At the start of United States political history in 1789.
First president,
The United States presidential election of 1788–89 was the first quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Monday, December 15, 1788, to Saturday, January 10, 1789. It was conducted under the new United States Constitution, which was ratitified earlier in 1788. In the election, George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president, and John Adams became the first vice president.
1st First Lady,
George Washington,s wife Martha Washington ( June 13 1731– May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the "1st First Lady" of the United States. During her lifetime she was often referred to as "Lady Washington".
2nd president,
After that John Adams was the second president of the United States. He was the first political leader who had to deal with democracy as we know it. Had it not been for his support of strong institutions – Supreme Court, Executive, Senate and The Military – America would have collapsed during the Civil War under President Lincoln. America would not be the strong democracy that is today. While George Washington was skillful in the battlefield, Adams negotiated a loan with European bankers to support the revolutionary war, his diplomatic and negotiation skills led to the 1783 Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War.
2nd First Lady,
John Adams,s wife Abigail Adams ( November 22 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams and the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is now "2nd First Lady" of the United States, although these titles were not in use at the time.
3rd president,
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He was the first President to be inaugurated in Washington DC, a city that he helped plan. The foremost spokesperson for Democracy of his time, he was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
3rd First Lady,
Thomas Jefferson's wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, born Martha Wayles (October 30, 1748 – September 6, 1782) was the only wife of her second husband, Thomas Jefferson. She was a widow at her second wedding. She is now "3rd First Lady" of the United States.
4th president,
James Madison, Jr. (March 16 1751 – June 28, 1836) was a political theorist, American statesman, and the 4th President of the United States (1809–17). He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
4th First Lady,
James Madison, Jr's wife Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for her social graces, which boosted her husband’s popularity as President. She is now "4th First Lady" of the United States.
42nd president,
Bill Clinton, William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was previously Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and the Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, ideologically Clinton was a New Democrat, and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy
42nd First Lady,
Bill Clinton's wife Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and the nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States in the 2016 election. She is the first female candidate to gain that status in a major American political party. She served as the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, the junior United States Senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, "42nd First Lady" of the United States during the presidency of Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.
44th president,
Barack Obama,,Barack Hussein Obama II ( born August 4, 1961) is the current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office and the first president born outside of the continental United States. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012.
44th First Lady
Barack Obama's wife Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American lawyer, writer, and First Lady of the United States. She is married to the 44th and current President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American "44th First Lady". Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Obama is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and spent her early legal career working at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met her husband.
Republican Party presidential candidate 2016,
Donald Trump, Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality, author, politician, and the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election. He is chairman of The Trump Organization, which is the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interests.
Potential "45th First Lady" 2016,
Donald Trump's wife,Melania Trump (born Melanija Knavs, April 26, 1970; germanized to Melania Knauss) is the third wife of American billionaire real estate developer and 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. She is a Slovene-American jewelry and watch designer and former model. Born in Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, she became a permanent resident of the United States in 2001 and a citizen in 2006. She actively campaigned for her husband during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Democratic Party presidential candidate 2016
,Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and the nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States in the 2016 election. She is the first female candidate to gain that status in a major American political party. She served as the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, the junior United States Senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, "42nd First Lady" of the United States during the presidency of Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001, and First Lady of Arkansas during the governorship of Bill Clinton from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992.
1st First Gentleman,Potential "45th First Lady" 2016,
Hillary Clinton's husband, Bill Clinton for first lady 2016, Bill Clinton's wife Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and the nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States in the 2016 election. She is the first female candidate to gain that status in a major American political party. She served as the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, the junior United States Senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, "42nd First Lady" of the United States during the presidency of Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.
