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

[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]

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]

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.

[katelyn not caitlin]

This the first i read that Frances Folsom Cleveland was a supercentenarian.

[Plankton5165]

This the first i read that Frances Folsom Cleveland was a supercentenarian.

Actually, her husband would've had to be supercentenarian to outlive Frances.

[katelyn not caitlin]

Sorry i wasn't well -- COVID thanks to my dad's infected carer.

[Steve from Lambeth]

You cannot outlive each First Lady. There will always be one of them still alive, for as long as enough time has passed since the most recent President to have a wife.

[katelyn not caitlin]

You cannot outlive each First Lady. There will always be one of them still alive, for as long as enough time has passed since the most recent President to have a wife.

Just as i think about the animal liberation activist I saw on FB who took advantage of most people's not knowing the difference between sentient and sapient in order to be a jerk -- please don't do this.

[Earthling]

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.

He would have been 100 years old at that time. So possible, but not likely. JKF on the other hand would have been 91 in 2008 if he had lived.

I always remember a scene from the movie Path to War where LBJ (Michael Gambon) is talking to George Wallace (Gary Sinise) about their legacies and not thinking about 1965/66 but about 1995/96. They would be long gone and in their graves but what they did on that day would matter.

LBJ never came close but Wallace lived to 1998.