السيدات والرجال الثوان للولايات المتحدة
Second Gentleman of the United States | |
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الأسلوب | Mr. Second Gentleman |
الاختصار | SGOTUS |
المقر | Number One Observatory Circle |
الشاغل الافتتاحي | Abigail Adams (as second lady) Douglas Emhoff (as second gentleman) |
التشكل | 21 أبريل 1789 |
الموقع الإلكتروني | Official website |
The second gentleman or second lady of the United States (SGOTUS or SLOTUS) is the informal title held by the spouse of the vice president of the United States, concurrent with the vice president's term of office. Coined in contrast to "first lady" – albeit used less commonly – the title "second lady" was apparently first used by Jennie Tuttle Hobart (wife of Garret Hobart, vice president 1897–1899) to refer to herself. The first second gentleman of the United States is Doug Emhoff, the husband of Kamala Harris, the current vice president and first female in the position, since January 20, 2021.[1]
Twelve second ladies have gone on to become first ladies during their husbands' terms as president. The first to do this was Abigail Adams, who was married to John Adams, who was the first vice president from 1789 to 1797 and then the second president from 1797 to 1801. Thus, Abigail was the first second lady and the second first lady. The most recent to do this is Jill Biden, who is married to Joe Biden, the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 and then the 46th president since 2021.
Since the 1970s, the vice presidential official residence is One Observatory Circle.
History
The second spouse's visibility in the public sphere has been a somewhat recent development. Although the role of the first lady as White House hostess dates from the beginning of the republic (and was typically filled by another member of the president's family if the president was unmarried or a widower), with a few exceptions, it was generally not until the late 20th century and early 21st century that vice-presidential wives took on public roles that attracted significant media attention.
In one notable exception, Floride Calhoun, wife of Vice President John C. Calhoun, was a central figure in the Petticoat Affair, a social-political scandal which involved the social ostracism of Secretary of War John H. Eaton and his wife Margaret O'Neill Eaton, further damaging already-strained relations between Vice President Calhoun and President Andrew Jackson.

In 1978, Muriel Humphrey, wife of Vice President Hubert Humphrey, became the only former second lady to hold public office; after her husband, who had returned to the U.S. Senate after his term as vice president, died in office, she was appointed by Minnesota governor Rudy Perpich to continue her husband's term.
There have been 17 periods of vacancy in the role, the longest of which continued for 16 years between the service of vice presidential spouses Abigail Adams and Ann Gerry when there were three widower vice presidents and a one-year vacancy in the vice presidency. The most recent second lady vacancy was for 132 days in 1974, between the service of Betty Ford and Happy Rockefeller, when the vice presidency was also vacant.
12 second ladies went on to become first lady following their husbands becoming president, the first being Abigail Adams and most recent being Jill Biden.
Role in practice
The role of the second lady is unpaid and not formally defined.[2] The wife of the vice president of the United States was traditionally expected to serve as a hostess and appear at society functions.[3][4] Jennie Tuttle Hobart, wife of Vice President Garret Hobart (1897–1899) is often cited as the first woman to style herself as "Second Lady".[5][4] Hobart took over the hostess duties on behalf of First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley, who had chronic health issues including epilepsy.[4] Starting in 1917, the wife of the vice president took on the unofficial role of convener of the Red Cross Senate Wives, presiding over their lunches; the organization later became known as the Senate Spouses Club.[4] The question of the second lady's status became a topic of debate in 1929 when Dolly Curtis Gann, the sister of Vice President Charles Curtis (1929–1933), assumed the role of hostess on his behalf, since he was widowed.[6] Gann had waged a public "battle of precedence" against Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the wife of the late speaker of the House.[7]

Over time, the spouse of the vice president started to become more visible as the Office of the Vice President itself gained power and influence, and assumed additional responsibilities.[4] In 2010, Marie Claire magazine described the role of second ladies as being "relegated to roast-chicken charity dinners and sit-and-smile political functions. They cherry-pick a cause or two...and pretty much stay out of the way."[8] Presidential historian Gil Troy noted that during the Kennedy administration, one of Second Lady Lady Bird Johnson's roles was to replace First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy when she withdrew from public appearances, often at the last minute; Johnson replaced Kennedy on more than 50 occasions.[9]
Pat Nixon, wife of Vice President Richard Nixon, was the first second spouse to add a great deal of substance to the role of the vice president's wife. When Nixon assumed the position in 1953, the role's only official function was to preside over the once-annual Senate Ladies Luncheon.[10] Instead, Nixon launched her own initiatives, sensing great opportunities that her role provided. She established a schedule separate from that of her husband, which often consisted of solo activities. As second lady, Nixon traveled more than 125,000 miles around the world to six continents, including a two-month, 42,000-mile journey through Asia in 1953.[10] As she undertook missions of goodwill across the world, she insisted on visiting schools, orphanages, hospitals and village markets rather than attend tea or coffee functions. In this sense, Nixon essentially created the modern role of the second lady; historian Kate Andersen Brower wrote, "she helped to define this nebulous role for an entire generation of women who would succeed her."[10] Historian Cormac O'Brien says that Pat Nixon "may have well been the most extraordinary second lady in American history" because of her role in accompanying Vice President Richard Nixon on a tour of the world as a goodwill ambassador.[3] She also traveled independently of the vice president and attended events, including campaign tours, on her own.[6][4] According to O'Brien, Second Lady Nixon proved popular "as a paragon of graciousness, composure, and elegance", and made a conscious effort to travel to locations where local women were banned, to spread a subtle message for equal rights.[3]
During the Reagan administration, Second Lady Barbara Bush hosted more than one thousand events and traveled over 1.5 million miles at home and abroad over eight years, and championed literacy, a cause she continued to support when she later became First Lady.[3]
Tipper Gore, former wife of Vice President Al Gore, was active in several campaigns to remove material she found objectionable from popular American entertainment like movies, television shows and music, starting when her husband was a senator. She challenged performers over their use of profane lyrics and often debated with her critics, such as Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra. Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, championed education reform, citing specific failures of the American public education system during her tenure as second lady. She is a particularly outspoken supporter of American history education, having written five bestselling books on this topic for children and their families.[11] Jill Biden, wife of President Joe Biden, worked as an English professor at Northern Virginia Community College, and is thought to be the first second lady to hold a paying job while her husband was vice president.[8][12] She has been involved in various causes, including breast cancer awareness and literacy.
Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, became the first Second Gentleman of the United States when his wife was elected the first female vice president. He is the first attorney,[بحاجة لمصدر] the first Jewish person, and the first husband to assume this ceremonial role.[13] Emhoff is a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center;[14] he is thought to be the second person in American history to maintain a paid position while married to a serving vice president.[بحاجة لمصدر] His top priority in office has been to advocate for food security across the United States, fight antisemitism on the international stage, address climate change, and push for equal access to justice. He has traveled to several countries representing the United States, including: France, Germany, Poland, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia among others, having met with heads of state and attended inaugurations and state dinners.[بحاجة لمصدر]
Current living second ladies and gentleman
Living second ladies and gentlemen اعتبارا من يونيو 2024[تحديث] (from oldest to youngest):
Lynne Cheney
(2001–2009)
Born أغسطس 14, 1941
(age 83 years, 241 days)Tipper Gore
(1993–2001)
Born أغسطس 19, 1948
(age 76 years, 236 days)Marilyn Quayle
(1989–1993)
Born يوليو 29, 1949
(age 75 years, 257 days)Jill Biden
(2009–2017)
Born يونيو 3, 1951
(age 73 years, 313 days)Karen Pence
(2017–2021)
Born يناير 1, 1957
(age 68 years, 101 days)Doug Emhoff
(2021–present)
Born أكتوبر 13, 1964
(age 60 years, 181 days)
Causes and initiatives
- Lynne Cheney: History of the United States
- Jill Biden: "Joining Forces"; military families
- Karen Pence: Art therapy; military families
- Doug Emhoff: Food security; climate change
List of second ladies and gentlemen of the United States
Image | Second Lady or Gentleman | Vice President Marriage date |
Tenure | Date of birth | Date of death (age) | Tenure as First Lady | ||
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Abigail Adams (née Abigail Smith) | John Adams October 25, 1764 |
April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1797 | نوفمبر 22, 1744 | أكتوبر 28, 1818 (73 years, 340 days) | 1797–1801 | ||
Thomas Jefferson was a widower. | Vacant;March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 | |||||||
Aaron Burr was a widower. | Vacant;March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805 | |||||||
George Clinton was a widower. | Vacant;March 4, 1805 – April 20, 1812 | |||||||
Vacant; no vice president after Clinton's death. | April 20, 1812 – March 4, 1813 | |||||||
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Ann Gerry (née Ann Thompson) | Elbridge Gerry January 12, 1786 |
March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814 | أغسطس 12, 1763 | مارس 17, 1849 (aged 85) | |||
Vacant; no vice president after Gerry's death. | November 23, 1814 – March 4, 1817 | |||||||
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Hannah Tompkins (née Hannah Minthorne) | Daniel D Tompkins February 20, 1798 |
March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825 | أغسطس 28, 1781 | فبراير 18, 1829 (aged 47) | |||
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Floride Bonneau Calhoun (née Floride Bonneau Colhoun) | John C. Calhoun January 8, 1811 |
March 4, 1825 – December 28, 1832 | فبراير 15, 1792 | يوليو 25, 1866 (aged 74) | |||
Vacant; no vice president after Calhoun's resignation. | December 28, 1832 – March 4, 1833 | |||||||
Martin Van Buren was a widower. | Vacant;March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837 | |||||||
Richard M. Johnson was a widower | Vacant;March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 | |||||||
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Letitia Tyler (née Letitia Christian) | John Tyler March 29, 1813 |
March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 | نوفمبر 12, 1790 | سبتمبر 12, 1842 (aged 51) | 1841–1842 | ||
Vacant; no vice president after Tyler assumed presidency. | April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845 | |||||||
Sophia Dallas (née Sophia Chew Nicklin) | George M. Dallas May 23, 1816 |
March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 | يونيو 24, 1798 | يناير 11, 1869 (aged 70) | ||||
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Abigail Fillmore (née Abigail Powers) | Millard Fillmore February 5, 1826 |
March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 | مارس 13, 1798 | مارس 30, 1853 (aged 55) | 1850–1853 | ||
Vacant; no vice president after Fillmore assumed presidency. | July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853 | |||||||
Vacant; William R. King was unmarried. | March 4, 1853 – April 18, 1853 | |||||||
Vacant; no vice president after King’s death. | April 18, 1853 – March 4, 1857 | |||||||
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Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge (née Mary Cyrene Burch) | John C. Breckinridge December 12, 1843 |
March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 | أغسطس 16, 1826 | أكتوبر 8, 1907 (aged 81) | |||
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Ellen Hamlin (née Ellen Vesta Emery) | Hannibal Hamlin September 25, 1856 |
March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865 | سبتمبر 14, 1835 | فبراير 1, 1925 (aged 89) | |||
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Eliza McCardle Johnson (née Eliza McCardle) | Andrew Johnson May 17, 1827 |
March 4, 1865 – April 15, 1865 | أكتوبر 4, 1810 | يناير 15, 1876 (aged 65) | 1865–1869 | ||
Vacant; no vice president after Johnson assumed presidency. | April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869 | |||||||
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Ellen Maria Colfax (née Ellen Maria Wade) | Schuyler Colfax November 18, 1868 |
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873 | يوليو 26, 1836 | مارس 4, 1911 (aged 74) | |||
Vacant; Henry Wilson was a widower. | March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 | |||||||
William A. Wheeler was a widower. | Vacant;March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881 | |||||||
Chester A. Arthur was a widower. | Vacant;March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881 | |||||||
Vacant; no vice president after Arthur assumed presidency. | September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885 | |||||||
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Eliza Hendricks (née Eliza Carol Morgan) | Thomas A. Hendricks September 26, 1845 |
March 4, 1885 – November 25, 1885 | نوفمبر 23, 1823 | نوفمبر 3, 1903 (aged 79) | |||
Vacant; no vice president after Hendricks's death. | November 25, 1885 – March 4, 1889 | |||||||
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Anna Morton (née Anna Livingston Reade Street) | Levi P. Morton February 12, 1873 |
March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 | مايو 18, 1846 | أغسطس 14, 1918 (aged 72) | |||
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Letitia Stevenson (née Letitia Green) | Adlai Stevenson I December 22, 1866 |
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 | يناير 8, 1843 | ديسمبر 25, 1913 (aged 70) | |||
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Esther Jane "Jennie" Tuttle Hobart (née Esther Jane Tuttle) | Garret Hobart July 21, 1869 |
March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899 | أبريل 30, 1849 | يناير 8, 1941 (aged 91) | |||
Vacant; no vice president after Hobart's death. | November 21, 1899 – March 4, 1901 | |||||||
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Edith Roosevelt (née Edith Kermit Carow) | Theodore Roosevelt December 2, 1886 |
March 4, 1901 – September 14, 1901 | أغسطس 6, 1861 | سبتمبر 30, 1948 (aged 87) | 1901–1909 | ||
Vacant; no vice president after Roosevelt assumed presidency. | September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1905 | |||||||
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Cornelia "Nellie" Cole Fairbanks (née Cornelia Cole) | Charles W. Fairbanks October 6, 1874 |
March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909 | يناير 14, 1852 | أكتوبر 24, 1913 (aged 61) | |||
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Carrie Babcock Sherman (née Carrie Babcock) | James S. Sherman January 26, 1881 |
March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912 | نوفمبر 16, 1856 | أكتوبر 6, 1931 (aged 74) | |||
Vacant; no vice president after Sherman's death. | October 30, 1912 – March 4, 1913 | |||||||
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Lois Irene Marshall (née Lois Irene Kimsey) | Thomas R. Marshall October 2, 1895 |
March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 | مايو 9, 1873 | يناير 6, 1958 (aged 84) | |||
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Grace Coolidge (née Grace Anna Goodhue) | Calvin Coolidge October 4, 1905 |
March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 | يناير 3, 1879 | يوليو 8, 1957 (aged 78) | 1923–1929 | ||
Vacant; no vice president after Coolidge assumed presidency. | August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1925 | |||||||
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Caro Dawes (née Caro Dana Blymyer) | Charles G. Dawes January 24, 1889 |
March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929 | يناير 6, 1866 | أكتوبر 3, 1957 (aged 91) | |||
Charles Curtis was a widower. | Vacant;March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 | |||||||
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Mariette Elizabeth "Ettie" Garner (née Mariette Elizabeth Rheiner) | John Nance Garner November 25, 1895 |
March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941 | يوليو 17, 1869 | أغسطس 17, 1948 (aged 79) | |||
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Ilo Wallace (née Ilo Browne) | Henry A. Wallace May 20, 1914 |
January 20, 1941 – January 20, 1945 | مارس 10, 1888 | فبراير 22, 1981 (aged 92) | |||
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Bess Truman (née Elizabeth Virginia Wallace) | Harry S. Truman June 28, 1919 |
January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945 | فبراير 13, 1885 | أكتوبر 18, 1982 (aged 97) | 1945–1953 | ||
Vacant; no vice president after Truman assumed presidency. | April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949 | |||||||
Alben W. Barkley was a widower. | Vacant;January 20, 1949 – November 18, 1949 | |||||||
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Jane Hadley Barkley (née Elizabeth Jane Rucker) | Alben W. Barkley November 18, 1949 |
November 18, 1949 – January 20, 1953 | سبتمبر 23, 1911 | سبتمبر 6, 1964 (aged 52) | |||
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Pat Nixon (née Thelma Catherine Ryan) | Richard Nixon June 21, 1940 |
January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961 | مارس 16, 1912 | يونيو 22, 1993 (aged 81) | 1969–1974 | ||
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Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson (née Claudia Alta Taylor) | Lyndon B. Johnson November 17, 1934 |
January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 | ديسمبر 22, 1912 | يوليو 11, 2007 (aged 94) | 1963–1969 | ||
Vacant; no vice president after Johnson assumed presidency. | November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965 | |||||||
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Muriel Humphrey Brown (née Muriel Fay Buck) | Hubert Humphrey September 3, 1936 |
January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969 | فبراير 20, 1912 | سبتمبر 20, 1998 (aged 86) | |||
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Elinor "Judy" Agnew (née Elinor Isabel Judefind) | Spiro Agnew May 27, 1942 |
January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973 | أبريل 23, 1921 | يونيو 20, 2012 (aged 91) | |||
25th Amendment. | Vacant; no vice president until Ford's confirmation under theOctober 10, 1973 – December 6, 1973 | |||||||
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Elizabeth "Betty" Ford (née Elizabeth Anne Bloomer) | Gerald Ford October 15, 1948 |
December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974 | أبريل 8, 1918 | يوليو 8, 2011 (aged 93) | 1974–1977 | ||
25th Amendment. | Vacant; no vice president until Rockefeller's confirmation under theAugust 9, 1974 – December 19, 1974 | |||||||
Margaretta "Happy" Rockefeller (née Margaretta Large Fitler) | Nelson Rockefeller May 4, 1963 |
December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977 | يونيو 9, 1926 | مايو 19, 2015 (aged 88) | ||||
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Joan Mondale (née Joan Adams) | Walter Mondale December 27, 1955 |
January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | أغسطس 8, 1930 | فبراير 3, 2014 (aged 83) | |||
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Barbara Bush (née Barbara Pierce) | George H. W. Bush January 6, 1945 |
January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 | يونيو 8, 1925 | أبريل 17, 2018 (aged 92) | 1989–1993 | ||
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Marilyn Quayle (née Marilyn Tucker) | Dan Quayle November 18, 1972 |
January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | يوليو 29, 1949 | 75 years, 257 days |
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Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore (née Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson) | Al Gore May 19, 1970 |
January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | أغسطس 19, 1948 | 76 years, 236 days |
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Lynne Cheney (née Lynne Ann Vincent) | Dick Cheney August 29, 1964 |
January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | أغسطس 14, 1941 | 83 years, 241 days |
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Jill Biden (née Jill Tracy Jacobs) | Joe Biden June 17, 1977 |
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | يونيو 3, 1951 | 73 years, 313 days |
Living2021–present | ||
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Karen Pence (née Karen Sue Batten) | Mike Pence June 8, 1985 |
January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | يناير 1, 1957 | 68 years, 101 days |
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Douglas Craig Emhoff | Kamala Harris August 22, 2014 |
January 20, 2021 – present | أكتوبر 13, 1964 | 60 years, 181 days |
Living
انظر أيضاً
- First Lady of the United States (list)
- Vice President of the United States (list)
- United States order of precedence
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- ^ أ ب ت Brower, Kate Andersen (يونيو 24, 2018). "Remembering Pat Nixon: A fearless first and second lady". The Hill. Retrieved أغسطس 6, 2018.
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وصلات خارجية
- "Douglas Emhoff". Retrieved يناير 21, 2021.
- "Wives of Vice Presidents". Vice Presidents.com. Archived from the original on سبتمبر 1, 2005. Retrieved أكتوبر 7, 2005.