Second Lady of the United States
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The Second Lady of the United States is the informal title for the spouse of the vice president, who often undertakes public, ceremonial, and advocacy roles alongside the vice president’s tenure.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Lady of the United States 2001 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal title
ⓘ
public position ⓘ |
| advocacyAreas |
arts and culture
ⓘ
education ⓘ mental health ⓘ military families ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Lady
ⓘ
wife of the vice president of the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| appointedBy | marriage to the vice president of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedOffice | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Abigail Adams ⓘ |
| firstHolderSpouseOf | John Adams ⓘ |
| firstHolderTermEnd | 1797 ⓘ |
| firstHolderTermStart | 1789 ⓘ |
| followsOffice | spouse of the vice president of the United States ⓘ |
| genderedFormOf | Second Spouse of the United States ⓘ |
| hasNoLegalAuthority | true ⓘ |
| isInformal | true ⓘ |
| isUnpaid | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by national press ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Abigail Adams
ⓘ
Barbara Bush ⓘ Doug Emhoff ⓘ Jill Biden ⓘ Karen Pence ⓘ Lady Bird Johnson ⓘ Lynne Cheney ⓘ Pat Nixon ⓘ Tipper Gore ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | spouse of the vice president of the United States ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment | second-ranking spouse role in the United States executive branch ⓘ |
| publicPerception | primarily a ceremonial and supportive role ⓘ |
| relativeRank | second after First Lady of the United States ⓘ |
| reportsTo | no formal reporting structure ⓘ |
| residence | Number One Observatory Circle ⓘ |
| termLength | concurrent with the vice president’s term ⓘ |
| titleUsedSince | late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalDuties |
advocacy work
ⓘ
ceremonial functions ⓘ hosting official functions at the vice president’s residence ⓘ public appearances ⓘ representing the vice president at events ⓘ supporting charitable causes ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Second Lady of the United States 2001