{"id":290171,"date":"2024-02-14T00:40:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T05:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/revealing-the-scandals-of-former-first-ladies"},"modified":"2024-02-14T00:40:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T05:40:35","slug":"revealing-the-scandals-of-former-first-ladies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/revealing-the-scandals-of-former-first-ladies","title":{"rendered":"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"168.113928529\">\n<p>Anyone who read Robert Harris&#8217;s thriller, <em>The Ghost<\/em>, will recall a cunning First Lady narrative whereby the president&#8217;s wife disposes of any inconvenient eavesdroppers at the behest of her husband. Since presidents existed, first ladies have followed, either endearing themselves to their subjects or alienating everyone around them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>1. Mary Todd Lincoln<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138351\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138351\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 2\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"America\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Mary Todd Lincoln\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Todd Lincoln\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mary-Todd-Lincoln-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Big Abe became the savior of America&#8217;s values when his Union Army defeated the Confederate Army in the American Civil War. However, his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, suffered various mental disorders, manifesting in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourdavie.com\/2021\/03\/18\/first-ladies-mary-todd-lincoln-was-a-troubled-soul\/#:~:text=She%20would%20often%20go%20on,she%20would%20buy%2012%20pairs.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">spendthrift lifestyle.<\/a> She even garnered accusations of stealing through manipulated White House invoices and once racked up $2,000 on clothes, an equivalent of $70,000 today.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Jill Biden<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1034323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1034323\" style=\"width: 1281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1034323 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1281'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201281%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Jill Biden\" width=\"1281\" height=\"720\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3628-scaled-e1698482973630.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1034323\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3628-scaled-e1698482973630.jpeg\" alt=\"Jill Biden\" width=\"1281\" height=\"720\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 3\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1034323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The current first lady is no stranger to controversy, and recent accusations from her former husband paint Jill Biden negatively. In a recent interview, Bill Stevenson, a former friend \u2014 and self-proclaimed bankroller for Biden&#8217;s Senate run \u2014 claimed that Biden dated his wife while they were still married. Of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideedition.com\/jill-biden-denies-ex-husbands-claim-she-had-affair-with-joe-biden-before-they-split-61971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">First Lady Jill Biden denied<\/a> these claims and assured the public that they first dated a year after her divorce from Stevenson.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Edith Wilson<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138372\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138372\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 4\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Edith Wilson\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson.jpg\" alt=\"Edith Wilson\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Edith-Wilson-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives, No restrictions\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a devastating stroke during his Treaty of Versailles tour that eventually ended the Great War, he was partially paralyzed and unable to carry out his duties effectively. This event occurred before the 25th Amendment was ratified, meaning Vice President Thomas Marshall couldn&#8217;t step in. Instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2023\/04\/04\/was-edith-wilson-the-first-woman-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Edith Wilson acted as <\/a>an executive proxy, keeping her husband&#8217;s ailing health from the public eye\u00a0until his death. Nobody knew until her memoir was released in 1939 that she effectively ran the nation during this period.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Eleanor Roosevelt<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138757\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138757\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 5\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Eleanor Roosevelt\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt.jpg\" alt=\"Eleanor Roosevelt\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Eleanor-Roosevelt-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Underwood &amp; Underwood, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When your nickname is \u201cThe Meddler,\u201d you can probably guess that the proletariat is not a fan. However, this is what people remembered First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as during her tenure as President Franklin D. Roosevelt&#8217;s wife. However, Roosevelt&#8217;s biggest controversy was an affair \u2014 discovered posthumously \u2014 with journalist Lorena Hickok, who followed Roosevelt&#8217;s first presidential campaign. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-06-28\/eleanor-roosevelt-lorena-hickok-white-houses-love-affair\/9918614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">3,000 love letters<\/a> between the two were uncovered in 1978, their steamy affair was confirmed. In her defense, she was getting back at her husband&#8217;s extramarital transgressions.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Betty Ford<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138765\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138765\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 6\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Betty Ford\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford.jpg\" alt=\"Betty Ford\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Betty-Ford-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: David Hume Kennerly, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Betty Ford Clinic is synonymous with celebrity rehab stints, and for a good reason \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/politics\/1978\/04\/22\/betty-ford-says-that-she-is-addicted-to-alcohol\/bd6734d3-0ea1-4eb2-ab97-7279ca6dcc3d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Betty Ford herself struggled with substance and alcohol abuse<\/a> most of her adult life. Moreover, Gerald Ford courted controversy with his <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/15-richest-republicans-in-congress-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republican base<\/a> for marrying a former dancer and divorcee. The couple dared to share a single bedroom, too! They were the first executive couple to do so since President Coolidge and his First Lady.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Grace Coolidge<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138770\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138770\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 7\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Grace Coolidge\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge.jpg\" alt=\"Grace Coolidge\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Grace-Coolidge-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Herbert E. French, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grace Coolidge had a good record as a first lady, having secured a college education and becoming an icon for women&#8217;s education. However, In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge went on vacation with his wife to South Dakota&#8217;s Black Hills. Grace had a friendly relationship with her secret service detail, James Haley. After returning from a hike with the dashing young man, Grace was suspected of collecting more than flowers. It was an <a href=\"https:\/\/potus-geeks.livejournal.com\/1105304.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">unfair accusation<\/a> because of the lack of evidence on an otherwise unblemished record.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Jackie Onassis (Kennedy)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138780\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138780\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 8\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Jackie Onassis Kennedy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy.jpg\" alt=\"Jackie Onassis Kennedy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jackie-Onassis-Kennedy-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Robert Knudsenderivative work: Nickvaughn49, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First Lady Jackie Kennedy had a flawless record throughout her marriage to the revered President John F. Kennedy. She was always a picture of elegance, showing steadfast loyalty to the president, even in light of his philandering. However, six years after her husband&#8217;s death, Kennedy became Jackie Onassis, marrying Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. However, with Onassis being a divorcee, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicnewsarchive.org\/?a=d&amp;d=ca19720615-01.2.32&amp;e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Vatican decreed Kennedy was unable to receive communion<\/a> if she married him. Citing the desire to protect her family&#8217;s future, she married him anyway.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Laura Bush<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138840\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138840\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 9\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Laura Bush\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Bush\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Laura-Bush-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: White House photo by Krisanne Johnson, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First Lady Laura Bush avoided controversy for most of husband George&#8217;s controversial presidential tenure. However, at the end of his reign, a story about Laura&#8217;s past caught up with them. A Midland, Texas, Police report resurfaced after an Associated Press inquiry showed the first lady was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2010\/04\/laura_bush_opens_up_about_car.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">guilty of killing a young man<\/a> in a car wreck, though escaping charges. It didn&#8217;t make much difference to President Bush; his bid for the White House tenancy was successful.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Nancy Reagan<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138843\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138843\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 10\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Nancy Reagan\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"Nancy Reagan\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nancy-Reagan-mark-reinstein-Shutterstock-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: mark reinstein\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter to secure the presidency in 1980, even though most critics were surprised at his victory over such a clean-cut, likable Christian incumbent. However, people were even more taken aback when it was revealed that she was a strong astrology fan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-nancy-reagan-astrology-20160306-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">even consulting with her personal astrologer<\/a>, Joan Quigley, on policy matters for her husband after he survived an assassination attempt in 1981. The Reagan administration denied all of this, of course.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Melania Trump<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138848\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138848\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 11\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Melania Trump\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump.jpg\" alt=\"Melania Trump\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Melania-Trump-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Marianique Santos, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former First Lady Melania Trump had to deal with a rollercoaster four years for her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/despite-legal-troubles-biden-and-trump-are-neck-and-neck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald&#8217;s presidency<\/a>. From day one, the Trumps subverted tradition and protocol; the loose-cannon rhetoric and informal conduct upset people across America. However, Melania&#8217;s biggest faux pas was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/07\/20\/486758596\/trump-speechwriter-accepts-responsibility-for-using-michelle-obamas-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">allegedly plagiarizing<\/a>\u00a0First Lady Michelle Obama&#8217;s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech.<\/p>\n<h2>11. Dolley Madison<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138853\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138853\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 12\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Dolley Madison\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison.jpg\" alt=\"Dolley Madison\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolley-Madison-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: William S. Elwell, Google Cultural Institute, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a strange turn of events, widower Thomas Jefferson had no first lady to host White House events when he became president. Therefore, he turned to his best friend James Madison, whose wife, Dolley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breezejmu.org\/life\/a-madison-love-affair\/article_dd5d4b4c-37d7-11e0-88d3-00127992bc8b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">agreed to become the official presidential hostess<\/a>, even getting embroiled in national and state debates with foreign guests and supporting Lewis and Clark&#8217;s Western exploration.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the press had a field day constructing rumors of infidelities between her and President Jefferson, designed to harm husband James&#8217; chances at winning the presidency. The press failed; Dolley Madison assumed her rightful first lady status when James was elected in 1808.<\/p>\n<h2>12. Julia Tyler<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138856\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138856\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 13\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Julia Tyler\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Tyler\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Julia-Tyler-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Francesco Anelli, Public Domain\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I am unsure what today&#8217;s first lady could get away with, though I am positive it would be far worse than Julia Tyler&#8217;s indiscretion. When Julia Gardiner married President John Tyler, she became first lady in 1844; however, she risked personal ruin after appearing in an <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.firstladies.org\/biographies\/firstladies.aspx?biography=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">advertisement for a dry goods chain<\/a>. What&#8217;s more, Tyler was standing close to a man!<\/p>\n<p>We must remember that etiquette has changed, and at the time, such an act was tantamount to infidelity. Feeling ashamed, Gardiner&#8217;s family sent her to Europe before she eventually returned and tied the knot with Tyler.<\/p>\n<h2>13. Hillary Clinton<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1138815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138815\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138815\" title=\"Revealing the Scandals of Former First Ladies 14\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Hillary Clinton\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton.jpg\" alt=\"Hillary Clinton\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Hillary-Clinton-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1138815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0\/Wiki Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the wife of President Bill Clinton,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1993\/06\/23\/us\/court-rules-that-first-lady-is-de-facto-federal-official.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Hillary managed to incite a lawsuit in 1993<\/a> following her attempt at healthcare reform. President Clinton appointed his wife to lead a panel rejuvenating the American healthcare system. However, First Ladies were not meant to shape policy or influence decisions, and even though Hillary received no salary, she still incurred the wrath of several healthcare lobbies, who duly sued the administration, albeit unsuccessfully.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we can&#8217;t forget Clinton using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/statement-by-fbi-director-james-b-comey-on-the-investigation-of-secretary-hillary-clinton2019s-use-of-a-personal-e-mail-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">personal email<\/a> to conduct Secretary of State business.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/first-lady-scandals-we-had-forgotten\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who read Robert Harris&#8217;s thriller, The Ghost, will recall a cunning First Lady narrative whereby the president&#8217;s wife disposes of any inconvenient eavesdroppers at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-290171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}