady. Perspective | Farewell Chasten: an elegy for the first gents who might have been 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “She has developed a great amount of trust from both the president and the first lady, which is a pretty high commodity here,” Sanders adds. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Overall, the skit was friendly toward Clinton and closed with the former first lady joining McKinnon in singing Lean on Me. Real Hillary Clinton serves beer to her lookalike in Saturday Night Live opener 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z “I think it was a wonderful idea, and I think it’s wonderful that the current first lady is continuing it,” he says. A historian gets gardening inspiration from his subjects: U.S. presidents 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The soon-t0-be first lady claimed in a November speech that she would use her public platform to combating harassment — particularly on social media. Melania Trump has pledged to fight bullying as first lady — and LGBT youth need her to keep her promise 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z “She’s trying to assess the best way and the best place for her as the first lady and as the wife of a very impulsive, compulsive, erratic president. Let’s say erratic, accomplished president.” In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Woody Allen says in an interview that France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, was very professional on the set of his movie "Midnight in Paris." Woody Allen interview praises Carla Bruni-Sarkozy 2010-08-21T17:31:00Z The USA political drama "Political Animals" starring Sigourney Weaver as a former first lady turned U.S. Five new TV shows get early, critical thumbs up 2012-06-12T21:38:02Z I made one last attempt to press him for an idea of what Melania will be like compared to other first ladies. Monsieur Vogue Is Leaving Trumpland 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z His monologue then proceeded to strafe an audience filled with media people, politicians, a president and a first lady. Farewell, Stephen Colbert. (And hello, Stephen Colbert.) 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z She is only the nation’s second foreign-born first lady, and she speaks five languages — Slovenian, English, French, Serbian and German. Who’s minding the East Wing? So far, nobody knows. 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z A portrait of the former first lady, pretty in pink, greets everyone approaching the entrance. Review | Like the first lady after which it’s named, Jackie is oh so cool 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z And the first ladies — expected to attract bids from fashion enthusiasts and doll collectors — wear handmade reproductions of the gowns they wore at their husbands’ inaugurations. Museum’s attendance waned, so wax figures of presidents will be auctioned 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Imagine their delight when the host walked them to a table right next to the first lady and her daughters. Malia Obama Follows Her Mother Into the Fashion Spotlight 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Most first ladies dust off some recycled ornaments so it makes them look environmentally friendly and frugal. Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas brings back a warmer, simpler vibe 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z How many brands could get the former first lady of France to return to their runways, after all? Donatella Versace Celebrates Her Past and Confronts Her Future 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Baldridge said that while it is common to call governors' wives "first ladies," there is only one, and she is married to the president. Cuomo and TV host form an unusual power couple 2010-06-10T17:44:00Z “Our country’s great first lady, Melania, is doing really well in Africa,” he tweeted on Wednesday. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Back then, even though Mrs. Clinton was first lady and an intimidating presence in her own right, Mr. Lauer kept on probing. The TV Watch: Cooking Up Redemption, With a Dollop of Denial 2013-06-26T22:10:13Z "The truth of the matter is that Laura Bush was the greatest first lady ever," he said with a grin. Brains, guts, glitz are honored at Glamour fest 2011-11-08T21:31:13Z The outspoken former first lady, who publicly championed the Equal Rights Amendment and praised Roe v. AIDS Activist Mary Fisher Is Defined by Words, Not Disease 2012-08-22T21:10:19Z Asked about first lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity and healthy eating campaign, the president said he warned his wife that if she insisted on giving fruit and raisins as treats on Halloween, trouble might follow. Obama to Leno: Libya a recipe for success 2011-10-26T08:01:04Z “In that position, the first lady has to have absolute confidence that you’re on your game,” the staffer said. How Deesha Dyer, a hip-hop lover from Philly, became social secretary 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The first lady’s appearance was brief — just three minutes of shoveling, handshaking and smiling — but insistently cordial. Amid uproar, Melania Trump placates as her husband provokes 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Certainly Mrs. Obama’s significance as a contemporary role model goes far beyond her image, but no one understood the role of fashion, and the potential uses of that, better than the first lady. What Michelle Obama Wore and Why It Mattered 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Obama’s book joins a tradition of memoirs by former first ladies. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Elizabeth Taylor wrote a letter to Nancy Reagan encouraging her to make an issue of AIDS; the first lady’s response was “frosty,” according to Vanity Fair. On drugs, Nancy Reagan just said no. On AIDS, she said nothing. 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Bush and Bill Clinton all missed ceremonies during their terms in office, but in all previous cases, the first lady attended. Kennedy Center Honors for L.L. Cool J, Gloria Estefan, Norman Lear 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The first lady’s sartorial tastes have been scrutinized, admired and highly publicized. Can Michelle Obama Create a Fashion Star? 2010-05-07T21:08:00Z The former first lady shares her advice for navigating life challenges. 15 Books Coming in November 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Mrs. Obama’s memoir brought readers on her journey from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her time as the first Black first lady. Michelle Obama Will Publish a New Book This Fall 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z According to Conway, the first lady was complying with requests for record-keeping regarding items at the White House and not watching television when a mob first breached the Capitol. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z In the end, the future president’s hopes of doing that were thwarted by his authoritarian father, Joseph P. Kennedy; JFK’s own political ambitions; and the future first lady’s 1955 miscarriage and 1956 pregnancy. ‘Anxious to see you:’ JFK letters to Swedish lover auctioned 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z When conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wanted to deny a CNN report that Ivanka Trump would take over the East Wing offices traditionally occupied by the first lady, he used the same label. It’s time to retire the tainted term ‘fake news’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z If there’s one thing that male models and the new wave of European first ladies can agree on, it’s the importance of tattoos. | Ink Stain 2010-07-29T16:41:00Z But during Trump’s first visit to South Carolina as first lady, to attend events with schoolchildren and military families, they presented a friendly, united front. United they stand: Melania Trump and Karen Pence make a statement with S.C. trip 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z In her time as first lady, Trump has visited hospitals treating children of opioid-addicted mothers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia to raise awareness about the addiction crisis. Melania Trump discusses the opioid epidemic, media coverage and those red Christmas trees 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Mrs. Clinton, 69, is the first female presidential nominee of a major political party and a former secretary of state, senator from New York and first lady of the United States and Arkansas. Hillary Clinton and America Ferrera on Pain and Progress (and Hiking) 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Being first lady, at least the traditional idea of one, is not where Melania’s interests lie. Perspective | Look, maybe this just isn’t Melania Trump’s thing. But that’s fine. 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z A small orchestra played, and the first ladies were seated at round tables decorated with floral tablecloths. Melania Trump condemns bullying — and raises some eyebrows — in her first U.N. speech 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z For nearly two years, she served as communications director for first lady Melania Trump. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The journey has produced a set of photos designed to burnish the first lady’s public profile and generate goodwill in a continent wary of her husband’s administration. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z “The first lady has no intention of using her position for profit and will not do so,” her lawyer, Charles Harder, said in a statement. Selling Melania Trump, One NFT at a Time 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z She was deputy assistant to the president and White House social secretary to President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton, and she was chief of protocol for President Barack Obama. A former U.S. chief of protocol on how you can be diplomatic in covid times 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Inside the magazine, the duchess recounts a candid conversation with Michelle Obama, the former first lady. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Guest-Edits British Vogue’s September Issue 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z “It seems elegant. It seems pretty. And it’s something that people can visualize themselves wearing or choosing. And I think that makes the first lady very relatable to people who are watching her.” Perspective | At the state dinner, Jill Biden stays understated 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z One year before her death in 1961, the former first lady, by then the sole survivor of her 10 siblings, made her final visit to Wytheville. The western Virginia town that raised a forward-thinking first lady 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z An hour and a half later, the former first lady arrived — “wearing dark brown, or black — no one could tell for sure because she rushed by so quickly.” Robert F. Kennedy’s final flight: The storied journey of the ride from California to New York 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z With her history and her tattoos, she would seem to have everything it takes to be a formidable European first lady. | Ink Stain 2010-07-29T16:41:00Z And the president and first lady have started giving some hints of their plans following the next president’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017. What kind of ex-president will Barack Obama be? 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z In 2015, he sang at the White House, with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama among those in attendance. Gospel star Bishop Rance Allen dead at 71 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z The first lady’s recipe was called the Pedernales River Chili in ode to their Texas ranch, and the instructions are even available to view online through the LBJ Presidential Library. National Chili Day: 5 things you didn't know about the spicy dish 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Reporters turned to look at the spot he indicated, but there was no sign of the first lady. Trump says the first lady is ‘doing great.’ She hasn’t been seen in public for two weeks. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Through his eyes, we get to know her as a witty, opinionated, driven young woman, the starry-eyed precursor to the stylish first lady and tragic veiled widow who will supplant her in the popular imagination. He Knew What Jackie Gave Up for the Kennedys. This Is His Story. 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z During his time in the White House, Adams reportedly installed more than a thousand plants, beginning a tradition of green-thumbed presidents and first ladies adding their stamp to the 52-acre property. The White House Gardens Open to the Public 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z “She dresses for the person that she is: mother, first lady, CEO of the East Wing,” says Reed, herself a mother of three. Women’s power dressing enters the enlightened era At one point the scouts squealed upon realising that the president was approaching their singing circle, accompanied by the first lady. Stargazing and starstruck, Girl Scouts camp out on White House lawn 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The 286-page book, which plays off the title of Trump’s well-known business guide, is a deeply reported look at the rise of the country’s second foreign-born first lady, after Louisa Adams. Melania Trump was in no rush to move into the White House. That’s when she renegotiated her prenup, a new book says. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The first lady did not engage with the protesters in Boston, and her event took place without her ever being in a position to see them. Melania Trump is booed while speaking to students in Baltimore 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z She resisted the ceremonial duties expected of first ladies. Books Of the Times: ?The Obamas? by Jodi Kantor - Review 2012-01-08T22:47:03Z In 2017, she told Good Morning America she was an unofficial advisor to the 45th president with a direct number to the White House, insisting, "I'm basically first Trump wife. OK? I'm first lady?" Ivana and me? It’s complicated: A Manhattan feminist's connection to the first Mrs. Trump 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z “I think that she wanted some of the celebrity that went along with being first lady,” Ms. Jellison said. Reluctant First Lady? Melania Trump Wouldn’t Be the First to Claim That Title 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Far more careful on social media than her husband, the first lady even recently tweeted about the dangers of flavored e-cigarettes. Melania Trump is busier than you think, but as quiet as ever 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z On hypocritical politicians: “Family men, pictured a million times with their first ladies, die in the arms of their second ladies.” ‘The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick’ Gives Off a Bright Light 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The first lady added, “I think everyone would like to cuddle them.” A Brief History of Panda Diplomacy 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Additionally, the president and first lady have playfully groused about the harsh Chicago winters. For Obamas and Chicago, a long Windy City goodbye 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z In the margins of the weekend’s itinerary, which she had written out for her personal assistant, the first lady scheduled the visit outfit by outfit. Jackie Kennedy’s Packing List for Texas, Chic and Poignant 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z “I don’t think anybody will be necessarily prepared to read a memoir like this — especially coming from a first lady,” said Shonda Rhimes, the television producer, who read an advance copy of Obama’s book. In revealing new memoir, Michelle Obama candidly shares her story 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The museum works with each administration to commission official portraits of the president and first lady for its permanent collection. Smithsonian’s popular ‘Hall of Presidents’ to close for renovation, reopen in fall 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Quinn’s book explores the relationship between the journalist and the first lady. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Michelle Obama returned to the political stage looking like the first lady that she was rather than the cultural celebrity that she has become. Perspective | Michelle Obama’s speech was like an empathetic neighbor expressing sorrow for what our country has become 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z "All these attacks, one is lower than the next," the incoming first lady lamented on Radio Hollande, a station set up as part of his presidential campaign. French first ladies: Bye Carla, bonjour Valerie 2012-05-09T20:49:09Z Grisham served as the first lady’s communications director and kept that position even after being promoted to the West Wing to succeed Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary. Melania Trump, a most private first lady, finds her voice in a stay-at-home pandemic 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “As we renew this tradition, thank you for joining us,” the first lady said. The president and first lady kick off 2017’s White House Easter Egg Roll 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z The pair looked perfect together, like a president and first lady. Casting a ‘Follies’ of the Future, With Beyoncé and Ben Platt 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z It’s difficult to measure the impact of any first lady’s initiative, said McBride, particularly one like Be Best. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z After accepting the tree, the first lady wished everyone a Merry Christmas before heading back inside. Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree to White House 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Melania Trump, the first lady, said the image was “simply wrong.” CNN Fires Kathy Griffin From New Year’s Eve Broadcast Over Trump Photo 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Speaking of turnip greens, first lady Mamie Eisenhower showed the nation her strong belief in their recuperative powers. From pig’s feet to corn bread, a history of soul food in the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z While the president’s team waged legal battles alleging widespread fraud, the first lady, who has a considerable wardrobe and shoe collection, began packing right after the November election. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z Yet Persephone, the self-anointed first lady of the diplomatic community, who welcomes Amanda and takes her under a controlling wing, embraces her role. Uprooted for Their Husbands’ Jobs, and Eager to Shine on Their Own 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z A perfect rendering of the presidential jet, the Spirit of ’76, appears from the sky and disgorges the hatless statesman, followed by his first lady in iconic red. A Witness Sees History Restaged and Rewritten 2011-02-11T19:47:04Z She remains first lady Melania Trump’s communications director, meaning her domain spans the East and West Wings. Stephanie Grisham is Trump’s communications czar. Only most people wouldn’t know it. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The two first ladies sat side by side under stage lights. Michelle Obama and Laura Bush promote the power of first ladies “We received the @WhiteHouse Christmas tree yesterday!” the first lady tweeted the following morning. Bask in the absurdity of this 2018 #MAGA gift guide 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z As she said in a C-SPAN interview last year, first ladies by national tradition aren’t even able to continue in their own professions. Laura Bush’s latest role: Booster of her husband’s legacy And the great Madeline Kahn played first lady Pat Nixon writing in her diary about “those stormy final days.” Al Franken: My 10 favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ political sketches 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The first lady pragmatically had Victorian pieces excavated from government warehouses and “made sure that delicate fringes and tassels were not included in window treatments accessible to souvenir-seeking visitors,” the authors note. 5 Design Books That Are Easy on the Eyes 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Former first lady Michelle Obama wore a dark tee and proudly posed with her "I voted" sticker, urging Americans to vote in the 2020 race. 2020 election: What celebrities wore to vote 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Could have, but did not: He and first lady Laura Bush danced for a cumulative total of just 8 minutes, 54 seconds across 10 galas. Top talent lined up for Obama's inaugural events 2013-01-11T12:43:12Z The former first lady knows how to be unapologetically selfish — and compartmentalize like a pro. Review: In ‘Scissoring,’ Visits From Ghosts of a Closeted Past 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Last season, Dunbar’s attempt to blackmail Underwood using Claire’s journal — which contained some damaging information regarding the first lady’s abortion history — blew up in her face. ‘House of Cards’: 5 Things to Remember Before Watching Season 4 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Dolley Madison was the first “first lady,” having earned the title even before she braved the siege of her residence. On drugs, Nancy Reagan just said no. On AIDS, she said nothing. 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Suddenly, the first lady has got the president over a barrel again. ‘House of Cards’ Season 4, Episode 4: Well That Was Surprising 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Mrs. Trump is known for taking on the kind of decisions that previous first ladies typically delegated to others. Why didn’t someone stop Melania Trump from wearing that jacket? That’s not how this White House works. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The same might be said of Sherald’s portrait of the former first lady. Watch an interview with Kehinde Wiley, who painted Pres. Barack Obama’s official portrait 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Nancy Reagan was remembered on Monday by the Smithsonian in Washington with the public exhibition of the former first lady's portrait by the late artist Aaron Shikler. Nancy Reagan remembered at National Portrait Gallery 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z And when he shows the feminine look of flowery dresses and power makeup of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the president of Argentina, America’s first lady does not seem so daring. Special Report: Fashion: Political Style of a Different Kind 2011-02-11T12:37:02Z The president was booed at Nationals Park during the World Series, and the first lady was heckled by Baltimore students. Trump’s absence at Washington’s premier social event is a relief for some. But the prestige of the presidency is missed. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Mostly closed since 2004, the building at one time displayed the original Star-Spangled Banner, the first ladies’ gowns and space rockets. ‘Futures’ comes alive in the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Which prompts the obvious but unanswerable follow-up: Whose job is it to relieve the burden of the first lady’s day? Perspective | Even in a good marriage, being first lady is the worst 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The first lady later said that it was a swipe at her negative press coverage. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The first lady’s office took great pains to say that the removal had nothing to do with politics; the painting just didn’t fit the space where it had been intended to hang. This Museum Has a Lived-In Look 2011-03-15T10:00:00Z The first lady visited the late-night talk show to promote "Let's Move," her anti-childhood obesity campaign, which marked its third anniversary this month. First lady jokes about hosting 'Tonight Show' 2013-02-23T03:07:08Z You’d think that the French, whose former first lady spent half her career naked, would be more mature about these things. Sympathy for Kate Middleton 2012-09-14T15:24:00Z Conway called the first lady “a beating heart in raising awareness, education, resources and action on this central issue facing our times.” Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill and ignored shouted questions about impeachment 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Kennedy’s and Reagan’s first ladies were both tightly encircled by gay courtiers, though loyalty in both directions could easily waver. ‘Secret City,’ an Epic Narrative History of the Closet in the Capital 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z The Italian-born first lady also noted that her child is set to become the first baby at the Elysee Palace: "I guess it's the modern world going into the French Republic, which is not bad." Bruni-Sarkozy 'superstitious' about pregnancy 2011-09-26T11:48:11Z In the next few years, Chelsea could take on a prominent position at the White House, perhaps filling traditional first lady duties. Chelsea Clinton steps into the spotlight — on her own terms 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Four years later, Cissy loaned it to Coolidge while the White House was being renovated; the president and first lady hosted Charles Lindbergh there after his triumphant trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. From ladies’ club to luxury apartments: The Washington Club bids Dupont Circle farewell Those movements fueled chatter, both about her marriage and her desire to fulfill the traditional duties of first lady — hostessing, representing the American people abroad, advocating for worthwhile causes. After a month out of view, Melania Trump reemerges for State of the Union 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z “On New Year’s Eve, traditionally we clean house,” the first lady said. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat After the divorce, will she still be first lady? 2010-02-06T05:10:00Z The first lady also remained silent for several days after the deadly riot, and then sounded oddly absorbed with her own image at a time of national crisis in a statement she released Jan. 11. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z All fought to be taken seriously as first ladies after spending part or much of their adult lives supporting their husband’s ambitions. ‘First Lady’ drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Five year later she played a wily first lady on “24,” and in 2008 she won another Emmy as a supporting actress on “Samantha Who?,” so that was another. The Re-Re-Rebirth of Jean Smart 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z A reporter tried to ask first lady Melania Trump about impeachment and was met with silence. Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill and ignored shouted questions about impeachment 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z This was the fourth time the first lady chose a gown by the New York-based Soronen, who has had his own label since 2000 but has largely flown under the fashion industry's radar. First lady surprises designer with choice of gown 2010-05-20T17:10:00Z “And I just went out with a test, I’ll see — you know, ’cause we spend a lot of time — and the first lady just went out with a test also,” Trump added. Hope Hicks returned to the White House to pull Trump across the finish line. Then coronavirus hit. 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z "Right now there are 62 million girls worldwide that aren't in school for a variety of different reasons," the first lady explained. Michelle Obama Does Carpool Karaoke with James Corden 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z At first, she wrote speeches for both Clintons, but it became obvious fast that the first lady needed a full-time speechwriter. Hillary Clinton and Lissa Muscatine: From first lady and speechwriter to author and bookseller Especially because it proved but the first of a series of controversial hats Mrs. Trump would wear throughout her time as first lady. Selling Melania Trump, One NFT at a Time 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Pundits openly wondered whether the first lady purposely failed to mention the president and why she did not choose to post a photo of herself with him. After a month out of view, Melania Trump reemerges for State of the Union 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z President Obama and the first lady welcomed to the White House on Monday scores of superheroes and princesses along with a youngster who dressed as the president himself, gray hair and all. At White House trick-or-treating, candy gets the official okay 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The fabric, taken from men's neckwear, suggests a first lady who may be comfortable in designer fashion, but is also ready to get down to serious business. On the Runway Blog: A Fashion First for the Designer Thom Browne at the Inauguration 2013-01-21T17:19:19Z Women’s Wear Daily reported that the evening dress was designed by Alexandra O’Neill for Markarian — the label that the first lady wore on inauguration day. Eager for more details about Naomi Biden’s wedding? Work your sources. 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The first lady won’t join her husband until later Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. Jay-Z, Opening for Obama, Puts Romney in Lyrics 2012-11-06T15:15:19Z The screenwriter Young Il Kim's drama, which was included on the 2012 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays, centres on the early life of the future first lady and US secretary of state. Carey Mulligan turns down lead role in Hillary Clinton biopic Rodham 2013-06-12T09:37:49Z Mayor Bill de Blasio and city first lady Chirlane McCray introduced the show, urging the students to think about the themes of the play and urging them to embrace the arts. Kids shine as Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ goes big 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The lady in question was the first lady, and the garden he was guiding into life suddenly would become known around the world. Whether White House garden keeps growing, Michelle Obama has planted seed of healthy eating 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger and first lady Michelle Obama plan to make an announcement on Tuesday in Washington, the sources said. Exclusive: Disney to stop some junk-food ads on kids' TV, websites: sources 2012-06-05T01:52:30Z “When you really break it down — what is inherently feminine about announcing the White House Christmas decor scheme?” asks Carl Sferrazza Anthony, a historian who studies first ladies. Dear Bill Clinton: Yes, first lady is a weird job. Here’s why you’d be great at it. 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z The Oscar-winning actor will also executive produce the Showtime drama that will provide insight into the personal and political lives of first ladies throughout history. Viola Davis set to play Michelle Obama in TV series 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Michelle Obama, Jackie Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson and Hillary Clinton serve as the subjects for this new six-part series that explores the lives of American first ladies. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Saturday Night Live’ and the First Presidential Debate 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Epstein focused on incoming first lady Jill Biden, who holds a doctorate in education, urging her not to use the honorific “Dr.” How the dusty old op-ed pages became the red-hot outrage-generating machine of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z And I knew that when I hung up those calls, whatever happened, I was just so thrilled that I got a chance to talk to President Biden, the first lady and the vice president-elect. U.S. education secretary: ‘We have to muster whatever political will we can to hit the reset button on those things we know didn’t work’ 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The contest no longer focuses on first ladies, either — it’s been renamed the Presidential Cookie Poll. The 2016 first lady cookie contest is just as weird as the rest of the election 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z A first lady’s health, of course, isn’t a matter of public record the way her husband’s is. For first ladies, health issues can be a teachable moment — or a time to seek privacy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z And as for the first lady, who named Cornejo as one of her favorite designers and declared her affection for Spanx: “Fashion plays an important role in my confidence.” Michelle Obama and fashion designers show students the grit behind the glamour She is perhaps best known for her role as the first lady on the former NBC series "The West Wing," where she spent time in a wheelchair after breaking her left ankle. Stockard Channing eyes 'Other Desert' return 2011-11-26T03:01:04Z Myra Gutin, a professor at Rider University who studies first ladies, says Trump’s willingness to engage in legal battles is unprecedented. When they go low, Melania Trump calls her lawyers 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z As with so many biographies of famous people and famous events, the best parts of “Lady Bird Johnson” are the intimate glimpses of the first lady’s interactions with family and other notable folk. Beneath Her Decorous Demeanor, ‘Lady Bird Johnson’ Was a Political Force 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The first lady usually spoke with a trained accent that merged French, English and Spanish, the languages she’d grown up speaking as the only daughter of one of the island’s roving diplomats. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat In 2004, she left to concentrate on her role as first lady of California when her former husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was governor. Maria Shriver is coming back to NBC News 2013-04-30T14:24:08Z When he met President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle, the couple—who are big fans of the show—joked that he did not seem “nearly as diabolical in real life.” “He’s a pretty scary dude”: “House of Cards'” Michael Kelly on another season as political fixer Doug Stamper — and why he’s supporting Hillary 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z “As a friend, I’ve seen how she handles her role as first lady with the same finesse and care as she uses in her friendships — always quality over quantity.” Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z As first lady, Hillary Clinton set up an office in the West Wing and oversaw the Clinton administration’s attempt to overhaul health care, an involvement in policy that drew sharp criticism. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The question is: Does Frank believe Claire really will stem her personal ambitions and get back on board with being a dutiful first lady? ‘House of Cards’ Season 4, Episode 2: State of the Union 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The president and first lady did not hand out treats but waved and gestured as the costumed kids walked by them. No trick-or-treating at the White House this year 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The first lady wants businesses to join that effort, too. Jill Biden is helping military spouses get jobs. It’s personal. 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Bush, who founded the festival when she was first lady of Texas, also unveiled this year's festival poster. Laura Bush announces Texas Book Festival lineup 2012-09-12T21:49:09Z Mr. de la Renta's business is privately owned and his reputation, despite the occasional picking of a fight with a first lady or a fashion critic, is that of a gentleman. On the Runway Blog: John Galliano Begins His Fashion Recovery 2013-01-18T16:43:11Z Accompanied by New York City's first lady, Chirlane McCray, the duchess wrapped gifts with children and joked that she hoped to wrap a square package because it would be easier. Harlem cheers 'Kate, Kate!' as British duchess visits child center 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z The former first lady chaired the design committee for the Bush Center, which opened last year on the campus of her alma mater, Southern Methodist University. Laura Bush’s latest role: Booster of her husband’s legacy Kids took the stage and celebrities sat in the audience Wednesday as first lady Michelle Obama honored community arts programs that help young people around the country develop their talents and succeed in life. First lady honors arts programs for at-risk youth 2010-10-20T17:15:00Z No first dance with the president and first lady. Analysis | America doesn’t need inaugural balls. But there’s something lost when they disappear. 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Gowns worn by the first ladies are enshrined at the Smithsonian, a glamorous piece of history preserved for the ages. An inauguration like no other 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The author says the first lady frowned to reflect pain she felt from an accidental kick in the ankle from Barron, who was standing beside her. Ex-adviser to first lady: Working for Trumps was a ‘mistake’ 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z President Barack Obama was awarding the 2013 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to 22 recipients in an East Room ceremony also being attended with first lady Michelle Obama. Ronstadt, Katzenberg among those honored by Obama 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z In the past, the first lady has not looked favorably on books about her. Michelle Obama biography explores race’s role in her worldview 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z But Lee laughs when asked about the possibility of being the state's first lady. Food Network's Lee gets a taste of NY politics 2010-10-22T20:31:00Z Oscar de la Renta dressed first ladies in a manner that was both regal and accessible. Robin Givhan on Oscar de la Renta: With style, he wooed women of all stripes The rest of her allure sprang from that classiness: She was neither queen nor first lady of anything, yet she seemed, ultimately, like … a lady. Olivia Newton-John: That Headband Was a Crown 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z "Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?" De Niro says meant no offense with first lady joke 2012-03-21T12:17:23Z Q. How does the North Korean dictator refer to the American president and first lady? Style Invitational Week 1341: Portmanteautapping E to R 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Whatever her reception, this has all been “a net positive” for Biden, says Lauren A. Wright, a political scientist at Princeton University who has studied first ladies. It’s always sunny for Philadelphia sports fan Jill Biden these days 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The evening begins with a formal arrival on the North Portico, where the president and first lady greet the guests of honor and pose for photographs. What’s a state dinner, again? Macron is back for the first one post-covid. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z President Barack Obama and the first lady will host the 2010 honorees at the White House before attending the gala with them at the Kennedy Center. Winfrey, McCartney among Kennedy Center honorees 2010-09-07T16:30:00Z They were all, however, first ladies when they appeared on Vogue; their job was, in part, to be the accessible side of the first couple. Why a Vogue Cover Created an Uproar Over Kamala Harris 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z On March 18, the first lady was scheduled to headline her first solo fundraiser in Beverly Hills for the president’s reelection bid. Melania Trump ignores coronavirus from her Be Best bubble 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z As first lady, she tended toward the pastel and the classic and the skirt, but when she began her Senate campaign, she wore only black trouser suits. Hillary Clinton and Theresa May Herald a New Age in Power Dressing 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The former first lady worked closely on the project with Heymann, who found her to be a highly perceptive accomplice. Laura and George W. Bush's Serene Texas Retreat 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z “It’s a history that sometimes supersedes what can be written down,” said Lumumba, who is also the city of Jackson’s first lady. ‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z In the late 1990s, he was living on Capitol Hill while illustrating “Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride,” the true story of famous pilot Amelia Earhart and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. D.C. library celebrates author and illustrator Brian Selznick 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan set for sale by auctioneer Christie's in New York starting on Monday. Reagans' personal items to be auctioned in New York 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z "You'll probably see me next year" with the fashion winners, she jokingly told the first lady, who smiled at the junior from Washington's Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Michelle Obama honors top designers at White House 2011-09-14T16:46:05Z The Clinton campaign sees the first lady as a unifying presence with the potential to heal some of the rifts within the Democratic Party. Team Clinton has found its secret weapon for the fall campaign: Michelle Obama 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Day was in her way the presidential first lady of Hollywood’s early 60s: dignified, a good sport, lovable. Doris Day: the wholesome face of postwar American optimism 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Toledo was the first in a long line of designers whom Obama championed as first lady — designers whose personal story said something about the breadth of the American Dream. Isabel Toledo’s inauguration wardrobe for Michelle Obama exuded the optimism of a historic moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Melania received a warm reception from the former presidents and first ladies. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z It skimmed the first lady’s figure, and the coat practically twinkled in the sunlight. Isabel Toledo’s inauguration wardrobe for Michelle Obama exuded the optimism of a historic moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The former first lady provides advice for overcoming adversity, gleaned from her own experiences. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z She says the only thing she wants to be is "first lady of cookbooks right now." Food Network's Lee gets a taste of NY politics 2010-10-22T20:31:00Z The game of first lady fashion is one played 12 months a year, at pretty much any time, watched by a global mass of avid spectators who care for reasons national, personal and political. Jill Biden, Changing the Fashion Game 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Lear will be receiving the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 3, but the president and first lady won’t be anywhere near the awards show or any of the weekend’s celebrations. Norman Lear put his foot down — and Trump’s White House flinched 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z Under the Higher Ground partnership announced Thursday, the former president and first lady will develop and lend their voices to select podcasts. Obamas to produce exclusive podcasts for Spotify 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z “Are you ready for the midterm elections?” the former first lady asks in a video announcement Monday. H.E.R, J.Lo, Curry join Michelle Obama’s voter campaign 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z “But she found footage of it, which says more about the times and the expectations about what women and certainly first ladies should or shouldn’t do.” At Sundance, Clinton warns of voter suppression in election 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z In the 1960s, Mr. Rendell said, first ladies did not typically play roles in American relations elsewhere in the world. Up for Auction: Snapshots of Jackie Kennedy in India and Pakistan 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z “She is more visible and starting to do some of the more conventional first lady things,” said Katherine Jellison, a professor of history at Ohio University who studies first ladies. Melania Trump slowly finds her first lady persona: More Bess Truman than Jackie Kennedy 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z “I’m glad that Dr. Ford was heard,” the first lady said. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z So what happens when a former first lady stops being polite and starts getting real? Why do so many Americans adore Michelle Obama? She keeps it real (even at a funeral). 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z “I am a military mom. My son was in the National Guard,” the first lady said, referring to Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015 at the age of 46. Jill Biden visits the nervous families of U.S. soldiers shipped out to help in Ukraine crisis 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z “The winner of this vote was decided by a fair and open election conducted on the White House website,” the president announced as the first lady looked on. Perspective | Trump’s presidential turkey pardon felt like a reality show meets absurdist theater 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z For Ms. Cornejo, it’s a certain sleeve the first lady likes. Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z We will forever be grateful to you and your family, the graceful intelligent compassionate first lady, Mrs. Obama, as well as your beautiful daughters Sasha and Malia for their collective sacrifices for US. T.I. Writes Open Letter to Barack Obama: ‘Your Legacy Will Live On’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The White House declined to have Ms. Koop be interviewed, issuing this statement by e-mail: “Ms. Koop’s responsibilities include advising the first lady on her wardrobe and acting on her behalf in arranging for purchases.” Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z The Nielsen Co. said about 26.2 million people watched the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., where the first lady was the featured speaker. 1st night of DNC bests RNC in TV ratings race 2012-09-06T01:46:05Z I want her to be a great first lady who truly cares about the lives of Americans at the time when many need help. On the Runway: About That McQueen Dress 2011-01-28T17:22:01Z Obama’s wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, released a young readers edition of her memoir “Becoming” earlier this year. Obama adapts ‘Dreams from My Father’ for young readers 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z “Every speech is important, whether it relates to a first lady’s portfolio or not,” said Wright. Melania Trump ignores coronavirus from her Be Best bubble 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z As a result, there are stylists for every possible permutation of dresser: first ladies, basketball players, influencers on a coffee run, royals. Even NASCAR Drivers Need a Stylist 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The theme, Alexander said, was chosen because the president and first lady “wanted to focus on things that unite us, that bring us together, and that’s a gift.” Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas brings back a warmer, simpler vibe 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z In 2008, I thought about the power of Michelle Obama being the first black first lady in the White House and how crucial this moment was for young black girls, to see themselves in her. Seven Artists on the Warhol Influence 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Magicians know never to perform the same trick twice, an aphorism that might have saved Curtis Sittenfeld from attempting a second roman à clef about a famous American first lady. In ‘Rodham,’ Curtis Sittenfeld Reimagines Hillary’s Life 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z I would never deal with personal attacks as first lady. Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross on the Power of Women’s Stories 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Melania Trump’s first act as first lady suggested she might play the rebel. Melania Trump seemed like a rebellious first lady. She’s turning out to be a retro one. 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z To review, here are the kinds of things first ladies do: Dear Bill Clinton: Yes, first lady is a weird job. Here’s why you’d be great at it. 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Another former first lady at Reagan’s funeral in Simi Valley, Calif., Friday, proved that these nerves are still raw. On drugs, Nancy Reagan just said no. On AIDS, she said nothing. 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z What if there had been no Rose Law Firm billing records, no Monica Lewinsky and, even better, no years as first lady? In ‘Rodham,’ Curtis Sittenfeld Reimagines Hillary’s Life 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Among them are the president and the first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, and the power of the image is all in their body language. Perspective | Will Trump’s bowing out of Kennedy Center Honors do lasting damage to the arts? 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The first lady is “one of the top raisers across the board for us as a party,” said a Biden adviser who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z “Her role as first lady of the United States and all that she does is much more important than some superficial photo shoot and cover,” Grisham said at the time. Stephanie Grisham is Trump’s communications czar. Only most people wouldn’t know it. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Melania Trump plans to visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt when she travels to Africa next week on her first major solo international trip as first lady. Melania Trump will visit four countries on her first major international trip without the president 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Whether it’s celebrities on the red carpet, TV anchors, a former first lady or the barista at your local Starbucks, eyes are rimmed with thick dark fringe. Of course those eyelashes are fake. And they’re spectacular. 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The organization called the report “an insult to the work that former first lady Maggie Daley continues to do for the youth of this city.” Daley: Charity report an insult to wife 2011-10-10T23:52:00Z The president, for his part, has told others that the first lady is popular and that he knows she is an asset to him politically. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z But the most prominent guest so far has been the former first lady Barbara Bush. Texas Monthly : Let’s Talk a Bit More About Bates and Anna 2014-02-23T03:54:32Z Greenberg argues that Polk, a slave-owning territorial expansionist, was one of the most powerful and influential first ladies in history. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Other people recorded included the president's brother Robert, his speechwriter Ted Sorensen, future president Gerald Ford and future first lady Lady Bird Johnson. Jacqueline Kennedy interviews to be made public 2010-04-13T16:31:00Z On one is a graphic of Jacqueline Kennedy when she was first lady; on another, a handful of pills and a single word: “sparkle!” Possessed : Jonathan Adler’s Guiding Light: His Mother 2012-12-08T00:16:34Z Her first lady schedule is built around teaching, not the other way around. Jill Biden returns to the classroom, live and in person 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The first first ladies remain icons in the social fabric of America. Recounting the Foodways of the Founding ‘Mothers’ 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z "The entertainment industry captures our imaginations, opens our eyes and touches our hearts, and I'm proud to work with them on our Joining Forces initiative," the first lady said in a statement Wednesday. Hollywood studios, guilds, agencies align for vets 2012-05-10T06:16:03Z But even that first lady might have grown impatient with “The Conspirator,” and not only because the subject matter might have been personally painful. | 'The Conspirator': History?s Loose Ends, and a Tightening Noose 2011-04-14T22:29:34Z The former first lady gets uncommonly candid with a memoir that includes her true feelings about Donald Trump and the pain that came with living under intense scrutiny. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The first lady hosted a slew of Christmas parties and attended other preholiday events, including a November forum with students at Liberty University and a “Toys for Tots” drive held by the U.S. Melania Trump’s presence at the State of the Union marks the end of a long stretch without public events 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z “I urge people to come together in a civil manner,” the first lady said. Perspective | Melania Trump’s convention speech was a moment of calm amid the Trump family rant 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Only the first lady seemed aware of the crisis. Perspective | Melania Trump’s convention speech was a moment of calm amid the Trump family rant 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z “As first lady, everything you do or say carries more weight. And while that can be intimidating at times, it’s also what makes the role so special,” she said. Jill Biden speaks candidly about challenges of her role 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The former first lady wore a purple, almost burgundy overcoat by Black American designer Sergio Hudson for Wednesday's event, completed with a matching belt cinched at her waist with a gold circle buckle. Former first lady Michelle Obama's outfit earns praise on Twitter as 'best look of the inauguration' 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Just like any first lady stepping into the White House before her, Dr. Jill Biden’s Inauguration Day outfit was bound to draw attention. Who Designed Jill Biden’s Inauguration Outfit? 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Hugh and Tony Rodham were circus clowns compared with their temperate older sister, Hillary; they got tangled up in murky business and legal dealings, and were used by Clinton enemies to tarnish the first lady. ‘Saturday Night Live’ thinks it’s figured out the Trump brothers. Does it get them right? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Smith said that he and the first lady spoke to the White House chefs and other staff about what shapes and sizes of plates and bowls would be welcome additions to the presidential china closet. Obamas’ $367,258 state china draws inspiration from Hawaii and history 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Lady Gaga can only be able to maintain her title as the first lady of Sunday night televised events for so long. Lady Gaga's Oscars Will Prove She's Pop's Reigning Champion 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z While he said needing someone to play the first lady wasn’t the only priority, all comedians were asked to do at least one Michelle Obama impersonation. The most memorable comedy moments of the Obama presidency from SNL to ‘Luther the Anger Translator’ 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Though the future first lady would later debate the technical precision of the word “date,” she did elect to meet this bold young man on a Saturday afternoon. Breakthrough Performances From the Summer Movies Season 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have already appeared on a special show that aired Monday. Questions linger about end of 'Oprah Winfrey' show 2011-05-05T12:01:06Z The first lady was captured taking pictures of animals on her iPhone and peering through binoculars. Melania Trump criticized for wearing white pith helmet in Kenya during safari 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Melania Trump has been told that she will have fewer restrictions and a freer hand to do what she wants once she is no longer first lady. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z “It’s been a tremendous experience and honor to serve this president and first lady in what is really a historic presidency for all Americans but particularly for African-Americans,” she said in a brief telephone interview. White House Social Secretary Resigns 2010-02-26T20:48:00Z Italian food is a family favorite — no surprise, because of the first lady’s Sicilian roots. Joe Biden’s Washington: How the president might engage with the city Trump ignored 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z There are even years, Wright said, when a first lady’s popularity, incongruously, goes up as her husband’s decreases. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, held their first official black-tie event at the White House in late February. Promise You a Rose Garden: Ex-White House Florist Tells All 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Having her lead the delegation indicates just how important the Olympics are to the administration, says Lauren Wright, a political scientist at Princeton University who studies first ladies. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The reasoning was later changed to say the dock was for the private use of the president and first lady Melania Trump. Mar-a-Lago neighbors tell Trump to spend his post-presidency days elsewhere 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Diaz had just completed her debut feature, an Imelda Marcos documentary that led the former first lady and political heavyweight to sue over her depiction. A Thousand Cuts: inside a chilling documentary on Maria Ressa 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Biden’s visit came as a surprise to Jackson — the result of elaborate efforts by the first lady and her staff, and Jackson’s friends and family, to keep it quiet. Jill Biden paid a surprise visit to the woman who helped her regain faith in God 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z On Monday, the donation drew praise from the former first lady Michelle Obama, also a Chicago native, who on Twitter called him an “example of the power of arts education.” Chance the Rapper Donates $1 Million to Chicago’s Public Schools 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Of the many potentates at dinner, only the first lady, who shared her slave heritage, noticed and took her to one side. Digested read: The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth 2010-08-16T21:30:00Z She said she and the first lady both once “bellied over with laughter” after Mrs. Trump referred to Ivanka Trump — long seen as her father’s favorite child — as “Princess.” Ex-adviser to first lady: Working for Trumps was a ‘mistake’ 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Stephen Balkam, the founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, was seated at a table with the first lady. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Louise Sunshine, a former Trump Organization executive, has spoken with the first lady a half-dozen times since the election. In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z She is also diligent about staying fit, just like the first lady. Up Close: New Book About Michelle Obama?s Style 2011-12-07T21:30:28Z The former first lady turned 89 on Sunday and celebrated with the Bush family at their summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. Crazy socks 90th birthday party set for GHW Bush 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The city's outgoing first lady and her husband, Mayor Richard Daley, were sitting in boxes at the right center of the auditorium. CSO's Muti, Yo Yo Ma close youth festival with flair 2011-05-16T00:58:33Z But he didn't stray from his classic, ladylike look so fitting for first lady Michelle Obama's inaugural gown. A touch of nerves over security at NY Fashion Week 2011-09-09T20:32:18Z Her son Lazarus, 12, enjoyed meeting the first lady, but said, “It didn’t mean much, to be honest.” Can Jill Biden help move the needle on vaccination rates? 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z She’s trapped: briefly, in her house in Dallas, but also possibly into remaining first lady. ‘House of Cards’ Season 4, Episode 4: Well That Was Surprising 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z It wasn’t the first time since the president and first lady tested positive for the coronavirus that she has come across as the responsible one. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Assigned to cover the first lady, Hick fell in love instead, and Eleanor seems to have reciprocated. Ahead of her time 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps most famously, President Obama and the first lady danced to a version at his inauguration ball. Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. 2012-01-20T16:40:14Z The first lady warmly touched Mary Jean Eisenhower on the arm before shaking her hand and told the more than two dozen descendants of former presidents that it was “a very special day.” Amid uproar, Melania Trump placates as her husband provokes 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z As a French diplomat after World War II, Hessel joined a panel that included former U.S. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt which wrote up the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Hessel, France's surprise elder icon, dies at 95 2013-02-27T13:26:10Z Grisham, along with Chief of Staff Lindsay Reynolds, is one of only a handful of aides with whom the first lady communicates daily. New White House press secretary brings a combative style to the job 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z In her convention address, the first lady managed to pointedly criticized Trump as a poor role model — but without ever mentioning his name. Team Clinton has found its secret weapon for the fall campaign: Michelle Obama 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z All sent their first ladies to attend in their place. Biden’s presence at the Kennedy Center Honors signals to many a return to tradition and normalcy 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z For her part, first lady Melania Trump weighed in indirectly though a spokesperson against the policy instituted by her husband's Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "Where is Ivanka?" Meghan McCain asks on "The View" amid child separation crisis at the border 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Just how big of a sports fan is the first lady? It’s always sunny for Philadelphia sports fan Jill Biden these days 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z However, Melania Trump famously contradicted Grisham last year after Grisham told reporters that there was no “hidden message” in a jacket the first lady wore after visiting a shelter on the border for migrant children. New White House press secretary brings a combative style to the job 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The first lady will appear on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on March 19. Michelle Obama to appear on Letterman show 2012-03-12T17:01:04Z The quote was “a turning point in the evolution of the role of first lady,” said Carl Sferrazza Anthony, the historian for the National First Ladies’ Library. The 2016 first lady cookie contest is just as weird as the rest of the election 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z In search of multipliers, she is using corporate partnerships and targeted marketing, as she did as first lady. Michelle Obama’s vacation is over. Now she’s claiming her own spotlight. 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “Move to the side. Clear a path. Clear. A. Path,” commanded the coterie of Secret Service agents as they whisked first lady Jill Biden from the elevator and through the tightly packed crowd. At correspondents’ dinner scene, Vanderpump rules. (Too bad, Tucker.) 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z In the words of the first lady, she’s part of “the next generation of fabulous.” Bethesda’s CityDance receives arts program award at the White House 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Among the other curiosities are a spiked helmet from a Benjamin Harrison campaign parade and a rendering of Frances Folsom Cleveland, a young and pretty first lady whose image was used commercially without her permission. In the galleries: Trump in poncho and sombrero, Clinton as a suffragette 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The first lady also tells the site what her family's food weaknesses are. First lady hits gym before dawn _ and before hubby 2012-08-21T16:01:05Z Derek Lam explained to Women’s Wear Daily, “I find it challenging to be personally involved in dressing the new first lady.” Civilities: Why declining to dress the first lady isn’t like refusing to bake a same-sex wedding cake 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z In the past month, the first lady has held five rallies, four of them on college campuses. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z And her staff built partnerships with Internet stars on YouTube and Vine, some of whom have come to Washington to make silly videos with the first lady. Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The tall, regal first lady was a magnet for marketers — and she happily signed on. The Melania controversy is nothing new: Eleanor Roosevelt pitched hot dog buns. 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The first lady wakes in her own bedroom a bit later, according to two close friends of the Trumps. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Former President Jimmy Carter, 96, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 93, will not, though they have extended their “best wishes.” An inauguration unlike any other amid a pandemic, unrest 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Nor will he and the first lady welcome the Bidens that morning at the White House. An inauguration like no other 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The sold-out audience stood and cheered for several minutes when the president and first lady were introduced. The Kennedy Center Honors: How sweet it is to be loved by the nation 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Even as the first lady in “Lincoln,” she was relegated to the periphery. As Sally Field aged, her parts got less interesting — until ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Not being present means the first lady will avoid being doused with slime, which Nick frequently does as a prank to people involved in its show. Nick giving `Big Help' award to first lady 2010-03-25T11:06:00Z And the next, talk show hosts, women’s magazines, Hollywood, health experts, the first lady and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg sound the alarm about the obesity epidemic. Women on TV Step Off the Scale 2012-10-11T12:00:00Z Q: What is going to be your agenda as first lady during your term? Jill Biden, incoming first lady and longtime teacher, answers kids’ questions 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Regina Hall is a wonder as the woman who stands by her man for a mash-up of reasons, not least being the elevated position the title first lady confers. ‘Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.’ Review: Resurrecting a Megachurch 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z It’s one of the last images most people have of the first lady before her diagnosis. Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The same crowd cheered at the mention of Barack Obama presidency, but the former first lady didn’t give them much hope that there would be another. Greetings from the alternate universe where Oprah and Michelle Obama are running for president 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The first lady says she's impressed by the strength, pride and courage of military families. Michelle Obama impressed with military families 2011-01-26T18:59:14Z The first lady campaigned in a rally for her husband President Barack Obama at the VFW Post 1503 in Dale City, Virginia, earlier. Playing for Michelle Obama 2012-06-11T21:25:00Z The former first lady will lie in repose at the library on Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nancy Reagan remembered at National Portrait Gallery 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z The “history obsessive,” as he calls himself, read anything he could find about past restorations, including letters from first ladies ranging from Mary Todd Lincoln to his favorite inspiration, Mrs. Kennedy. Mr. Smith Went to Washington … With Dimmers 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z In a monthlong receiving line, respect is being paid — by the president and the first lady, by Howard Stern and Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Julia Roberts, Steve Martin and Martin Short. David Letterman's 33-year journey from cult hero to late-night institution 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z At 71, she is the oldest person in history to sit as first lady. Jill Biden’s covid experience was not like Melania Trump’s 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The role of political spouse is malleable, and men are still finding their place on the state level, said Anita McBride, who directs programs on the legacies of first ladies through American University. These guys could offer Bill Clinton advice if he gets the ‘first spouse’ gig 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Should the first lady be able to don a tank top? Serena Williams’ catsuit controversy evokes the battle over women wearing shorts 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Stephanie Cutter, a political consultant who was a top aide to the Barack Obama campaigns, said the first lady is a careful planner who will probably take control of her schedule. Team Clinton has found its secret weapon for the fall campaign: Michelle Obama 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The first lady also dished about a bedtime ritual with her husband, the president: He tucks her in at night. Michelle Obama's dream job: Being Beyonce 2012-05-24T20:49:07Z His bride, Frances, was 21, the youngest first lady in history. The first celebrity first lady: Frances Cleveland While she sorted out her plans as first lady and a new school for her son, she also worked on getting her husband to sign a more generous financial deal for her and Barron. How Melania Trump blocked Ivanka Trump from encroaching on her domain 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Another East Wing staffer notes that everyone on Melania Trump’s staff — which now numbers 12 — feels protective of the first lady and each other. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z In the final few months before the election, campaign officials have been urging the first lady to be more active, and some are frustrated that she has not been more involved in the reelection effort. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Reports indicated Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, at the request of former first lady Michelle Obama’s onetime chief of staff, communicated with a member of Smollett’s family early in the investigation. Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The first lady traditionally acts as honorary chairwoman of the committee. Melania Trump is out of the White House, but she left her mark on its public spaces 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z In the second installment, they meet the first lady, who talks to them about healthy living. Biggest Losers to get White House workout 2012-03-28T22:01:05Z Is the first lady’s falling popularity an early warning sign of a Democratic bloodbath in the midterms? Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The first lady: “His message of unity inspires us all!” A conservative Parkland student’s whirlwind trip to D.C. ended in the Oval Office 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “The intent behind this book is obvious,” Melania Trump’s office said in a statement after a passage leaked comparing the former first lady to Marie Antoinette. Trump played tough with Putin when cameras were around, but a new book details his insecurities 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z And there was a message from Ukraine’s first lady. Carnegie Hall Musters Stars for a Benefit Concert for Ukraine 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z They are the least controversial decorations to adorn the colonnade in the first lady’s tenure as Christmas-decorator-in-chief. Melania Trump’s White House Christmas decorations are a monochromatic wonderland 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z "My remarks, although spoken with satirical jest, were not meant to offend or embarrass anyone - especially the first lady," De Niro said in a statement. De Niro says meant no offense with first lady joke 2012-03-21T12:17:23Z A first lady visiting the site of a disaster or tragedy and playing the role of “Comforter in Chief,” which Laura Bush was once dubbed, is not unusual. Jill Biden’s visit to tornado-ravaged Kentucky marks her third visit to a disaster site in a month 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z The show says the Democratic president and first lady will tape an episode Monday to air Tuesday. Obamas to make 1st joint appearance on 'The View' 2012-09-20T12:12:08Z Not everybody getting vaccinated in Harlem needs the first lady to hold their hand. Can Jill Biden help move the needle on vaccination rates? 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The first lady, who so often comes across as sphinx-like herself and has often remained silent amid the din of her husband’s administration, was unusually outspoken. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z This year, reporters who attended the traditional first lady’s holiday preview had to get an on-site coronavirus test before stepping into the presidential mansion. Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas brings back a warmer, simpler vibe 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z After all, if he is the presidential alternative, so she, too, is the current first lady’s. Jill Biden Is Not Melania Trump 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Former first lady Laura Bush remembered dumping quarter after quarter into the jukebox to hear "The Race Is On." Music City mourns country legend George Jones 2013-05-02T21:01:05Z She has a theory that the Iranians knew about the meeting with the first lady, so that when the hostages were finally allowed to telephone home, they would find their wives were out. The endless siege: The Tehran hostages are still seeking compensation and closure 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Which brings us back to fashion and our fascination with what first ladies choose to wear and not to wear. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Of course the Democrat donors, excited to meet the first lady, called on her to continue, but the atmosphere will have been awkward thereafter. There's a right way to deal with hecklers. Then there's Michelle Obama's… 2013-06-08T23:05:27Z The next morning, we drove a curving narrow road along the Sava River and through pine forests and past corn and pumpkin fields to the first lady’s birthplace, Sevnica. Stalking the Trump Family’s Roots 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z He was a Renaissance man, the most elegant man, who befriended and was as beloved by queens and first ladies, as by seamstresses and gardeners. Diane Von Furstenberg Remembers Oscar de la Renta 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z As first lady, last April 1, she fooled both reporters and members of her staff by dressing up as a flight attendant on the way back from a trip to California. Jill Biden decorates White House with Valentine’s Day hearts for second year in a row 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z For modern first ladies, the level of disclosure is a personal decision. For first ladies, health issues can be a teachable moment — or a time to seek privacy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Several other first ladies, from Eleanor Roosevelt to Michelle Obama were reported to have initially struggled with the role. Reluctant First Lady? Melania Trump Wouldn’t Be the First to Claim That Title 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Melania Trump, the first lady, may not seem the caftan type. Let It Flow! #PantsuitNation is Now Caftan Country 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z On her last stopover in January, the first lady promoted her "Let's Move!" campaign to get kids excited about fitness and healthy eating habits. Michelle Obama heads back to Leno's stage 2012-08-06T22:46:04Z The first lady spoke on the heartbreak of refugees on the eve of her trip to Romania and Slovakia to meet with displaced Ukrainians, a high-profile global message to the world on Mother’s Day. How Rima Al-Sabah became a force in Washington’s social scene 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The group includes low-level staff members, especially young black women, as well as senior staffers, including the first lady’s chief of staff, Tina Tchen. How Deesha Dyer, a hip-hop lover from Philly, became social secretary 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z According to historians, Biden is the only first lady to hold a paying job outside the White House during her tenure. Jill Biden is getting right to work — on both her jobs 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Google results for the quote don’t reference the first lady, they reference “The First Lady” — as in, promotional materials for the new show. Perspective | American history seems way more feminist on shows like ‘The First Lady’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Nancy Reagan Sinatra made another prominent appearance in Kelley's book on the first lady. Critics not sold on Oprah book 2010-04-12T18:54:00Z The first lady poked at him in a Twitter post, hinting she'd "get Jay to eat some veggies." First lady to push fitness, healthy diet on Leno 2012-01-31T23:22:11Z The first lady, he writes, “tells us that we shouldn’t be feeding our children certain foods, and we hate her for it — not because we think she’s wrong, but because we know she’s right.” ‘Ethics in the Real World,’ Peter Singer’s Provocative Essays 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Especially in the first two years of the administration, some in the White House felt that the West Wing was actively putting up roadblocks and purposely not lending support to the first lady’s office. How Melania Trump blocked Ivanka Trump from encroaching on her domain 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z By virtue of tradition and archaic gender roles, the complex work of managing food for the White House has fallen to the first lady. Looking for a Trump Doctrine in the White House Kitchen 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z After welcoming first lady Jill Biden, who took a short tour before the public was allowed in, he chatted with visitors with free timed passes waiting their turn. Lyrical leadership: Kevin Young, a poet, is now running the African American Museum 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z There were of course, her charitable works — the daily bread of traditional first ladies. In first lady, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Soon after Lincoln was elected, Mrs. Keckley became personal modiste to the troubled first lady. It’s Elizabeth Keckley’s Year in Civil War History 2013-01-09T23:54:36Z The Guardian's Michael Billington called it "a fine immersive spectacle", but said he was left "craving more" about the former Philippine first lady. Marcos musical launches new theatre 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z After all, the first lady is free to buy his product, whether he wants to get involved or not. Melania Trump Reappears, and Wears European First 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The first lady won't join her husband until later Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. Jay-Z, opening for Obama, puts Romney in lyrics 2012-11-05T21:47:07Z The first lady announced her anti-cyberbullying program, appealing to people to be kind, which was a little jarring considering this.” John Oliver on Michael Cohen: a lawyer so bad 'he made Trump get Giuliani' 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Her work certainly grabbed attention after first lady Michelle Obama wore some of her creations, including the yellow-green - aka "lemongrass" - dress and jacket that she wore the day her husband was inaugurated as president. Isabel Toledo brings tropical dresses to Miami 2011-10-20T17:11:13Z Clinton mentioned the word “grace” only once, in reference to President Obama and the first lady: “We thank you for your graceful, determined leadership.” The campaign was nasty. Hillary Clinton’s concession speech was graceful. 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Politico reported recently that the first lady continues to watch cable news and report back to her husband how she thinks his communications staff is performing. The Trumps take their first official trip, and the world gets its first real look at the Trump marriage 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The former first lady and New York senator was the keynote speaker at a star-studded conference focusing on women across the globe, with appearances by actresses Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep. Hillary Clinton headlines NY women's conference 2013-04-05T14:05:12Z We had her sequestered in a room in the grocery store before the first lady got there. How Billy Eichner Got Michelle Obama on 'Billy on the Street' 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z On Saturday, he will meet Lourenco in the morning in the presidential palace, before visiting a hospital to see the work of a project spearheaded by the first lady, Ana Dias Lourenco. Britain's Prince Harry to meet Angolan president 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z “Africa remains a priority for this administration, and I believe the first lady’s trip through the continent will showcase just that,” she said. Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Natalie Portman’s portrayal of the former first lady in the days after her husband was assassinated in 1963 seems practically guaranteed to get the actress one step closer to a second Oscar. Movies That Give Us Hope for a Less Homogenous Oscars 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z A uniformed soldier, home from a deployment overseas, walks into the first lady’s box to the surprise of his family. Perspective | Congressional Democrats wore their white-hot fury to the State of the Union 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z A first lady’s goals on such a trip are typically twofold, said Myra Gutin, a communication professor at Rider University who studies first ladies. Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z It is sometimes hard to discern how much the first lady is really invested in her husband’s political career. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Everyone in my small Eastern Kentucky hollow, it seemed, was talking about this potential first lady with the three names: Hillary Rodham Clinton. A rural man grieves Hillary Clinton’s defeat: Her strength gave hope to outsiders like me 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z The president and first lady also recently launched a program to boost girls’ education around the world, in partnership with the State Department and the government of Japan. What kind of ex-president will Barack Obama be? 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The first lady, who has carefully cultivated an everywoman persona, is cashing in on her popularity as she travels the country and says what the politicians in her party cannot. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Even some of the staff positions and budgets that would have been available to support the first lady’s office were gone, diverted to support those in the West Wing, including Ivanka. How Melania Trump blocked Ivanka Trump from encroaching on her domain 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The former first lady Michelle Obama is famously not a fan of politics, and so it’s no surprise that her much-anticipated podcast is not a political show. 7 Podcasts From Familiar Faces 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The Trumps are remarkably in sync despite their personality differences, said Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former friend and aide who wrote a book that was highly critical of the first lady. Vegas may be betting on a post-presidential divorce, but Melania Trump seems all in for her husband. 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z A spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee referred questions about demand for the first lady to her office. Republicans would love to see Melania Trump on the campaign trail. She’s not going to do it. 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z In later years, Ms. Hooks made a handful of return appearances on the show, lampooning first lady Hillary Clinton. Jan Hooks, comic actress on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ dies at 57 "I regret my inappropriate comment and I have sent a personal note to the first lady apologizing," the U.S. representative from Wisconsin said in a statement released to the media. Congressman sorry for Michelle Obama 'big butt' remark 2011-12-22T19:35:00Z That much-discussed strategy of first ladies and other public figures in recent years? Before ‘The Crown,’ Revelations About the Actual Crown 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The first lady has overseen changes to the Red Room, Blue Room and bowling alley, among other spaces. Melania Trump announces the White House Rose Garden will be revamped, a throwback to the Kennedy era 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z She finally decided an opportunity to meet a first lady was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Laura Bush kicks off book tour in northern Va. 2010-05-04T21:16:00Z Soon she’ll have another first under her belt: the only first lady to teach a hybrid-learning community college class in the midst of a terrifying surge in a raging global pandemic. Jill Biden returns to the classroom, live and in person 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z He then talked about how different first ladies have had different projects -- Laura Bush and literacy -- and he named two or three others. Congressman sorry for Michelle Obama 'big butt' remark 2011-12-22T19:35:00Z And, as if forecasting her biography of Sarah Polk, Greenberg hailed her in that book as “one of the most powerful first ladies in history.” The First Lady Who Begat Phyllis Schlafly, Nancy Reagan and Ivanka Trump? 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z “It was just the opposite,” he said: the first lady remained with the president during the standoff at his request. Dramatizing Camelot 2011-01-17T22:32:30Z Over the weekend, as protesters surrounded the White House in impressive, organized dissent, the first lady and Barron stayed put in New York City, according to source. Empty East Wing: First Lady Melania Trump may stay at Trump Tower, won’t move to Washington after all 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Hillary Clinton donned a padded headband as first lady, then a super thin version as secretary of state. We Can’t Stop Thinking About Amanda Gorman’s Headband 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The first lady goes missing for weeks at a time. Beach reads for dark summer days: 7 books to soothe the burn 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z She spoke of healing, and mistakes, and the strength of anonymous people she had met as first lady. Melania Trump, Dressed for Battle. But Which One? 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Our former first lady reveals few surprises here. Perspective | The 10 books to read in November 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z During her eight years in the White House, former first lady Michelle passionately advocated for fighting childhood obesity among America’s youth through her Let’s Move campaign. Obama-produced kids' show on healthy eating to hit Netflix 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z She even recently joined Michelle Obama on her book tour, interviewing the former first lady, a major career turning point for Robinson, one that also provides the set piece closing out her new special. Give Phoebe Robinson the Title She Deserves: Boss 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Jordan confirms that the first lady and her husband sleep in separate bedrooms. A New Book Brings Melania Trump Into (Slightly) Better Focus 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Willow, named after first lady Jill Biden’s hometown of Willow Grove, Pa., first met her future family on a campaign stop at an unnamed farm in Western Pennsylvania. In this vicious world, guess who became best friends? Cats and dogs. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z According to previews for the one-hour segment, “nothing is off-limits” and the topics discussed are wide-ranging, from Clinton’s past as first lady to her future in politics and what 2016 may hold. TV highlights: Hillary Clinton sits down for an interview with Diane Sawyer To answer the question immediately posed by critics — “Who paid for all of this?” — the answer is the Biden family, not taxpayers, according to the first lady’s spokeswoman. Eager for more details about Naomi Biden’s wedding? Work your sources. 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z James Madison's wife, Dolly, set the tone for the roles played by presidential spouses and was sought after for advice by first ladies who followed her, Farkas said. C-SPAN begins series on first ladies 2013-02-15T18:31:10Z Haiti's recovery from the devastating earthquake in January requires more than rebuilding structures, but also repairing tattered paintings and cultural objects still buried in the rubble, the island nation's first lady Elisabeth Preval said Thursday. Smithsonian leads recovery of Haiti's art, culture 2010-06-17T19:39:00Z The first lady’s spokesperson, Michael LaRosa, confirmed the Bidens would be attending. Biden to attend Kennedy Center Honors, resuming tradition 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z When asked why she visits Republican-leaning states such as Mississippi, Alabama and Alaska, where she knows she will be encounter opposition, she said: “I am their first lady, too.” Jill Biden speaks candidly about challenges of her role 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z “We are going to safely reopen our schools,” the first lady told a socially distanced crowd in the school cafeteria. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z In those cases, the first ladies served as hosts. Trumps decline — again — to attend the Kennedy Center Honors 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z From Ghana, Trump will travel to Malawi, then Kenya, and finally to Egypt, an itinerary that places the typically private first lady half a world away from her headline-dominating husband — and in the global spotlight. Melania Trump begins tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions and criticism 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z After eight years, Mrs. Obama has changed expectations completely about what a first lady should wear. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the Obama Effect 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Michelle Obama is “just funny,” said Cutter, who helped create the first lady’s Let’s Move! program. Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Early on, the first lady made it clear to her advisers, Ms. Kantor noted, that her wardrobe choices were not to be questioned. Michelle Obama, First in Fashion 2012-12-28T21:05:17Z Taken together, these three recent speeches are a fresh window into what the first lady is thinking and feeling during her seventh year in the White House. Michelle Obama’s season of calling it like she sees it 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The first lady’s plans are a throwback to the era of Jacqueline Kennedy, whom Trump has said she admires. Melania Trump announces the White House Rose Garden will be revamped, a throwback to the Kennedy era 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z He tells The News-Enterprise he won’t show the popular flick about a butler who served eight U.S. presidents because it has Fonda starring as former first lady Nancy Reagan. Kentucky Theater Won’t Show Butler Because of Fonda 2013-08-22T21:05:32Z Mr. Yurt, known for styling Laura Bush when she was first lady, was left to wonder whether the calls were from the campaign itself. Weighing In on the ?Callista? Gingrich 2012-02-10T23:51:11Z The tweets will be handled mainly by staff of the president’s Chicago-based re-election campaign, according to the account, though missives actually from the first lady will be designated with the initials “mo.” Michelle Obama joins Twitter -- sort of 2012-01-12T21:50:00Z In part this may be because there is so much else going on that it can seem pointlessly distracting to pay any attention at all to what the first lady wears. It’s Melania 2.0, as Mrs. Trump Iterates in Asia 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z With the first lady’s help, Bethune got 15 minutes with the president to plead for his support. African-Americans in the New Deal 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z When it comes to first ladies, how they present in the world becomes shorthand for who they are and what they do. Fashioning ‘The First Lady’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z One week after Dallas, the former first lady stole a march on the historians. Jackie: behind the creation of JFK, America's once and future king 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Ford did say in 2016 that he would not dress the first lady, but the quote attributed to him was completely false. Fake tweet claiming Tom Ford called Melania Trump a 'glorified escort' with 'bad taste in men' goes viral 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z “Princess always runs to her father,” Grisham recounted the first lady as often complaining. Takeaways from Trump aide’s account of chaotic White House 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z State dinners — this is the Biden administration’s second, after December’s dinner with France — are among the rare occasions when we see the first lady in a gown, a garment mostly associated with celebrities and royals. Perspective | At the state dinner, Jill Biden stays understated 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The unprecedented weeks-long absence of the first lady might not rank particularly high in that order, but it’s still worthy of notice. Perspective | Actually, Melania, your disappearance is a legitimate news story 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z As first lady of New York City during much of the 1990s, Donna Hanover – the former Mrs. Rudolph W. Giuliani – surely developed an opinion or two about the ferocity of the City Hall press corps. ArtsBeat Blog: Donna Hanover to Make Broadway Debut in 'Gore Vidal's The Best Man' 2011-12-28T18:06:52Z He was not wearing a face mask, nor was first lady Melania Trump despite having publicly encouraged others to do so. Perspective | Biden wore a mask. Trump did not. Now a single accessory can define the presidency. 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z It’s tradition for first ladies to wear American designers throughout the inaugural celebrations. Who Designed Jill Biden’s Inauguration Outfit? 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The president and first lady were standing at their front door greeting the musicians. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat At the women’s suffrage event on Monday, the mother of one of the children chosen to attend praised the first lady. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Sesame Street, with an appearance by obesity fighter and first lady Michelle Obama, took on nutrition and exercise as an initiative back in 2004. What will it be in kid books: cupcakes or carrots? 2013-05-30T15:45:09Z Political stars were more in view than in recent years, too, despite the continued absence of President Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Review | Kennedy Center Honors: It’s a boogie wonderland 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Ms. Betts considers whether style was a “crutch to help her with uncertain footing” as the future first lady moved from Chicago’s South Side to begin undergraduate studies at Princeton. Special Report: Fashion: Political Style of a Different Kind 2011-02-11T12:37:02Z To celebrate the shift, the first lady held another event with Wal-Mart, touring a Springfield, Mo., store with a few women who shop at the retailer. A healthful legacy: Michelle Obama looks to the future of ‘Let’s Move’ 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z “I know who I married,” the first lady is quoted as saying. Who Is Stephanie Winston Wolkoff? 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z A compilation of photographs and speech experts that showcase former first lady. Washington Post bestellers: September 3, 2017 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The White House did say that the first lady doesn’t borrow any clothing and, for the most part, buys her own clothes. First lady’s fashions raise question: who pays? 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Oscar de la Renta — the late designer to first ladies and ladies who lunch — created a limited edition of 1,000 watches, including a $2,700 model wrapped in pave diamonds. The luxury-goods company Shinola is capitalizing on Detroit On Monday, the first lady welcomed the White House Christmas Tree – an 18 1/2-foot Fraser fir – which was brought to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on a carriage led by two Clydesdales. Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree, kicks off holiday season at White House 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z As first ladies often are, Melania is more popular than her husband. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Part of the legacy of a first lady is the ongoing preservation and decorating work done at the White House, a living museum of the nation’s history. Melania Trump is out of the White House, but she left her mark on its public spaces 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z The future of the @FLOTUS account may depend on whether there’s a first lady rather than a first gentleman in the East Wing after the election. Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Or the equivalent; there is no formal first lady title there. Melania Trump Wears First Lady Cred on Her Sleeve 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Yet there’s no reason to think the White House will operate much differently without a resident first lady. What will the White House be like with first lady Melania Trump living in New York? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The first lady settled those suits after the plaintiffs agreed to compensate her. Trump campaign sues Washington Post over opinion columns asserting link to Russian election interference 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Several of the invitees commented on the first lady as they left. ‘She wouldn’t miss this for anything’: Melania Trump holds first White House event after 24-day absence 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z A bond formed; the private first lady appeared to regard Grisham as an effective shield and occasional sword against the press. Stephanie Grisham is Trump’s communications czar. Only most people wouldn’t know it. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Conway said the first lady has urged the president to end his “stop the steal” campaign that alleged voter fraud, and that she did not support holding the Jan. 6 rally. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z It’s unlikely she’ll be satisfied sitting by and doing nothing as first lady. Here's What to Expect from Season 3 of House of Cards 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Maybe the first lady wanted to support small businesses. Where Jill Biden drops by for a cup of coffee can make quite a statement 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z In such a context, every choice a first lady makes, every gesture, becomes ammunition to be deployed on battlefield of public opinion, including what she wears. In Washington, Olena Zelenska Dressed for Ukraine 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z But given the prestige that comes with dressing Mrs. Obama, it’s widely thought that designers are eager to cut the first lady a break. First lady’s fashions raise question: who pays? 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z The financing of the first lady’s wardrobe is a subject that has bedeviled presidents and their wives for centuries. First lady’s fashions raise question: who pays? 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z In the summer of 2004, the new mayor and first lady of San Francisco were photographed for an eight-page spread in Harper’s Bazaar. Kimberly Guilfoyle was once half of a liberal power couple. Now she’s basically a Trump. 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama elevated a dreary academic ritual — the official White House portrait — making a routine post-presidential event an instance of change. The Best Art of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Some officials had sent their wives away, but the first lady resisted. New book shows another side to Jackie Kennedy 2011-09-12T03:51:08Z Whether the first lady’s appearance at the reception will quell talk of her time away from the spotlight remains to be seen. ‘She wouldn’t miss this for anything’: Melania Trump holds first White House event after 24-day absence 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z And if I hurt the one Fox viewer who is also an immigrant, well, I apologize to you, madame first lady. ‘S.N.L.’ Premiere Meets Impeachment Head-On, but Not Shane Gillis 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Will the United States ever again have a president who drops the mic or a first lady who raps about going to college? Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Several feet of it got caught on the first lady’s scissors, flailing in the breeze. Melania Trump is busier than you think, but as quiet as ever 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state had some help on her new memoir, “Hard Choices.” Who wrote that political memoir? No, who actually wrote it? Biden has built her public profile around being a teacher and mentions it at nearly every event she’s held as first lady. Jill Biden returns to the classroom, live and in person 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Dave decides to run for city council as himself — and the first lady shows up to help. Perspective | ‘Working Girl,’ and why we love the impostor rom-com 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z “A month ago, the president visited Dawson Springs to make Kentucky a promise: that we would help you rebuild,” the first lady said in a speech. Jill Biden’s visit to tornado-ravaged Kentucky marks her third visit to a disaster site in a month 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Grisham and the first lady are in touch daily, according to East Wing staffers. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z It is a full-on deviation from the former first lady playbook. Perspective | Michelle Obama just ripped up the playbook for former first ladies 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z After the election, it was Jarvis’s job to accompany the new first lady wherever she went. What does Michelle Obama need? Ask Kristen Jarvis, her former chief of stuff. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Lincoln and first lady Mary Todd also kept cats, Hager said. Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The first lady said her daughters Sasha, 11 and Malia, 13, were pulled in by the beautiful pictures and eventually read "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America." Michelle Obama gets daughters approval on new book 2012-06-12T18:09:16Z These portraits are more about the artists impressions and style and not the former president and first lady.. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The former first lady noted Saturday that in recent years Williams performed several times at the Reagan Library, including for a concert celebrating the late president's 100th birthday. Famed pianist Roger Williams dies at 87 2011-10-09T00:01:04Z Penguin Random House announced Wednesday that the former first lady’s multimillion-selling memoir will be released in a young readers edition. Young reader’s edition of Michelle Obama’s book out in March 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Obama said he and the first lady join all Americans in appreciating the joy Horne brought to their lives and the progress she forged for the country. Obama mourns passing of singer, actress Lena Horne 2010-05-10T21:19:00Z Staffers in the first lady’s office felt repeatedly slighted by him. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z By now, the former first lady/senator/secretary of state knows everyone. Obama made D.C. look cool. Will Clinton or Trump make it boring again? 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “The first lady made this huge effort for us,” says Bikram, who’s since been spreading word of how well the triplets’ vaccinations went on Facebook and at barbecues with his Sikh Punjab community. Jill Biden has become the premier vaccine ambassador from a worried White House 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z A new book about Michelle Obama reveals little-known details about the first lady and more fully outlines the ways her relationship with her husband shaped both their lives. Michelle Obama biography explores race’s role in her worldview 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z She sat front and center next to the Obamas at former first lady Barbara Bush’s funeral in Houston while President Trump finished up a round of golf and tuned in via television. Amid uproar, Melania Trump placates as her husband provokes 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Others don’t see a first lady opposing her husband’s policies, but rather one in a familiar role: putting a softer face on her husband’s administration. Melania Trump has taken an unusual interest in immigration. But will she counter her husband’s policies or back them? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Indeed, the first first lady, Martha Washington, wrote to her niece, “I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.” A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The nearly 24 minutes of footage includes the new president and first lady entering the venue — not to “Hail to the Chief” but to “Soul Finger,” a greasy instrumental classic from 1967. George Bush, Soul Man? Footage From an Inauguration Concert Is Restored 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The first lady was in town to promote her “Let’s Move” campaign during Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the U.S. Michelle Obama, Daughters See Trip to Bountiful 2013-08-26T17:00:50Z Each first lady has taken a different tack on her Olympics visits, except for Melania Trump, who never went. At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The shadow of the presidency by its nature cloaks a first lady. Laura Bush’s latest role: Booster of her husband’s legacy Her genuine affection and respect for the first lady. Can the new social secretary make the Trump White House more ‘presidential’? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The former first lady provides advice for overcoming adversity gleaned from her own experiences. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z I wrote essays about her as a revolutionary first lady, one who was rebelling against the status quo in ways that I was only beginning to fathom. A rural man grieves Hillary Clinton’s defeat: Her strength gave hope to outsiders like me 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z He became a milliner and also worked at an exclusive dress shop in Manhattan whose clients included Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn and future first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Bill Cunningham, photographer of New York street fashion, dies at 87 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z The series about teens making the most of youth and technology is bidding farewell after five years, but there will always be season four and its guest appearance by first lady Michelle Obama. Guide to TV DVD sets as holiday gifts 2012-11-20T17:59:09Z The public glare still seems challenging for the first lady, who is said to cherish her privacy. Melania Trump seemed like a rebellious first lady. She’s turning out to be a retro one. 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Then the music changed, and they exchanged partners so that the first lady and another official quietly danced to the same slow ballad as Jess and the now stoned-faced and silent president. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat A strictly private affair, the ceremony was paid for by the Biden family, so taxpayers are not on the hook, according to the first lady’s office. Naomi Biden, president’s granddaughter, is married at the White House 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Each first lady puts her own spin on the holidays with themes, greens, garlands and insider stories reflecting both the times and their personalities. This year’s White House holiday decorations strike a homier note 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z We had to streamline a lot of it and made choices to keep it to a more presidential level, like for the other first ladies. ‘The First Lady’ re-created over 100 years of White House interiors 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The former president and first lady are writing separate books but are selling the rights jointly. Bidding for the Obamas' book deal crests $60 million 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Gross pressed Mrs. Clinton on whether she supported same-sex marriage as first lady but backed Mr. Clinton’s policies for political expediency. Hillary Clinton’s Gay Rights Evolution 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Christie said, drawing a groan from many in an audience, which included former first lady Nancy Reagan. Christie rebuffs pleas for presidential run 2011-09-28T11:52:02Z This was an elegant affair, including a surprise appearance by first lady Michelle Obama, live from the White House, who announced the best picture. MacFarlane proves he's an Oscar guy in hosting gig 2013-02-25T06:09:09Z Whether or not she breaks with other first lady traditions, not moving to Washington right away may end up being the most transformative thing Mrs. Trump does. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z It’s not every day that a working-class girl from Chicago meets the daughter of Motown royalty — unless perhaps one of them becomes an extremely popular former first lady and the other an award-winning TV star. Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross on the Power of Women’s Stories 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Since first lady Michelle Obama planted the White House kitchen garden, soul-food greens were made available throughout much of the year. From pig’s feet to corn bread, a history of soul food in the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The first lady embraced the rowdy audience, praising their energy. Michelle Obama out in full force for ‘Barack’s last campaign’ Still, Kovic reinvigorated an ailing country and won the heart of the first lady, so never let it be said that America isn’t a meritocracy. Vote your cast: who is the greatest fictional US president? 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z In the endless soap opera that is TrumpWorld, the springtime absence of the first lady apparently is getting its very own mini-episode. Perspective | Actually, Melania, your disappearance is a legitimate news story 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z But the roles of first gent and first lady will probably never be quite equivalent. These guys could offer Bill Clinton advice if he gets the ‘first spouse’ gig 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z It's been 30 years since Grace died, 30 years they've been waiting for a first lady, a princess, a dream beauty, glam. Monaco's Prince Albert to marry Charlene Wittstock 2010-06-23T12:12:00Z The new show, called “Waffles + Mochi,” launches March 16 and will be “all about good food: discovering it, cooking it, and of course, eating it,” the former first lady posted on Instagram on Tuesday. Michelle Obama to team up with puppets for a kids’ food show 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z It recalls the life of America’s unacknowledged first lady, chattel of our third president, Thomas Jefferson, and mother of his children. Review | America picked artist Martin Puryear’s work for the Venice Biennale — and he’s everything America is not 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z If he is the Twitter president, she is the Instagram first lady. Seen but rarely heard: How Melania Trump is approaching the public role of first lady. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The U.S.-educated first lady does good for her people.’ Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat “We always want our leaders to do things that show a personal engagement with the things we care about, but presidents and first ladies are incredibly busy,” says Kaiser. Is it better for the Obamas to support or be visible on the D.C. arts scene? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Michelle Obama is the best dressed first lady of all time. Confirm or Deny: André Leon Talley 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z She has been closely studying the vernacular of first lady dress. Melania Trump’s ‘America First’ Inaugural Wardrobe 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Before her final story, the first lady spoke publicly only a few times, and then very briefly. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z And the first lady triumphed over the comedian in a climactic potato sack race. Mrs. Obama beats Fallon in WH fitness challenge 2012-02-08T11:28:11Z Halfway through my binge-watching, I was scratching my head and thinking: Does the current first lady of the United States take her dressing cues from the first lady of Netflix programming? A Primer on Power Dressing From ‘House of Cards’ 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Not because he had dressed four first ladies before, crossing political parties in service to the role. Melania Trump’s ‘America First’ Inaugural Wardrobe 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z The publishing industry might have to think back to Harry Potter’s heyday for a book that has garnered as much attention as the former first lady’s has. Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Finally Hits Shelves 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z “I will always stay true to myself and be truthful to you,” the first lady promised, “no matter what the opposition is saying about me.” In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said that while the government was partially shuttered and the East Wing staff shrank in half, to five people, the first lady held planning meetings for her “Be Best” initiative. Melania Trump’s presence at the State of the Union marks the end of a long stretch without public events 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z In keeping with tradition, the honorees sat with the president and the first lady, waving and blowing kisses as a parade of stars — including Bonnie Raitt, Sean Penn and Ringo Starr — took the stage. The Kennedy Center Honors: How sweet it is to be loved by the nation 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z The president and first lady paid their respects Friday, when Scalia’s body lay in repose in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court. Who showed up at Scalia’s funeral — and who didn’t 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The line also brings to mind Hnath’s subsequent play about a troubled marriage: “Hillary and Clinton,” which is now on Broadway, with, yes, Metcalf as the former first lady, senator and candidate for president. Review | Nora’s back in ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2.’ Lucky for us, she’s played by Holly Twyford. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The president and first lady marked Feb. 14 by welcoming 20 of those second-graders for a tour of the White House and the Valentine’s Day installation on the North Lawn. Jill Biden decorates White House with Valentine’s Day hearts for second year in a row 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z And their father, Mike, expected the show to be good, he said, because “the first lady says it’s the best art she’s ever seen in her life.” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final Bows in ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Rather, like first ladies from Jacqueline Kennedy to Nancy Reagan, Mrs. Obama understood that fashion was a means to create an identity for an administration. What Michelle Obama Wore and Why It Mattered 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Some of the first lady’s best-known garments reside in and around the federal capital. Jackie Kennedy’s Packing List for Texas, Chic and Poignant 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z It is not yet clear whether any joint appearances for the two women are planned, or whether the first lady would go out campaigning solo. Team Clinton has found its secret weapon for the fall campaign: Michelle Obama 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The first lady seemed to be explaining the symphony to him during the movement breaks. At the G-20, Beethoven is played and the world listened (maybe) 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z She was under a searing spotlight because she was the first lady as well as a failed health-care czar. Clinton fashion: The styles, they were a-changin’ 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton came to understand this, over a career in which at first she seemed to dismiss fashion and then, as first lady, to resent it, before finally embracing it as a useful tool. Kamala Harris in a White Suit, Dressing for History 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z It’s often difficult to remember that you’re not actually reading the former first lady’s words. Perspective | Alan Dershowitz claims a fictional lawyer defamed him. The implications for novelists are very real. 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The first lady calls her “a menopausal toddler” — a description that Rachel Dratch, with her repertoire of cringes and moues, fully inhabits. Review: In a Gleeful ‘POTUS,’ White House Enablers Gone Wild 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z She has few close friends but one who used to be close to her, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, is expected to be critical of the private first lady in a book coming out next week. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “It’s surreal to me that the first lady of the City of New York helped us plan our travel,” said Ms. Cumbo, who left the museum this year to run successfully for City Council. A New Mayor Brings Hope for a Populist Arts Revival 2013-12-29T19:52:34Z Her mother had gone out to an important meeting — the first lady was going to be there — leaving Firestone, 16, at home with her two younger brothers and the music teacher. The endless siege: The Tehran hostages are still seeking compensation and closure 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z It was no surprise, then, that the outgoing first lady resented her successor. When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Perhaps the first lady is mindful that if she wants to leave her mark on the White House, time may be short. Melania Trump’s Rose Garden redo draws criticism, but it’s long overdue 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z “She is obviously someone who is very comfortable entertaining and hosting people in the White House,” said McBride, who directs conferences on the first ladies as an executive in residence at American University. Melania Trump slowly finds her first lady persona: More Bess Truman than Jackie Kennedy 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z “Hillary” relays that story in four parts, beginning with her path from a childhood in the Chicago suburbs to becoming the first lady of Arkansas in the early 1980s. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Hillary’ and ‘Spenser Confidential’ 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Her comfort with being in the spotlight, Wright believes, allows for her to be more spontaneous than a less experienced first lady might be. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z By the afternoon, the first lady was on her way to see Egypt’s most famous treasures. Melania Trump wraps first solo international trip in Egypt with comments on Kavanaugh and Ford 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled the official portraits of former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, both painted by African American artists, and both striking additions to the museum’s “America’s Presidents” exhibition. Review | The Obamas’ portraits are not what you’d expect, and that’s why they’re great 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Abedin was at Clinton’s side as first lady, senator, secretary of state and presidential candidate. Hillaryland celebrated Huma Abedin’s new memoir — and relived the haunting question of ‘What if?’ 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z In other words, a blank slate as Sikes begins his transformation for a new first lady’s taste and style. Jill Biden names a decorator for her East Wing office 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z In fact, the first lady discussed it in January, telling Niceta that she wanted to scale back to be “much more special by being smaller, and I want a lot of military.” Can the new social secretary make the Trump White House more ‘presidential’? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Ms. Louis, who was reading Mrs. Clinton’s memoir “What Happened” between rehearsals, is hoping that the former first lady will see the play. 2 Tony Winners Try to Upend Rodgers and Hammerstein 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The Democratic National Convention continues with President Obama’s follow-up to the rousing Monday night speech by the first lady, Michelle Obama. What’s on TV Wednesday 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The White House declined to say whether the first lady would trade her second-floor bedroom for a tent too. Stargazing and starstruck, Girl Scouts camp out on White House lawn 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Her new account is full of photos of her performing her duties as first lady, at White House events or traveling with the president. Seen but rarely heard: How Melania Trump is approaching the public role of first lady. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Both he and the former first lady have entertained friends in their Kalorama home, newly redecorated to suit their modern style; and both frequently go into in their new West End office space. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Over the years, several first ladies have had their own iterations of the White House Kitchen Garden. Tour the White House Gardens This Weekend 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The first lady favored strapless evening gowns, and Mr. Scaasi wrote, “I was very pleased that Mrs. Eisenhower wanted to look so stylish.” Arnold Scaasi, fashion designer to movie stars and first ladies, dies at 85 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z A number of children from families whose relatives were killed in the Iraq war met US first lady Michelle Obama as part of the Gold Star Families for Peace initiative. Donald Trump blasts Barack Obama for watching Star Wars 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Trump walked out alongside the first lady to greet his audience. Perspective | Trump’s convention speech was selling a fantasy version of himself 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z “Jackie” transcends mimicry to achieve something greater — bringing the first lady’s grief and resolve in the face of unspeakable loss to vivid life. “Jackie” is a must-see: Natalie Portman is Oscar-worthy as the iconic first lady in the days after her husband’s assassination 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z Former Chicago first lady , who died Thursday after a long fight with , will be remembered during a public ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center on Sunday, a family spokesman said today. Public memorial set for Maggie Daley 2011-11-25T18:46:00Z The first lady, dressed in a gray coat, stood beside him. The president pardons a turkey, one of the more normal things he’s done this month 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z This is billed as the first comprehensive biography of our current first lady, from childhood through her Ivy League education to her position as adviser-in-chief to her husband. 30 books for spring reading 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z In these chapters there is no daylight between Laura Bush and her highly groomed role as first lady. Books of The Times: Lonely Texas Girl: Laura Bush?s ?Spoken From the Heart? 2010-04-28T21:57:00Z Melania Trump’s term as first lady has been a relatively quiet one. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z On the continent, everyone from cabdrivers to baristas seemed to know that America’s first lady was in Africa, and was generally thrilled to have her there. When Jill Biden went to Africa, her comment about 2024 stole all the attention 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Last August the former Democratic presidential candidate, secretary of state and first lady signed a deal to executive produce The Women’s Hour, a Steven Spielberg-produced series about the suffrage movement. Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to form film and TV production company 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z She wasn’t the worst first lady; at least she made an effort. Pulling Back the Curtain on the Lincolns’ Marriage 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Soon after the election, a litany of designers announced they would not dress the first lady. Analysis | The rare fashion brand that’s beloved by the women of Trump world and not afraid to show it 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Nancy Reagan’s unofficial biographer, Kitty Kelley, finally uncovered the big secret: The first lady’s hairstylist had been secretly coloring the president’s gray roots for more than 20 years. Can we talk about the senior citizens running for president and how they try to look younger? 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z “Every first lady is also expected to pick at least one or two causes to support,” says Andersen. The dos and don'ts of being a first lady: from Jackie Kennedy to Melania Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z The first lady, however, acquitted herself ably on the second night of the Republican National Convention, casting herself with particular warmth. Perspective | Melania Trump’s convention speech was a moment of calm amid the Trump family rant 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z "It's been exciting to see a first lady embracing fashion by remaining consistently interesting and diverse in her fashion choices, and in doing that, she's been able to draw attention elsewhere." Michelle Obama lets wardrobe take back seat 2013-01-16T19:46:04Z Well, for starters, she has already distinguished herself as the only first lady in the nation’s history to delay a move to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z And there is something really, really fantastic about a first lady, United States senator, and secretary of state who has just had it with your stupid questions about what she’s wearing, world. Hillary Clinton does not have time for your games 2012-08-16T19:43:00Z She discussed her feelings with her boss — they discuss everything — and the first lady “told me not to leave until I found the right fit,” Jarvis said. What does Michelle Obama need? Ask Kristen Jarvis, her former chief of stuff. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Set in the City of Light, the latest Woody Allen movie includes French first lady and former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in a bit part. Heavyweight directors at 2011 Cannes festival 2011-04-14T13:25:07Z Back at the DEA headquarters, the first lady was continuing about her day unfazed. Melania Trump seems unfazed by her husband’s possible impeachment 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The first lady stopped by “The Late Show” Thursday night to cross “running for president” off that list. What’s next for Michelle Obama after office? Raising David Letterman’s child 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Kings, movie stars and first ladies including Jackie Kennedy showed up at the flagship store at 14th and F streets. Luxury shopping returns to downtown D.C. Is Washington ready to buy? The first lady inhabits a world of calm, clarity and Wedgwood-hued enlightenment, while the president is seen untethered against a screen of leaves and flowers, with occasional glimpses into an unknown, dark space beyond. Review | The Obamas’ portraits are not what you’d expect, and that’s why they’re great 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Once she became first lady, Pat learned this the hard way. When first ladies meet: An awkward post-election White House tradition 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z A first lady dipping in popularity alongside her husband is highly unusual. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z President Trump presented Slabinski with the medal Thursday at a White House ceremony that the first lady did not attend. Trump says the first lady is ‘doing great.’ She hasn’t been seen in public for two weeks. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z I first met Dyer when the first lady’s press office invited me to hang with her behind the scenes at the 2013 film workshop. How Deesha Dyer, a hip-hop lover from Philly, became social secretary 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Bush’s English springer spaniel, accompanied by a framed letter from first lady Barbara Bush. The Museum of the Dog is unleashed in Manhattan 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The only other first lady to win a Grammy Award in history is Hillary Clinton, who won in 1997 for the audio version of her 1996 book, "It Takes A Village." Conservatives and liberals are split over Michelle Obama's Grammy win 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z After each job interview, the first lady e-mailed or texted her to see how it went. What does Michelle Obama need? Ask Kristen Jarvis, her former chief of stuff. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The first lady generally does not answer questions from the media or acknowledge that they’ve been asked. Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill and ignored shouted questions about impeachment 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Here we go again: President Trump and the first lady are skipping Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors. Trump’s absence at Washington’s premier social event is a relief for some. But the prestige of the presidency is missed. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z His family ran a silver and antique shop near the White House; Bell remembers first ladies Mamie Eisenhower and Jacqueline Kennedy visiting the store. Perspective | Arena’s political play campaign gets underway with major gift 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Still, the idea of the first lady as a brand is not unheard of — though it is rarely spoken of in such frank terms. The Melania controversy is nothing new: Eleanor Roosevelt pitched hot dog buns. 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Holt said Chicago’s former first lady built connections to the city’s people with her commitment to charities assisting children, as well as her public poise in the face of the that would claim her life. Chicagoans to bid farewell to Maggie Daley 2011-11-28T12:40:00Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The first lady is making an appearance at The Kids' Choice Awards to celebrate Taylor Swift for her charity work. First lady to salute Swift at Kids' Choice Awards 2012-03-27T22:31:04Z That’s not so unusual: White House veterans note that other first ladies have taken a few months to firmly establish their areas of interest. Five questions about Melania Trump’s move to the White House 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Canadian fashion designer Jason Wu, who designed former first lady Michelle Obama's navy lace dress for her husband's farewell address, was set to show on Friday afternoon. Raf Simons debuts Calvin Klein collection at New York Fashion Week 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z CNN Films said Monday that it plans a feature-length film on the former first lady and secretary of state to premiere next year. Hillary Clinton to get documentary treatment 2013-07-30T04:17:05Z But, dressed in a flowing white patterned gown, the former first lady also projects what Ms. Sherald called “a quiet, strong presence,” one in keeping with Ms. Sherald’s own restrained style. Obama Portraitists Merged the Everyday and the Extraordinary 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z At an official banquet in Caracas, Margaret stunned guests by jumping up to sing a song in honor of the Venezuelan first lady. Justin Trudeau’s mother, Margaret, was like the Princess Diana of Canada — with a happy ending 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The presence of the first lady fazed no one. Iron Chef America | Cable girl 2010-03-30T05:45:00Z Trump, who is from Slovenia, is only the second first lady to be born outside the country. Melania Trump and Michelle Obama carry on an awkward tradition, too 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The disparity between the first lady’s affection and actual sales was underscored recently when one of the earliest designers associated with Mrs. Obama, Maria Pinto, announced that she was closing her business. Can Michelle Obama Create a Fashion Star? 2010-05-07T21:08:00Z The unveiling of the White House Christmas decorations was staged as if for a photo shoot, with the first lady welcomed by pirouetting ballet dancers before she adjourned for a holiday crafting session with schoolchildren. Seen but rarely heard: How Melania Trump is approaching the public role of first lady. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z As first lady Emily is a self-punishing people pleaser who has to win over both the White House press corps and her own stepchildren, who haven’t entirely accepted their father’s tall, blond young wife. Television Review: ‘1600 Penn,’ on NBC, With Pullman, Gad and Elfman 2013-01-09T18:12:03Z Small wonder that, as Bruni continues writing songs for her fourth album, due in 2011, her team is contemplating how to balance her musical career with her status as first lady of France. Carla Bruni's music plans spark political concerns 2010-10-02T03:05:00Z “I think if a first lady were purely decorative in the 21st century, it would actually look rather odd.” Michelle Obama, First in Fashion 2012-12-28T21:05:17Z Obama, MichelleThe first lady rocks a green tweed dress from Jason Wu's new contemporary line, Miss Wu. | Simons vs. Slimane; Burch vs. Burch 2012-10-05T22:07:25Z Jill Biden is also more political than any recent first lady, serving as a mouthpiece for her husband’s agenda, which could tie her popularity more closely to his. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z He has supported the American first lady while much of the global fashion industry has been diplomatically silent if not actively opposed to the Trump administration. Dolce and Gabbana are rich, extravagant and politically incorrect. You got a problem with that? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The carriage driver was wearing a mask, though the first lady did not appear to wear one in the photos. Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree, kicks off holiday season at White House 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Someone needs to be the first male first lady. Dear Bill Clinton: Yes, first lady is a weird job. Here’s why you’d be great at it. 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z The weekend is a lovefest between cultural and political heroes; the honorees bask in the tributes and sit alongside the president and first lady in the presidential box. Biden’s presence at the Kennedy Center Honors signals to many a return to tradition and normalcy 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Legend called on the first lady to intervene, and Ms. Teigen used vulgarities. Trump Insults Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, and They Fire Back 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Jellison said that Mrs. Kennedy embraced the role of first lady but tended to be fiercely protective of her and her children’s privacy. Reluctant First Lady? Melania Trump Wouldn’t Be the First to Claim That Title 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z America's first lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned her membership in protest at how the singer had been treated. Calm operatic voice for civil rights 2014-04-09T07:07:48Z As it turns out, the second first lady solved those crimes and, with the help of a warlock preacher, imprisoned Colby in his own painting so he could rampage no more. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Picture this in 'Pittura Infamante' 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The soon-to-be former first lady also is expected to be involved in the site selection, planning and design of the Trump presidential library, which probably will be located in Florida. Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z “They say, ‘It’s the label the first lady likes.’ Michelle Obama, Wooing The First Dresser 2012-02-11T00:13:20Z And here’s what happened: When she sat down with the first lady, she decided within minutes that she wanted to work for her. Can the new social secretary make the Trump White House more ‘presidential’? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The rumors surfaced in late April, when gossip magazine Closer ran a story saying the 43-year-old first lady was three months pregnant. Bruni's Cannes no-show fuels pregnancy buzz 2011-05-11T16:52:11Z Attendance over the years has expanded beyond the president, the first lady, journalists and invited members of government to include high-profile celebrities such as and , both of whom attended this year’s event. Obama pokes fun at Romney at dinner 2012-04-29T03:41:00Z Speaking the other day at a San Francisco fundraiser, U.S. first lady Jill Biden said that “I just have to turn on the TV every morning and pray that Zelenskyy is still alive.” A modern Churchill? Zelenskyy praised as war communicator 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z It was a breaking point for Grisham, who both praises the former first lady’s off-camera temperament and offers insight into her peculiarities. Takeaways from Trump aide’s account of chaotic White House 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Even for a style-conscious first lady, her relationship to fashion is complicated. Michelle Obama didn’t like to discuss her clothes, but they spoke volumes 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The Clinton parallels are fairly naked — the show is about a former first lady who runs for president, then finds herself appointed by her charismatic younger opponent to serve as secretary of state. What to stream on Netflix during the long weekend 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Over the years there have been calls by prominent French citizens, including, in 1992, by Danielle Mitterrand, who was then France’s first lady — to rewrite its most bellicose lyrics. After Paris Attacks, ‘La Marseillaise’ Echoes Around the World in Solidarity 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z “Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House,” a memoir by Elizabeth Keckley, a onetime slave who became dressmaker to the first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Steve Inskeep Is Drawn to Books With Nuanced Female Characters 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Mrs. Kennedy was, after all, acutely aware that her highbrow tastes and meticulously orchestrated wardrobe had everything to do with the glamour she wished to project as first lady. Jackie Kennedy: The First Instagram First Lady 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z They were a stark contrast to the president’s classic navy suit and the first lady’s sky blue coatdress and pumps. The Olive Green Sweatshirt Goes to Congress 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z At the end of the Inaugural festivities, the first lady's outfit and accompanying accessories will go to the National Archives. First lady wears Thom Browne coat and dress 2013-01-21T14:18:08Z In the second-floor lodgings where Edith Wilson was born, we heard an audio description of her childhood in the first lady’s own words. The western Virginia town that raised a forward-thinking first lady 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Former U.S. first lady Laura Bush is going public about a car crash in Midland, Texas, that claimed the life of a high school friend when she was 17. Laura Bush discusses fatal crash in her new book 2010-04-28T07:01:00Z She was the first lady of the state for four years. Phyllis George, Trailblazing Sportscaster, Is Dead at 70 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z "Thankfully the first ladies did not duel in the fashion stakes with Margarita Zavala playing down the glitz and keeping to simple good mannerly lines, allowing Michelle to shine," said Graham. First lady surprises designer with choice of gown 2010-05-20T17:10:00Z “All my clothes are made in America, whereas the current first lady may buy labels that are American but they’re made somewhere else,” he said. The Dresser Behind Ann Romney 2012-10-12T23:58:55Z She was a very unconventional first lady for the time, young and fashionable and quite willing to be seen in public. The western Virginia town that raised a forward-thinking first lady 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Whether or not TDE’s first lady brings home a trophy, the sultry R&B star is set to perform during Sunday’s show, held at Madison Square Garden. Kendrick Lamar announces stacked White River Amphitheatre show 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z It was, in fact, the busiest week yet of Mrs. Trump’s tenure as first lady. Melania Trump begins to embrace the first lady’s platform — finally 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z And granted, the first lady deserves a measure of privacy: less than her son, more than her husband. Perspective | Actually, Melania, your disappearance is a legitimate news story 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z There was the day, during the George W. Bush administration, when a station decided not to cover a visit from first lady Laura Bush because, Mortensen believes, she was a Republican. Trump has spurred hundreds of women to run for office. Guess what? Some are Republican. 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The fascination increased once she became first lady, in part because she didn’t dress like the stereotypical Washington matron in boxy suits, nude pantyhose and sensible pumps. Michelle Obama didn’t like to discuss her clothes, but they spoke volumes 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The guest list takes weeks to assemble with input from the president and first lady, the social office, congressional liaisons, the State Department and the Democratic National Committee or Republican National Committee. What’s a state dinner, again? Macron is back for the first one post-covid. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z And when the president’s plane landed back at Joint Base Andrews, the first lady invited Jarvis to exit at the front of the plane with the family. What does Michelle Obama need? Ask Kristen Jarvis, her former chief of stuff. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z “She understood that the role of first lady came with inherent pitfalls and scrutiny, yet she found the humanity in it all,” Biden said in her remarks. A Ronald Reagan celebration raises the question: What does he mean now? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z But the stylish fingers of first lady Melania Trump seem to be all over the menu. Analysis | The state dinner menu: Seasonal and modern, with no Trump wines in sight 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z "I've been very honored to work with the president and the first lady as chief of staff." No love lost between Emanuel and first lady? 2012-01-10T03:00:00Z A dinner at the Kuwaiti Embassy honoring first lady Melania Trump. Washington society and Team Trump: A year in, the fear and loathing is mutual 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The president and first lady reenacted the first waltz at their wedding, something it seemed they’d done at every party since. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat Fauci cracks up recalling seeing the first lady’s powers of persuasion at a drive-through vaccination site in Kissimmee, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood, near Orlando. Jill Biden has become the premier vaccine ambassador from a worried White House 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z But in the children’s books section, the president, first lady, the Obama girls and now, with the release of her first picture book, his half-sister, are greeted with near universal accolades and adoration. ArtsBeat: Inside Obama's Half-Sister's Children's Book 2011-04-13T18:45:12Z Biden said she has learned a similar lesson: “There are times when the role of first lady pushes you to show up, even when it’s uncomfortable.” Jill Biden speaks candidly about challenges of her role 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z In 1998, she became the first first lady to appear on the cover of Vogue. Clinton fashion: The styles, they were a-changin’ 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Biden’s choice of designer for her inaugural state dinner as first lady — Oscar de la Renta — also spoke subtle volumes about her relationship with not just fashion but tradition. Analysis | Jill Biden’s twinkling state-dinner dress revived a first lady tradition 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z “It’s different, but, like everything in this election, the playbook is being rewritten every single day. The role of first lady is really defined by each occupant.” What will the White House be like with first lady Melania Trump living in New York? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Nancy Reagan was, apart from Hillary Clinton, arguably the most powerful and polarizing first lady of the past 75 years. Was Reagan a Precursor to Trump? A New Documentary Says Yes 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z In the first lady’s dressing room and private office, he arranged cozy throws and club chairs. Obama White House decorator’s new book offers a peek behind the scenes 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z An exception to that rule occurred a month after the inauguration, when the president and the first lady shared a stage. In New York, searching for the reclusive and elusive Melania Trump 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The correspondents’ dinner, which is traditionally attended by the president and first lady, as well as prominent politicians and celebrities, is a delicate balancing act for the comedians who host it. Larry Wilmore to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z “The whole issue is packed with portraits of local personalities: not just presidents, first ladies and queens, but also artists, singers, musicians, actors, stylists, writers, models,” she said. Rebranding Africa 2012-05-14T11:56:45Z Still, to all but the most clued-in insiders, the first lady appeared to have plucked him from obscurity. The Man Who Dressed Melania Trump for the Ball 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z If there are people who are still wondering whether Michelle Obama is done carrying the mantle of first lady, wonder no more. Perspective | Michelle Obama just ripped up the playbook for former first ladies 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z |
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