JFF - Name the First Spouse

[Anonymous]

(Just for Fun)

So Michelle Obama has been compared to Jackie O and Angela Davis. And Cindy McCain to a Barbie doll and a Stepford Wife.

But how do First Ladies really view themselves?

Pop Quiz: There are 10 quotes below from First Ladies regarding their role. Which First Lady made which comment? (Try not to google. Spoils the fun.) Which do you think most matches Obama and McCain.

Eleanor Roosevelt __
Jackie Kennedy__
Florence (Warren G.) Harding __
Hillary Clinton __
Sarah (James) Polk __

Bonus Points:
Barbara Bush ___
Laura Bush ___

1. “If I get into the White House, I will neither keep house nor make butter.”

2. “[A] Woman’s mind is as strong as man’s…equal in all things and is superior in some.”

3. “I know what’s best for the President. I put him in the White house. He does well when he listens to me and poorly when he does not.”

4. “I think the major role of the First Lady is to take care of the President so that he can best serve the people. And not to fail her family, her husband, and children.”

5. “I had always had the satisfaction of knowing almost as much as he about the politics and intricacies of any situation in which he found himself, and my life was filled with interests of a most unusual kind.”

6. “I never wanted to be the president’s wife, and don’t want it now. You don’t quite believe me, do you? Very likely no one would-except possibly some woman who had had the job.”

7. “I became an enthusiastic politician.” (Hint, 19th century)

8. “The role of First Lady is whatever the First Lady wants it to be.”

9. “The American people have made the role of the First Lady one of the most important jobs in the country. ... It is a tribute to American women that, coming from different social and economic backgrounds, from many different geographical regions, and with diverse educational preparation, each First Lady served our country so well. Each left her own mark, and each teaches us something special about our history.”

10. Speaking at a college commencement) “...perhaps someone in the audience might one day follow in [a First Lady’s] footsteps as an aide, supporter and helpmate to a President. . . and I wish him well!"

[Anonymous]

No fair! Share the answers! I'm curious!!

[Anonymous]

Was #10 Barbara Bush speaking at Wellesley College commencement exercises, late 80s early 90s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was #10 Barbara Bush speaking at Wellesley College commencement exercises, late 80s early 90s?

BINGO! Here are the rest of the answers with names and last year as First Lady. Found it at http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/ while trying to settle an argument about Babs' Wellesely comment.

I heart Sarah Polk!

1. “If I get into the White House, I will neither keep house nor make butter.”
Sarah (James) Polk, 1845

2. “[A] Woman’s mind is as strong as man’s…equal in all things and is superior in some.”
Lucy (Rutherford B) Hayes, 1881

3. “I know what’s best for the President. I put him in the White house. He does well when he listens to me and poorly when he does not.”
Florence (Warren G.) Harding, 1923

4. “I think the major role of the First Lady is to take care of the President so that he can best serve the people. And not to fail her family, her husband, and children.”
Jackie Kennedy, 1963

5. “I had always had the satisfaction of knowing almost as much as he about the politics and intricacies of any situation in which he found himself, and my life was filled with interests of a most unusual kind.”
Nellie (William Howard) Taft, 1913

6. “I never wanted to be the president’s wife, and don’t want it now. You don’t quite believe me, do you? Very likely no one would-except possibly some woman who had had the job.”
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

7.“I became an enthusiastic politician.” (Hint, Civil War Era)
Julia (Ulysses) Grant, 1869

8. “The role of First Lady is whatever the First Lady wants it to be.”
Laura Bush, 2009

9. “The American people have made the role of the First Lady one of the most important jobs in the country. ... It is a tribute to American women that, coming from different social and economic backgrounds, from many different geographical regions, and with diverse educational preparation, each First Lady served our country so well. Each left her own mark, and each teaches us something special about our history.”
Hillary Clinton, 2001

10. Speaking at a college commencement) “...perhaps someone in the audience might one day follow in [a First Lady’s] footsteps as an aide, supporter and helpmate to a President. . . and I wish him well!"
Barbara Bush, 1993

[Anonymous]

I just knew that Hillary was the one with the long comment with lot of words but very little meaning. I actually love the Laura Bush quote -

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just knew that Hillary was the one with the long comment with lot of words but very little meaning. I actually love the Laura Bush quote -

LOL on the Hillary comment.. agree!