List Of Children Of The Presidents Of The United States
This is a list of children of U.S. Presidents, including stepchildren, adopted children, and alleged illegitimate children. All full names with married names are given.
Presidential children have been studied individually, and as a class. As individuals, they are more often notable in their own right than most individuals: They disproportionately circulate amongst political and social leaders and the wealthier classes, and they are more likely to be scrutinized as part of celebrity culture. Additionally, as individuals they frequently have significant influence on other notable family members. So, for instance, a child who may appear otherwise non-notable as an individual may, in fact, have had a significant influence on the child's parent: acting as a sounding board, or having behavioral issues that affected the parent's beliefs or performance.
As a class, the children of presidents have also occasioned significant study. Study has generally followed two paths: The issue of what access and inclusion within the circles of power does to individuals' lives, aspirations, and outcomes; and the issue of their influence on society and politics.
Read more about List Of Children Of The Presidents Of The United States: George and Martha Washington, John and Abigail Adams, James and Dolley Madison, James and Elizabeth Monroe, John Quincy and Louisa Adams, Andrew and Rachel Jackson, Martin and Hannah Van Buren, William and Anna Harrison, James and Sarah Polk, Zachary and Margaret Taylor, Millard and Abigail Fillmore, Franklin and Jane Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham and Mary Lincoln, Andrew and Eliza Johnson, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Rutherford and Lucy Hayes, James and Lucretia Garfield, Chester and Ellen Arthur, Grover Cleveland and Maria Halpin, Grover and Frances Cleveland, William and Ida McKinley, William and Helen Taft, Woodrow and Ellen Wilson, Calvin and Grace Coolidge, Herbert and Lou Hoover, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry and Bess Truman, Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower, John and Jackie Kennedy, Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, Richard and Pat Nixon, Gerald and Betty Ford, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, George W. and Laura Bush, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Living Presidential Children
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