Age the president needs (or needed) to reach to outlive each first lady

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Plankton5165:
Martha Washington - 70
Abigail Adams - 83 (reached, John lived to be 91)
Martha Jefferson - 93
Dolley Madison - 98
Elizabeth Monroe - 72 (reached, James lived to be 73)
Louisa Adams - 85
Emily Donelson - 69 (reached, Andrew lived to be 78)
Sarah Jackson - 120 (oldest target set by a first lady)
Sarah Van Buren - 95
Anna Harrison - 91
Jane Harrison - 74
Letitia Tyler - 52 (reached, John lived to be 72)
Priscilla Cooper Tyler - 99
Julia Tyler - 99
Sarah Polk - 96
Peggy Taylor - 68
Abigail Fillmore - 53 (reached, Millard lived to be 74)
Jane Pierce - 59 (reached, Franklin lived to be 64)
Harriet Lane - 112
Mary Todd Lincoln - 73
Eliza Johnson - 68
Julia Grant - 80
Lucy Hayes - 67 (reached, Rutherford lived to be 70)
Lucretia Garfield - 87
Mary McElroy - 88
Rose Cleveland - 81
Frances Cleveland - 110 (oldest target set by a wife)
Caroline Harrison - 59 (reached, Benjamin lived to be 68)
Mary McKee - 97
Ida McKinley - 64
Edith Roosevelt - 90
Helen Taft - 86
Ellen Wilson - 58 (reached, Woodrow lived to be 67)
Margaret Wilson - 88
Edith Wilson - 105
Florence Harding - 59
Grace Coolidge - 85
Lou Hoover - 70 (reached, Hoover lived to be 90)
Anna Roosevelt - 80
Bess Truman - 98
Mamie Eisenhower - 89
Jacqueline Kennedy - 77
Lady Bird Johnson - 99
Pat Nixon - 80 (reached, Richard lived to be 81)
Betty Ford - 98
Rosalynn Carter - TBD
Nancy Reagan - 105
Barbara Bush - 94 (reached, George lived to be 94, oldest target reached)
Hillary Clinton - TBD
Laura Bush - TBD
Michelle Obama - TBD
Melania Trump - TBD
Jill Biden - TBD

Mr. Smith:
Quote from: Plankton5165 on June 28, 2023, 01:12:23 PM

Martha Washington - 70
Abigail Adams - 83 (reached, John lived to be 91)
Martha Jefferson - 93
Dolley Madison - 98
Elizabeth Monroe - 72 (reached, James lived to be 73)
Louisa Adams - 85
Emily Donelson - 69 (reached, Andrew lived to be 78)
Sarah Jackson - 120 (oldest target set by a first lady)
Sarah Van Buren - 95
Anna Harrison - 91
Jane Harrison - 74
Letitia Tyler - 52 (reached, John lived to be 72)
Priscilla Cooper Tyler - 99
Julia Tyler - 99
Sarah Polk - 96
Peggy Taylor - 68
Abigail Fillmore - 53 (reached, Millard lived to be 74)
Jane Pierce - 59 (reached, Franklin lived to be 64)
Harriet Lane - 112
Mary Todd Lincoln - 73
Eliza Johnson - 68
Julia Grant - 80
Lucy Hayes - 67 (reached, Rutherford lived to be 70)
Lucretia Garfield - 87
Mary McElroy - 88
Rose Cleveland - 81
Frances Cleveland - 110 (oldest target set by a wife)
Caroline Harrison - 59 (reached, Benjamin lived to be 68)
Mary McKee - 97
Ida McKinley - 64
Edith Roosevelt - 90
Helen Taft - 86
Ellen Wilson - 58 (reached, Woodrow lived to be 67)
Margaret Wilson - 88
Edith Wilson - 105
Florence Harding - 59
Grace Coolidge - 85
Lou Hoover - 70 (reached, Hoover lived to be 90)
Anna Roosevelt - 80
Bess Truman - 98
Mamie Eisenhower - 89
Jacqueline Kennedy - 77
Lady Bird Johnson - 99
Pat Nixon - 80 (reached, Richard lived to be 81)
Betty Ford - 98
Rosalynn Carter - TBD
Nancy Reagan - 105
Barbara Bush - 94 (reached, George lived to be 94, oldest target reached)
Hillary Clinton - TBD
Laura Bush - TBD
Michelle Obama - TBD
Melania Trump - TBD
Jill Biden - TBD



No, she died young. Really young.

Plankton5165:
Quote from: Mr. Smith on June 29, 2023, 10:47:48 AM

Quote from: Plankton5165 on June 28, 2023, 01:12:23 PM

Martha Washington - 70
Abigail Adams - 83 (reached, John lived to be 91)
Martha Jefferson - 93
Dolley Madison - 98
Elizabeth Monroe - 72 (reached, James lived to be 73)
Louisa Adams - 85
Emily Donelson - 69 (reached, Andrew lived to be 78)
Sarah Jackson - 120 (oldest target set by a first lady)
Sarah Van Buren - 95
Anna Harrison - 91
Jane Harrison - 74
Letitia Tyler - 52 (reached, John lived to be 72)
Priscilla Cooper Tyler - 99
Julia Tyler - 99
Sarah Polk - 96
Peggy Taylor - 68
Abigail Fillmore - 53 (reached, Millard lived to be 74)
Jane Pierce - 59 (reached, Franklin lived to be 64)
Harriet Lane - 112
Mary Todd Lincoln - 73
Eliza Johnson - 68
Julia Grant - 80
Lucy Hayes - 67 (reached, Rutherford lived to be 70)
Lucretia Garfield - 87
Mary McElroy - 88
Rose Cleveland - 81
Frances Cleveland - 110 (oldest target set by a wife)
Caroline Harrison - 59 (reached, Benjamin lived to be 68)
Mary McKee - 97
Ida McKinley - 64
Edith Roosevelt - 90
Helen Taft - 86
Ellen Wilson - 58 (reached, Woodrow lived to be 67)
Margaret Wilson - 88
Edith Wilson - 105
Florence Harding - 59
Grace Coolidge - 85
Lou Hoover - 70 (reached, Hoover lived to be 90)
Anna Roosevelt - 80
Bess Truman - 98
Mamie Eisenhower - 89
Jacqueline Kennedy - 77
Lady Bird Johnson - 99
Pat Nixon - 80 (reached, Richard lived to be 81)
Betty Ford - 98
Rosalynn Carter - TBD
Nancy Reagan - 105
Barbara Bush - 94 (reached, George lived to be 94, oldest target reached)
Hillary Clinton - TBD
Laura Bush - TBD
Michelle Obama - TBD
Melania Trump - TBD
Jill Biden - TBD



No, she died young. Really young.



I was referring to Martha Jefferson Randolph, who died in 1836. Martha Skelton Jefferson (his wife) was never FLOTUS.

Plankton5165:
This would be the updated list now.

Martha Washington - 70
Abigail Adams - 83 (reached, John lived to be 91)
Martha Jefferson Randolph - 93
Dolley Madison - 98
Elizabeth Monroe - 72 (reached, James lived to be 73)
Louisa Adams - 85
Emily Donelson - 69 (reached, Andrew lived to be 78)
Sarah Jackson - 120 (oldest target set by a first lady)
Sarah Van Buren - 95
Anna Harrison - 91
Jane Harrison - 74
Letitia Tyler - 52 (reached, John lived to be 72)
Priscilla Cooper Tyler - 99
Julia Tyler - 99
Sarah Polk - 96
Peggy Taylor - 68
Abigail Fillmore - 53 (reached, Millard lived to be 74)
Jane Pierce - 59 (reached, Franklin lived to be 64)
Harriet Lane - 112
Mary Todd Lincoln - 73
Eliza Johnson - 68
Julia Grant - 80
Lucy Hayes - 67 (reached, Rutherford lived to be 70)
Lucretia Garfield - 87
Mary McElroy - 88
Rose Cleveland - 81
Frances Cleveland - 110 (oldest target set by a wife)
Caroline Harrison - 59 (reached, Benjamin lived to be 68)
Mary McKee - 97
Ida McKinley - 64
Edith Roosevelt - 90
Helen Taft - 86
Ellen Wilson - 58 (reached, Woodrow lived to be 67)
Margaret Wilson - 88
Edith Wilson - 105
Florence Harding - 59
Grace Coolidge - 85
Lou Hoover - 70 (reached, Hoover lived to be 90)
Anna Roosevelt - 80
Bess Truman - 98
Mamie Eisenhower - 89
Jacqueline Kennedy - 77
Lady Bird Johnson - 99
Pat Nixon - 80 (reached, Richard lived to be 81)
Betty Ford - 98
Rosalynn Carter - 99 (reached, Jimmy is still living at 99, oldest target reached)
Nancy Reagan - 105
Barbara Bush - 94 (reached, George lived to be 94)
Hillary Clinton - TBD
Laura Bush - TBD
Michelle Obama - TBD
Melania Trump - TBD
Jill Biden - TBD

President Johnson:
It's insane to imagine Lyndon Johnson living into the 2000s. If he outlived Lady Bird, he could very well have seen Obama's election.

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