Spouses of the Vice Presidents of the United States

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Lynne Cheney, the wife of Vice President Dick Cheney.
Lynne Cheney, the wife of Vice President Dick Cheney.

The visibility of the wife of the Vice President of the United States has been a recent development as late 20th century and early 21st century vice presidential wives increasingly took on public policy roles that attracted a great deal of media attention. Tipper Gore, wife of former Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, is often considered the first of modern Second Ladies. During her husband's service as a Senator, she was active in several campaigns to remove indecent material from popular American entertainment like movies, television shows and music. Gore challenged performers over their use of obscene lyrics and often debated with her critics, such as Jello Biafra. Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney of Wyoming, champions education reform citing specific failures of the American public education system. She is particularly outspoken supporter of American history education[citation needed] at a time when schools increasingly drop history courses in favor of science.[citation needed]

At this date, there are eight living current or former Vice Presidents' Wives:


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[edit] List of Spouses of the Vice Presidents

Letitia Christian Tyler was the first Vice Presidential consort to ascend to the post of First Lady through the death of a president
Letitia Christian Tyler was the first Vice Presidential consort to ascend to the post of First Lady through the death of a president
Abigail Adams was the first Vice President's wife of the United States, as well as the first to become First Lady
Abigail Adams was the first Vice President's wife of the United States, as well as the first to become First Lady
Pat Nixon was the Vice President's wife, accompanying her husband Richard on many foreign trips; she later became First Lady as well
Pat Nixon was the Vice President's wife, accompanying her husband Richard on many foreign trips; she later became First Lady as well
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore, commonly known as "Tipper", wife of Al Gore, is considered the first of modern Vice Presidential spouses
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore, commonly known as "Tipper", wife of Al Gore, is considered the first of modern Vice Presidential spouses

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Second Ladies of the United States
A. Adams · A. Gerry · H. Tompkins · F. Calhoun · L. Tyler · S. Dallas · A. Fillmore · M. Breckinridge · E. Hamlin · E. Johnson · E. Colfax · E. Hendricks · A. Morton · L. Stevenson · J. Hobart · E. Roosevelt · C. Fairbanks · C. Sherman · L. Marshall · G. Coolidge · C. Dawes · M. Garner · I. Wallace · B. Truman · J. Barkley · P. Nixon · C. Johnson · M. Humphrey · J. Agnew · B. Ford · H. Rockefeller · J. Mondale · B. Bush · M. Quayle · T. Gore · L. Cheney