Helen "Nellie" Taft 1861-1943 William Howard Taft's wife was the first first lady to own and drive a car, to ride in her husband's inaugural parade, to support women's suffrage, to publish her memoirs, to smoke cigarettes, and successfully lobby for safety standards in federal workplaces.   ... Jacqueline Kennedy 1929-1994 John F. Kennedy's wife was the first first lady to hire a press secretary and a White House curator. ... Bush's wife is the only first lady to give birth to twins, to work as a librarian and to substitute for a president in his weekly...

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