Thursday, August 9, 2012

This Day in First Lady History: August 9, 2012

Last week I mentioned that there were nine times in United States history where we had two First Ladies on a non-Inauguration day.  On this date, August 9, 1974, it was the last time (to date) and the only time (to date) the transfer did not involve the death of the President.

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Thelma Catherine Nixon
Tenure: January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974


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Elizabeth Ann Warren Ford
Tenure: August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977
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1 comment:

  1. Tony LaplumeAugust 9, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Surprisingly, Nixon is a single man in his head-in-a-jar future, though he still hangs out with Agnew.

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