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Timeline (page 7 of 8)

Timeline (page 7 of 8)

The First Ladies at the Smithsonian

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

First Lady 1961–1963

Lady Bird Taylor Johnson

First Lady 1963–1969

Patricia Ryan Nixon

First Lady 1969–1974

Betty Bloomer Ford

First Lady 1974–1977

Rosalynn Smith Carter

First Lady 1977–1981

Nancy Davis Reagan

First Lady 1981–1989