
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Nixon, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Ford, (standing) Mrs. Reagan & Mrs. Bush
This is one of my favorite photographs: a 1991 grouping of The Sorority of former First Ladies. These were all the first ladies from my life because it captures of my First Ladies I had come to know in my lifetime. Of these six Sorority members, only Mrs. Carter survives.
I was born ten months after Pres. Kennedy’s assassination and Lady Bird Johnson was my first First Lady. So I have known:
- Lady Bird Johnson
- Patricia Nixon
- Betty Ford
- Roslyn Carter
- Nancy Reagan
- Barbara Bush
- Hillary Clinton
- Laura Bush
- Michelle Obama
Our current Sorority includes Roslyn Carter, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.

The current Sorority of former First Ladies prior to Mrs. Barbara Bush’s passing.