Cool Chicks from History

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August 6, 1966. Luci and Pat stage “Operation Departure,” so that they can leave for their honeymoon in private. First, they bade goodbye to LBJ and Lady Bird—in public, for the benefit of the press (above). Then, later, they made their real exit: 

“Luci kissed us both and dashed off down the hall. I followed her to the elevator and watched it go down. I knew that… they would go out through the tunnel into the Treasury and into the basement garage. There would be the inconspicuous black sedan and, crouched on the floor of the car, they would begin the drive to New York to spend the night at Mary Lasker’s town house.”

The couple then traveled incognito to the Bahamas. According to contemporary newspaper reports, like this one and this one, they went by the names Mr. and Mrs. Frisbee. 

Quote: Lady Bird Johnson’s White House Diary, August 6, 1966. Photo: LBJ Presidential Library photo C2716-14a.

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President Clinton hugs Chelsea as Hillary Rodham Clinton votes at the Chappaqua, NY, polling station.  11/7/00.

-from the Clinton Presidential Library

Anna Roosevelt, German Shepard “Chief of the Mohawk,” and Franklin Roosevelt at the seventh annual dog show of the Washington Kennel Club, 1920.

In addition to working in public relations and journalism, Anna served as an aide to her father, accompanying him to the Yalta Conference in 1945.  During JFK’s administration, Anna served on both the Citizen’s Advisory Council on the Status of Women and the President’s Commission for the Observance of Human Rights.  

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While we may think of them as First Ladies, their kids know them as “mom.”   In celebration of Mother’s Day this weekend, we’ve combed the archives for family photos of First Ladies with their children. It’s our way of saying thank you to all the moms out there for…well, everything!

Up first, Eleanor Roosevelt and her daughter Anna.  1906.

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First Mom and Daughter in the Oval Office

Betty and Susan Ford share the President’s chair in the Oval Office. 12/8/74

-Ford Presidential Library

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First Moms

Barbara Bush and daughter Dorothy, dressed up for Easter, April, 1960.

-From the Bush Library

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First Moms

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter with their children and grandchildren in Plains, Georgia.

Judy Carter; Jason Carter, son; Jack Carter, Annette Carter, Jeff Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, Amy Carter, Caron Carter, James Carter, son; Chip Carter. 1/7/77

-Happy Mother’s Day from the Carter Library!

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First Moms

Bess and Margaret Truman at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.  7/21/44

-from the Truman Library

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First Moms

Pat Nixon with daughters Julie Eisenhower, and Tricia Nixon in the East Sitting Hall. 2/5/71 

-from the Nixon Library

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First Moms

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton ride an elephant in the Chitwan National Forest, Nepal.  4/1/95

-from the Clinton Library

Happy Mother’s Day weekend!

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Easter Egg Roll at the Carter White House - Amy Carter and James Earl Carter IV on the South Lawn.  4/1/1980

Happy Easter Weekend!  May your eggs be bright, your bunnies chocolate, and your rolls smooth.

First daughter Susan Ford, Christmas 1961

Carmen Aguinaldo, circa 1918-1920

The daughter of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippines, Carmen studied at the University of Illinois.  In the US, she met Jose Melencio, one time director of the Philippine Press Bureau in Washiington, DC.  Together they had a daughter named Ameurfina who grew up to be the second woman appointed to the Philippine Supreme Court. 

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DIY Decorations for the White House

“Handmade and Folksy” was the chosen theme for Christmas at the White House in 1975.  In order to get their DIY decorations ready, Betty Ford and daughter Susan made tree ornaments in the White House Solarium. 

Here they are at crafty work on November 10, 1975.

Tricia Nixon signs autographs at the Easter Egg Roll, 1971