Elected Quote by Bellamy Young

The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband.

— Lady Bird Johnson

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.

— Imelda Marcos

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

— Lady Bird Johnson

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

— Nancy Reagan

It's rare for a first lady to be running for president.

— Gwen Ifill

Historically, the most favorably viewed figure in any administration is the first lady, regardless of her husband's popularity. That is largely because first ladies…

— Ari Melber

The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington…

— Paula Poundstone

I think the major role of the First Lady is to take care of the President so that he can best serve the people.…

— Jackie Kennedy

“was one of just 27 women out of 235 students in my class at Yale Law School. The first woman partner at the oldest…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to…

— Laura Bush

Roughly speaking, the President of the United States knows what his job is. Constitution and custom spell it out, for him as well as…

— Shana Alexander

Today is indeed an historic occasion when as a first chair-in-office woman I hand over to another woman chair in office, your Prime Minister,…

— Kamla Persad-Bissessar