George Washington

Term: April 30, 1789–March 4, 1797

John ADAMS (V.P.)
Continental ARMY
AUGUSTINE (father)
BILL of Rights ratified
CHERRY TREE
Jonathan DAYTON (Speaker of the House)
FAREWELL Address
Ferry FARM, Va. (home)
FATHER of the Country (nickname)
FEDERALIST party
FERRY operator
FIRST President
FRENCH and Indian War
GENERAL
GEORGE Washington
GREAT Britain talks
Alexander HAMILTON (Sec. of the Treasury)
HONEST
HUNT (sport)
JANUARY 6, 1759 wedding
JOHN JAY (Supreme Ct. app't)
New KENT County, Va. (wedding)
LAND owner
MARTHA (First Lady)
MARY (mother)
Washington MONUMENT
NEW YORK (capital)
Martha "PATSY" (step-daughter)
POPE'S CREEK, Va. (born)
QUARTER (depicted)
Edmund RANDOLPH (Attorney General)
Delaware RIVER crossing
Mount RUSHMORE
SURVEYOR
TREATY signing
VALLEY Forge, Penn. (Continental Army camp)
WASHINGTON State
WHISKEY Rebellion (tax revolt)

Martha Dandridge Washington

Life: June 2, 1731–May 22, 1802

John ADAMS (V.P.)
BILL of Rights ratified (1791)
Born in CHESTNUT Grove, Va. (1731)
Judiciary Act of 1789 established federal COURT system
Only First Lady to appear on American
CURRENCY (circa 1889)
Widow of Daniel Parke CUSTIS
Managed late husband's ESTATE by herself
FEDERALIST party
Yellow FEVER epidemic
America's FIRST, First Lady (April 30, 1789)
"I am fond of only what comes from the HEART." — letter to Abigail Adams
Accomplished HORSEback rider
Established precedent of First Lady as HOSTESS
JOHN Dandridge (father)
Called "MISTRESS President"
MODEST
Died in MOUNT Vernon, Va. (home)
OPTIMIST ("I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be") — letter to Mercy Otis
PARROT (pet)
PRIVATE person (burned her husband's letters after his death)
SEWING
Freed all her SLAVES after husband's death
SPINET (small piano)
First woman on (U.S.) postage STAMP
Educated by private TUTORS
Raised TWO grandchildren at Mount Vernon
Visited troops every winter during Revolutionary WAR
WHISKEY Rebellion (1794)
Cornerstone laid for future WHITE House
Opened Executive Mansion to public on New YEAR'S Day
Lived in two capitals, New YORK and Philadelphia

John Adams

2nd President of the United States

Life: October 30, 1735–July 4, 1826

Term: March 4, 1797–March 4, 1801

ABIGAIL (First Lady)
ATLAS of Independence (nickname)
BENJAMIN Stoddert (Sec. of Navy)
BOSTON home
BRAINTREE, Mass. (born)
CHARLES (son)
Discourses on DAVILA (author)
DEACON (father)
Colossus of DEBATE (nickname)
DECLARATION of Independence signed
ELIHU (brother)
FEDERALIST party
Minister to GREAT Britain
HARVARD College
Minister to HOLLAND
JAMES McHenry (Sec. of War)
Thomas JEFFERSON (V.P.)
JOHN ADAMS (father)
JOSEPH Habersham (Postmaster General)
LAWYER
LIBRARY of Congress opened The LIFE and Works of John Adams (author)
MARINE Corps. established (1789)
NOVANGLUS (newspaper series)
OCTOBER 25, 1764 wedding
OLIVER Ellsworth (Chief Justice)
The Adams' PAPERS (author)
PETER (brother)
Son became PRESIDENT
John QUINCY Adams (son)
Alien and SEDITION Acts (detain aliens)
SHOEMAKER (father)
SUSANNA (mother)
SWIM
THOMAS (son)
France TRIP
First VICE President (under Washington)

Abigail Smith Adams

Life: November 11, 1744–October 28, 1818

Supported ALIEN and Sedition Acts
ANTI-slavery
ASTUTE manager of family farm
"AUTOCRATIX" (nickname)
Granddaughter, Susanna, was first CHILD in White House
First American woman presented at British COURT
Ardent FEDERALIST
Early FEMINIST
Died of typhoid FEVER (1818)
Married FIFTY-four years
FIRST woman to be wife of one president and the mother of another president (6th Pres., John Quincy Adams)
FIVE children (four survived)
Entertained FORMALLY
First, First Lady to live in White HOUSE
INTELLIGENT
JOHN Quincy Adams (son and future president)
"... Remember the LADIES ..." — her advice to her husband regarding equal rights
Called "LADY Adams"
LETTERS (published by grandson) remain record of her time
MARINE Corps. established (1789)
MARTHA Washington (friend)
"MISS Adorable" (husband's personal nickname for her)
"NABBY" (nickname and daughter's name)
Active interest in POLITICS
QUINCY, Mass. (hometown) Avid READER
Enrolled two young slaves in local SCHOOL
SCIENCE (interest)
William SMITH (father and reverend)
Lived in TWO capitals (Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.)
WEYMOUTH, Mass. (born)
XYZ Affair (1797-98)

Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States

Life: April 13, 1743–July 4, 1826

Term: March 4, 1801–March 2, 1809

AARON BURR (1st V.P.)
John ADAMS (opponent)
ARMANDY (French sheepdog)
Loved BIRDS
Virginia CAPITOL design
CHARLES Pinckney (opponent)
CIVIL Code (drafted for Va.)
George CLINTON (2nd V.P.)
COINAGE of money
COLLEGE of William and Mary
DICK (pet mockingbird)
DIPLOMAT
Two DOLLAR bill
EMBARGO Act (ships heading abroad)
FIDDLE
FREE speech
GREEK language
HORSES
JAMES Madison (Sec. of State)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
LAND owner
LEVI Lincoln (Attorney General)
LIBRARY of Congress (book donations)
LONG Tom (nickname)
LUCY (daughter)
MARTHA (First Lady)
MARY (daughter)
Jefferson MEMORIAL
MONTICELLO, (Va. mansion)
NICKEL (depicted)
NOTES on the State of Virginia (author)
OHIO (admitted to U.S.)
SAGE of Monticello (nickname)
SHADWELL, Va. (born)
SHAY'S Rebellion
Sec. of STATE (under Washington)
(A) SUMMARY View of the Rights of British America (pamphlet)
THOMAS Jefferson
VICE President (under J. Adams)
VIOLIN
Univ. of VIRGINIA (founder)

Martha Wayles Jefferson

Official Hostesses: Martha (Patsy) Jefferson Randolph (daughter; 1772-1836) Maria (Polly) Jefferson Eppes (daughter; 1778-1804)

Life: October 30, 1748–September 6, 1782

ARMANDY (French sheepdog pet)
"Patsy" gave birth to first child BORN in White House
Martha bore six CHILDREN to Jefferson (two survived)
"All my plans of COMFORT and happiness were reversed by a single event" — Jefferson on Martha's death
"Patsy" described herself as his "constant COMPANION"
Jefferson authored DECLARATION of Independence
DICK (pet mockingbird)
Martha DIED at Monticello (1872)
DOLLEY Madison was primary White House hostess
"Patsy" had ELEVEN children
EMBARGO Act (1807)
Martha born on Va. plantation, The FOREST (1748)
FRAIL health
"Patsy's" husband became GOVERNOR of Virginia
Martha's GRAVESTONE inscribed in Latin
Martha a gifted HARPSICHORD player
Daughter "Patsy" served as occasional White House HOSTESS
Martha's first HUSBAND died after two years of marriage
LEWIS and Clark Expedition (1804-06)
LOUISIANA Purchase (1803)
James MADISON (Sec. of State)
Martha MARRIED on New Year's Day
MONTICELLO, Va. (mansion)
OHIO granted statehood (1803)
Jefferson called daughter Martha Randolph, "PATSY"
Martha's father a Virginia PLANTATION owner
Daughter "POLLY" (Maria) also served as hostess
TRIPOLITAN War (1801-05)
Jefferson a WIDOWER for 19 years when he entered White House

James Madison

4th President of the United States

Life: March 16, 1751–June 28, 1836

Term: March 4, 1809–March 3, 1817

ALIEN And Sedition Acts (opposed)
AMBROSE (brother)
ASSEMBLYMAN
$5,000 BILL (depicted)
BIRD lover
George CLINTON (1st V.P.)
DEBATE (Patrick Henry)
DEWITT Clinton (opponent)
Dorothea "DOLLEY" (First Lady)
ELBRIDGE Gerry (2nd V.P.)
ELEANOR (mother)
ELIZABETH (sister)
FATHER of the Constitution (nickname)
FEDERALIST Party
INDIANA (admitted to U.S.)
JAMES (father)
JOHN Quincy Adams (opponent)
LAWYER
LETTERS of Helvidius (author)
"LIBERTY of conscience for all" (quote)
MADISON
MONTPELIER, Va. (home)
NELLIE (sister)
PAPERS of James Madison (author)
PAUL Hamilton (Sec. of the Navy)
PLANTER
PORT CONWAY, Va. (born)
REUBEN (brother)
Richard RUSH (Attorney General)
SAGE of Montpelier (nickname)
SARAH (sister)
Sec. of STATE (under Jefferson)
TREATY Of Ghent (end War of 1812)
WHITE HOUSE fire
WILLIAM (brother)
(Madison), WISCONSIN
WRITINGS of James Madison (author)

Dolley Payne Madison

Life: May 20, 1768–July 12, 1849

First Inaugural BALL
Henry CLAY (ally)
Started EASTER egg-rolling tradition at the Capitol
EFFUSIVE and charming
FASHION trendsetter
"FATHER of the Constitution" (husband's nickname)
FIRST, First Lady to witness husband's swearing-in
HOSTESS for three presidents: Jefferson, Madison, Van Buren
President's HOUSE burned by British (1814)
ICE cream served in White House
INTELLIGENCER (first national newspaper)
"LADY Presidentress" (title on inauguration)
Inaugural Ball at LONG's Hotel
"MERRY Wives of Windsor" (nickname for Dolley and her sisters)
"Mrs. Madison's MINUET" (first song about First Lady)
MONTpelier (family home in Va.)
Sent first personal message by MORSE telegraph (1844)
Guilford County, NORTH Carolina (born)
OCTAGON House (residence after White House burned)
ONE child from first marriage
John PAYNE (father)
Saved PORTRAIT of Washington by Gilbert Stuart before fire (1814)
QUAKER (early religious affiliation)
Called "QUEEN of Hearts"
Women's RIGHTS advocate
First American woman granted a non-voting SEAT in House of Representatives (1844)
SOCIALITE
TREATY of Ghent (1815)
TURBAN (style-setting hat)
WAR of 1812
WIDOW of John Todd (first husband)
YELLOW fever survivor

James Monroe

5th President of the United States

Life: April 28, 1758–July 4, 1831

Term: March 4, 1817–March 3, 1825

AMERICAN Colonization Society
ANDREW (brother)
APRIL 28, 1758 (born)
ASHLAWN, Va. (home)
COMMERCIAL treaty (Great Britain)
Missouri COMPROMISE
CONTINENTAL Congress
Monroe DOCTRINE
ELIZABETH (First Lady)
FEBRUARY 16, 1786 wedding
Loved to FISH
FLORIDA (from Spain)
FRANCE trip
Oak HILL, Va. (home)
HORSEBACK riding
JAMES (son)
JEFFERSONIAN party
JOSEPH (brother)
Rufus KING (opponent)
LAST COCKED Hat (nickname)
LAWYER
MARIA (daughter)
College of William and MARY
MONROE, La.
PLANTATION
RUSH Bagot Agreement (Canada border)
SECRETARY of War (under Madison)
Minister to SPAIN
Sec. of STATE (under Madison)
STEAMBOAT ride
SWIMMER
Daniel (D.) TOMPKINS (V.P.)
WESTMORELAND County, Va. (born)
WRITINGS of James Monroe (author)

Elizabeth Kortright Monroe

Life: June 30, 1768–December 9, 1830

Louisa ADAMS and Rachel Jackson (friends)
Did not ATTEND first swearing-in and Inaugural Ball
"La BELLE Américaine" (French sobriquet)
BOYCOTTED by indignant Senate wives
South portico of White House BUILT
Husband's CONFIDANT
Limited public CONTACT
ELIZA Hay (daughter and sometime hostess)
EPILEPSY (ascribed illness)
FASHIONABLE
"Era of Good FEELINGS" (phrase for Monroe's two terms)
FIRST outdoor inaugural
FRENCH speaker
Instrumental in releasing Madame LAFAYETTE from prison
MARIA (first presidential daughter to marry in White House)
MISSOURI Compromise (1820)
MONROE Doctrine (1823)
OAK Hill Mansion, Va. (home)
PANIC of 1819
Lived in PARIS as (U.S.) minister's wife
PRETENTIOUS
PRIVATE person
Called "QUEEN Elizabeth"
SPANIEL (pet)
Renovated White House in French STYLE
THREE children (two survived)
Married at TRINITY Church (N.Y.) in 1786
Died in Oak Hill, VIRGINIA
Presidential residence called "WHITE House"
New YORK City (born)