Books Written By The First Ladies

 It appears the memoirs of the First Lady began with Lady Bird Johnson. Since then, every first lady, with the exception of Pat Nixon, has written her memoirs. Some of them, as you will see, have also written other books as well as their memoirs. There were, of course, few before Mrs. Johnson that wrote their memoirs.

Julia Boggs Dent Grant

Mrs. Grant was born in 1826 in Missouri. She was the wife to our 18th president, Ulysses S. Grant, and served as First Lady from 1869 to 1877. Mrs. Grant passed away in 1902 and is buried at General Grant’s National Monument, referred to as Grant’s Tomb in New York City. She wrote:

The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant: (Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant) by Julia Dent Grant (Finally Published in 1975)

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson

Mrs. Johnson was born in 1912 in Texas. She was the wife to our 37nd president, Lyndon B. Johnson, and served as First Lady from 1961 to 1963. Mrs. Johnson passed away in 2007 and is buried at the Johnson Family Cemetery in Texas. She wrote:

A White House Diary by Lady Bird Johnson (1970)

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