Happy Mother’s Day weekend! Lady Bird Johnson with daughters Lynda and Luci, and their husbands. (L-R) Charles Robb, Lynda Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Luci Johnson Nugent (holding the dog Yuki), Patrick Nugent. 9/30/67. -from the LBJ Library More — First Ladies as mothers and daughters
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Lady Bird Johnson with daughters Lynda and Luci, and their husbands. (L-R) Charles Robb, Lynda Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Luci Johnson Nugent (holding the dog Yuki), Patrick Nugent. 9/30/67.

-from the LBJ Library

More — First Ladies as mothers and daughters

jfklibrary: In honor of Mother’s Day, here’s an entertaining letter from JFK’s mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, to President Kennedy. In 1962, Rose Kennedy wrote to Soviet Premier Khrushchev asking for an autographed photo. Learning that his mother had reached out to the Soviet Premier, JFK wrote her this letter asking her to please check with him before she took it upon herself to correspond with heads of state as requests like hers are “subject to interpretations.” The timing is interesting, considering JFK wrote back to Rose almost immediately after the Cuban Missile Crisis. In response to this letter, Rose Kennedy wrote back, saying: “I understand very well your letter, although I had not thought of it before. …When I ask for Castro’s autograph, I will let you know in advance!” From the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Papers/JFK Library
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jfklibrary:

In honor of Mother’s Day, here’s an entertaining letter from JFK’s mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, to President Kennedy.

In 1962, Rose Kennedy wrote to Soviet Premier Khrushchev asking for an autographed photo. Learning that his mother had reached out to the Soviet Premier, JFK wrote her this letter asking her to please check with him before she took it upon herself to correspond with heads of state as requests like hers are “subject to interpretations.” The timing is interesting, considering JFK wrote back to Rose almost immediately after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In response to this letter, Rose Kennedy wrote back, saying: “I understand very well your letter, although I had not thought of it before. …When I ask for Castro’s autograph, I will let you know in advance!”

From the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Papers/JFK Library

First Moms Lady Bird Johnson and with her daughters and sons-in-law at the LBJ Ranch. Charles Robb, Lynda Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Luci Johnson Nugent (holding the dog Yuki), Patrick Nugent, 9/30/67. -from the LBJ Library
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Lady Bird Johnson and with her daughters and sons-in-law at the LBJ Ranch. Charles Robb, Lynda Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Luci Johnson Nugent (holding the dog Yuki), Patrick Nugent, 9/30/67.

-from the LBJ Library

First Moms Lou Henry Hoover is a big history crush for us.  Ever a maverick, Lou was a tomboy, a scientist, and the first woman to major in geology at Stanford.  After she married Herbert Hoover, the two traveled to China, Burma, Japan, Egypt, Australia, and New Zealand. As a mother, Lou traveled the world with her young children.  After giving birth to their first son, Herbert Jr., in 1903, Lou was ready to travel within five weeks. The baby, a nurse, and the Hoovers left for Australia with baby Herbert in a traveling basket.  By the time Herbert Jr. was one year old, he had been around the world twice. Here is portrait Lou Hoover with Allan and Herbert Jr. in London, England, 1908. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.  And thanks for the adventures! -from the Hoover Library
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Lou Henry Hoover is a big history crush for us.  Ever a maverick, Lou was a tomboy, a scientist, and the first woman to major in geology at Stanford.  After she married Herbert Hoover, the two traveled to China, Burma, Japan, Egypt, Australia, and New Zealand. As a mother, Lou traveled the world with her young children. 

After giving birth to their first son, Herbert Jr., in 1903, Lou was ready to travel within five weeks. The baby, a nurse, and the Hoovers left for Australia with baby Herbert in a traveling basket.  By the time Herbert Jr. was one year old, he had been around the world twice.

Here is portrait Lou Hoover with Allan and Herbert Jr. in London, England, 1908.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.  And thanks for the adventures!

-from the Hoover Library


Source: ecommcode.com

First Moms Laura Bush with daughters Jenna and Barbara in Washington D.C. 1/9/05 -from the George W. Bush Library
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Laura Bush with daughters Jenna and Barbara in Washington D.C. 1/9/05

-from the George W. Bush Library

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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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!

First Grandmoms Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower at Camp David with their family From left to right: Susan Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Barbara Eisenhower (daughter-in-law of Eisenhower), Ann Eisenhower, Major John Eisenhower (son), David Eisenhower, and Mamie Eisenhower. Susan, Ann, and David are John and Barbara Eisenhower’s children.  8/1/54 -Happy Mother’s Day from the Eisenhower Library
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Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower at Camp David with their family

From left to right: Susan Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Barbara Eisenhower (daughter-in-law of Eisenhower), Ann Eisenhower, Major John Eisenhower (son), David Eisenhower, and Mamie Eisenhower. Susan, Ann, and David are John and Barbara Eisenhower’s children.  8/1/54

-Happy Mother’s Day from the Eisenhower Library

Source: eisenhower.archives.gov

First Moms Nancy Reagan riding a tandem bicycle with son Ron Reagan on the south grounds of the White House. 4/22/81 -from the Reagan Library
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Nancy Reagan riding a tandem bicycle with son Ron Reagan on the south grounds of the White House. 4/22/81

-from the Reagan Library

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

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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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!

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

-from the Nixon Library