Lynne Cheney, the current "Second Lady" of the United States

The Second Lady of the United States is an unofficial title for the wife of the Vice President of the United States styled relatively to the formal title of the First Lady who is wife to the President and principal hostess of the White House. The title is traditionally only used during an active vice presidential term. The current Second Lady is Lynne Cheney. Lynne Cheney. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency, and in the calculation of Vice President John Nance Garner, not worth a bucket of warm piss. ... Martha Washington, 1st First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, current First Lady of the United States (2001-present) First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. ... The presidential seal was first used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... Lynne Cheney Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is the wife of Vice President Richard B. Cheney. ...

The visibility of the wife of the Vice President has been a recent development as late 20th century and early 21st century vice presidential wives increasingly took on public policy roles that attracted a great deal of media attention. Tipper Gore, wife of former Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, is often considered the first of modern Second Ladies. During her husband's service as a Senator, she was active in several campaigns to remove indecent material from popular American entertainment like movies, television shows and music. Gore attacked performers for use of obscene lyrics and often debated with her critics, such as Jello Biafra. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The 21st century is the century that began on 1 January 2001 and will last to 31 December 2100. ... Mary Elizabeth Gore, commonly referred to as Tipper Gore, (born August 19, 1948) is the wife of Al Gore and Second Lady of the United States from 1993 until 2001. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), better known by the stage name Jello Biafra, is an American punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. ...

Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney of Wyoming, champions education reform citing specific failures of the American public education system. She is particularly outspoken supporter of American history education at a time when schools increasingly drop history courses in favor of science. Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is currently (since 2001) the 46th Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 10th 253,554 km² 450 km 580 km 0. ... // Public education is schooling provided for the general public by the government, whether national or local, and paid for by taxes, which leads to it often being called state education. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: History For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Science For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ...

Partial list of Second Ladies

• Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams
• Ann Thompson Gerry, wife of Elbridge Gerry
• Hannah Minthorne Tompkins, wife of Daniel D. Tompkins
• Floride Calhoun, wife of John C. Calhoun
• Letitia Tyler, wife of John Tyler
• Sophia Nicklin Dallas, wife of George M. Dallas
• Abigail Fillmore, wife of Millard Fillmore
• Mary Cyrene Burch Breckindridge, wife of John C. Breckinridge
• Eliza McCardle Johnson, wife of Andrew Johnson
• Eliza Morgan Hendricks, wife of Thomas A. Hendricks
• Letitia Green Stevenson, wife of Adlai E. Stevenson
• Jennie Hobart, wife of Garret Hobart
• Edith Roosevelt, wife of Theodore Roosevelt
• Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, wife of Charles W. Fairbanks
• Carrie Babcock Sherman, wife of James S. Sherman
• Lois Irene Kimsey Marshall, wife of Thomas R. Marshall
• Grace Coolidge, wife of Calvin Coolidge
• Ilo Browne Wallace, wife of Henry A. Wallace
• Bess Truman, wife of Harry S. Truman
• Jane R. Barkley, wife of Alben Barkley
• Pat Nixon, wife of Richard Nixon
• Lady Bird Johnson, wife of Lyndon Johnson
• Muriel Humphrey, wife of Hubert Humphrey
• Elinor Isabel "Judy" Judefind Agnew, wife of Spiro Agnew
• Betty Ford, wife of Gerald Ford
• Margaretta Fitler Murphy Rockefeller, wife of Nelson Rockefeller
• Joan Mondale, wife of Walter Mondale
• Barbara Bush, wife of George H.W. Bush
• Marilyn Quayle, wife of Dan Quayle
• Tipper Gore, wife of Al Gore
• Lynne Cheney, wife of Dick Cheney

Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and is seen as the second First Lady of the United States, though that term was not coined until after her death. ... John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the first (1789–1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second (1797–1801) President of the United States. ... Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry (July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American politician, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. ... Portrait of U.S. Vice President Daniel D TOMPSKIN Daniel D[ecius?] TOMPSKIN (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, Governor of New York, and the sixth Vice President of the United States. ... Floride Calhoun (February 15, 1792-July 25, 1866, was the wife of prominent U.S. politician John C. Calhoun. ... John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a prominent United States politician from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. ... Letitia Christian Tyler (November 12, 1790 - September 10, 1842), first wife of John Tyler, was First Lady of the United States from 1841 until her death. ... John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States. ... For the federal judge, please see George M. Dallas (judge). ... Abigail Powers Fillmore (March 13, 1798 - March 30, 1853), wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. ... Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the nations highest office. ... John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821–May 17, 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, the fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. ... Elizabeth McCardle Johnson, wife of President Andrew Johnson. ... For other people named Andrew Johnson, see Andrew Johnson (disambiguation). ... Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) was a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and the twenty-first Vice President of the United States. ... Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was a Congressman from Illinois and the twenty-third Vice President of the United States. ... Jennie Hobart (née Tuttle) was the wife of United States vice president Garret Hobart. ... Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844–November 21, 1899) was the twenty-fourth Vice President of the United States. ... White House portrait Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948), second wife of Theodore Roosevelt, was First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909. ... Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ... Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was a Senator from Indiana and the twenty-sixth Vice President of the United States. ... James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was a Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States. ... Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was an American politician who served as the twenty-eighth Vice President of the United States of America under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1921. ... White House portrait Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge (January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957) was wife of Calvin Coolidge and First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929. ... John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. ... Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was the 33rd Vice President of the United States (1941-45), the 11th Secretary of Agriculture (1933-40), and the 10th Secretary of Commerce (1945-46). ... White House portrait Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982), often known as Bess Truman, was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. ... Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-fourth Vice President (1945) and the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953), succeeding to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877–April 30, 1956) was a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky and the thirty_fifth Vice President of the United States. ... Pat Nixon Thelma Catherine Patricia Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon and First Lady of the United States from 1969-1974. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... White House portrait Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, known commonly as Lady Bird Johnson, (born December 22, 1912), is the widow of Lyndon B. Johnson and was First Lady of the United States from 1963-1969. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... Muriel Buck Humphrey (February 20, 1912–September 20, 1998) was the wife of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, and a United States Senator. ... Hubert Horatio Humphrey II (May 27, 1911–January 13, 1978) was the 38th Vice President of the United States, twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota and was mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996), born Spiros Anagnostopoulos in Towson, Maryland, was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard M. Nixon. ... White House portrait Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (born April 8, 1918) is the wife of President Gerald R. Ford and was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... Margaretta Fitler Murphy Rockefeller is the second wife of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908–1979), the 41st Vice President of the United States of America and Governor of New York. ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), an American politician, was Governor of New York from 1959 to 1973 and the 41st Vice President of the United States of America from December 19, 1974 to January 20, 1977. ... Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale (born January 5, 1928) an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. ... White House Portrait Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born June... Marilyn Quayle (nee Tucker) (born 1949) is the U.S. wife of Dan Quayle--she served as Second Lady from 1989 to 1993. ... James Danforth Quayle (born February 4, 1947) was the 44th Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989-1993). ... Mary Elizabeth Gore, commonly referred to as Tipper Gore, (born August 19, 1948) is the wife of Al Gore and Second Lady of the United States from 1993 until 2001. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... Lynne Cheney Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is the wife of Vice President Richard B. Cheney. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is currently (since 2001) the 46th Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush. ...

External links

• Lynne Cheney. URL accessed on October 7, 2005. - The Official White House site for the Second Lady
• Wives of Vice Presidents. Vice Presidents.com. URL accessed on October 7, 2005. - List of the wives of Vice Presidents