First lady Quotes · Page 3

Jackie Kennedy was the most appropriately dressed first lady we've ever had. You can see how lasting Jackie's style is.

— Lynda Resnick

As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.

— Desiree Rogers

We used to say in the White House that if a place is too dangerous, too small or too poor, send the…

— Hillary Clinton

Helping another person gives one the deepest pleasure in the world.

— Pat Nixon

Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.

— Laura Bush

Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The typical presidential staff resents the vice-president even more than they do the first lady.

— Dick Morris

First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.

— Andre Leon Talley

The United States has many great diplomats, but there is truly no better ambassador for our country than our beautiful First Lady,…

— Donald Trump

Explaining the $1000 in cash and two watches he was given by two Japanese journalists after he helped arrange a private interview…

— Richard V. Allen

I always enjoyed politics. I worked at the White House recently, primarily for the First Lady. Because of my experience running my…

— Joseph Force Crater

I feel it's important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax…

— Betty Ford

The First Lady is such a fascinating office to hold. You're not elected, but it's very much official. You can see the…

— Bellamy Young

First ladies are doing a lot. But the job remains undefined, frequently misunderstood, and subject to political attacks far nastier in some…

— Margaret Truman Daniel

John F. Kennedy brought style and charisma to the White House and a first family that captivated the country: a handsome, witty…

— Kitty Kelley

Too many American authors have a servile streak where their backbone should be. Where's our latest Nobel laureate? More than likely you'll…

— Edward Abbey

To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat…

— Tom Vilsack

There is an environment where someone is always looking for someone to make an error. They're always looking not for the good…

— Desiree Rogers

No matter how different our First Ladies have been - and as individual women they have ranged from recluses to vibrant hostesses…

— Margaret Truman Daniel

Hillary Clinton was the first professional First Lady, the first feminist First Lady, the first First Lady from the '60s generation, the…

— Michael Tomasky

Hillary Clinton has a long track record of service in public life. And you can look at that. I tell the story…

— Tim Kaine

She really is a completely different First Lady. Eleanor Roosevelt was not going to suffer and withdraw in the White House. And…

— Blanche Wiesen Cook

I've been very lucky to put women that I sincerely admire on the cover of 'Vogue:' the then First Lady and now…

— Anna Wintour

I'm completely perplexed how someone who has most of the mainstream media for Hillary Clinton, well all the mainstream media, well most…

— Kellyanne Conway

“You'll make a good First Lady, Shelby Campbell." Shelby's fingers tightened on her wineglass, an involuntary gesture noticed only by Alan and…

— Nora Roberts

During the first campaign, one of my jobs as my husband's spouse was to travel around the country and really listen to…

— Michelle Obama

That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story. Some of the companies we helped…

— Mitt Romney

“Some of my Black sistas don’t know any better, so I’d like to give them some enlightening food-for-thought. Many of them are…

— Stephanie Lahart

I'm not wild about the term first lady. I'd just like to be called Laura Bush.

— Laura Bush

The role of first lady brings with it unique opportunities to help people across the country and around the world.

— Stephanie Grisham

In France, a first lady has no status, and therefore she isn't supposed to do anything else.

— Valerie Trierweiler

She (the First Lady, entering the room with her gravely wounded husband) would admit fear but not despair.

— Candice Millard

Michelle [Obama] never fully took to the scrutiny. I mean, she's thrived as a first lady, but it's not her preference.

— Barack Obama

The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.

— Jackie Kennedy

In the beginning, all of us got 'women type' stories. Like covering the first lady instead of the president.

— Connie Chung

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.

— Nancy Reagan

My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes.

— Michelle Obama

The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.

— Lady Bird Johnson

Upon hearing the results of her breast examination, the First Lady said - "I guess it's my turn."

— Nancy Reagan

The first ladyship is the only federal office in which the holder can neither be fired nor impeached.

— William Safire