Air Quote by Jodi Kantor

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

— Margaret Truman Daniel

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

Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.

— Kitty Kelley

Avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise. But it does American culture no favors if a first lady tries so hard to…

— Robin Givhan

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don't care what they say, they like it.

— Richard M. Nixon

Almost all first ladies have had tremendous power on personnel issues, whether the public realized it or not, whether it was Barbara Bush or…

— Dee Dee Myers

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

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

— Margaret Truman Daniel

A lot of women are turned off by the physical appearance of some of the first feminists.

— Helen Reddy

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

— Connie Chung

Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable.

— Gavin DeGraw

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

— Michelle Obama