2. What Is First Spouse
The term "first spouse" refers to the spouse of a chief executive in the United States; that
is, the spouse of the president of the USA (the first lady of the United States and the first
gentleman of the United States) and the spouses of the governors of the 50 United States
and U.S. territories.
Since 1985, the National Governors Association has motivated state first ladies and
gentlemen to pursue their own unique causes and public agendas. A first spouse's public
role is traditionally ceremonial. State and territorial first spouses, like the first ladies of the
United States, are not elected and receive no government salary.
3. Amazing Coins By Bold
2013-W Gold First Spouse Edith Wilson Proof - 1/2 oz
Obverse Reverse
A beautiful portrait of
Edith Wilson.
Issue date, mint
mark, "IN GOD
WE TRUST" and
"LIBERTY."
Mrs. Wilson was there to
support her husband, who had
had a major stroke. His right
hand is holding a cane, and
her left hand is warmly resting
on his.
4. A beautiful portrait of
Frances Cleveland.
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2012-W Gold First Spouse Frances Cleveland (1st Term) Proof - 1/2 oz
Obverse Reverse
Inscriptions include
"FRANCES CLEVELAND,"
Commemorates the
receptions for
working women
that Mrs. Cleveland
held at the White
House often.
5. A beautiful portrait of
Frances Cleveland.
Displays the bust of former
First Lady Margaret Taylor
Amazing Coins By Bold
2009-W Gold First Spouse Margaret Taylor Proof - 1/2 oz
Obverse Reverse
A younger Margaret
attending to an injured
soldier during the
Seminole Indian War.
6. The U.S. Mint is a Department of the Treasury bureau in charge of producing coinage
for the United States' trade and commerce as well as controlling the movement of
bullion. The first U.S. Mint was established in Philadelphia in 1792, and it was quickly
followed by other centers, each with its own mint mark. There are currently four mints
in operation: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point.
About US Mint
7. There is one more first lady who is not the spouse of the current president. James
Buchanan was the only president who never married. During his presidency, Harriet
Rebecca Lane, his niece, assumed the official role of first lady. Lane is counted among
the official first ladies because Buchanan never married.
Interesting Facts First Ladies
President Grover Cleveland began his first term in office in 1885. His wife, Francis
Folsom Cleveland, moved into the White House and assumed first lady duties. In
addition, she is the youngest first lady in history.
The White House was completed in 1800, just in time for John and Abigail Adams to
move in. In addition to Martha Washington, four other first ladies never lived in the
White House.