As televangelist T.D. Jakes would say about his wife, that she was his first lady of his ministry.

Now a first lady has an important job when it comes to supporting their husband no matter what job or position he may hold. They are to be supportive and encouraging.

In this blog, I will be discussing some of the famous first ladies in America. I have already done 2 blogs on 2 of the first ladies. Some first ladies were great support and some were dealing with issues of their own. Some were more outspoken than others. Some stood out more compared to others. Some were just a sidekick or arm candy for their husband, who happened to be the President of the United States. I will only discussed the first ladies during my lifetime, to keep tis blog from being too long.

Lady Bird Johnson was born Claudia Alta Taylor. The reason for her nickname “Ladybird,” was because she was considered to be as pretty as a lady bird; which refer to as a ladybug. Now a ladybug is a beetle that referred to as a lady or mother Mary. When a person sees a ladybugs, it’s recognized as a powerful symbol of good luck, prosperity, and transformation.

Pat Nixon was the wife of President Nixon. She was given the nickname “Pat”, because she was born on March 16, a day before St. Patrick Day. She was often referred as “St. Patrick’s babe in the morn.”

Betty Ford struggled with addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers. She founded the Betty Ford Clinic to help others with addictions and alcoholism. She was dealing with her own demons before she could be an effective first lady to Gerald Ford. You have to admire her for that because it takes courage for anyone to faced their demons no matter what it may be.

Even though Jimmy Carter was a weak president, his wife, Eleanor Rosalynn Carter, also known as Rosalynn was an excellent first lady. She was a genuine support for President Jimmy Carter. She reminded me of Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt did the legworks for her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt since he couldn’t walk. Rosalynn Carter was supportive for Jimmy Carter. They had a long supportive marriage and a long life together. They were a couple that could be admired by others because of their loyalty and love for each others. They had a never ending love for each others.

What can I tell you about Nancy Reagan? Her biggest cause as a first lady the “Just Say No” campaign; which spawn the “WAR ON DRUGS.” She was very supportive of Ronald Reagan; even though she came across as someone with the attitude of someone who thinks their “shit don’t stink but her farts gives her away.” She wasn’t as down to earth as Ronald Reagan. She came across as a snob. Her daughter, Patty Davis didn’t think so highly of her mother.

It kind of make me wonder what kind of first lady, Ronald Reagan’s ex-wife, Jane Wyman would have made. The reason she divorced Ronald Reagan was because she didn’t want a political career like her husband. Their kids were more Conservative than the kids Ronald and Nancy had.

This reminds me of a former pastor and is wife. When this pastor had the call to become a pastor, his wife did not. He went on ahead of her to a Nazarene Bible college. It took a few months before she finally got the call to be a pastor’s wife.

It’s also goes to show what length a husband will goes through for their wife to get them to go along with them. When my step-dad was married to his first wife, he chose not to make a career in the military; even though that was what he wanted. Then when he married my mother, he would look for ways to manipulate her to get what he wants. Deep down he wanted to move back to the farm; but he went different direction until she would caved to his whims. He first suggested that the family moved to Alaska to help build the pipeline. He even suggested, moving the family to Bismarck for some reason.

What I’m getting at the first lady has an important job when it comes to their husbands. They have to be willing to stand by their man and go wherever he wants to go.

I’ll talk more about Nancy Reagan later.

I have have already talked about Barbara Bush in a previous blog; in which I called her “everybody favorite grandmother.

I even talked about Hillary Clinton, and we all know the story about her. I will just say that they both needed each others. Bill needed Hillary for her political wisdom, and Hillary needed Bill for his charisma to be able to win the people over. Bill came across as being likeable; whereas Hillary came across as the evil queen.

Laura Bush was not as outspoken as some first ladies we had. She was married to George W. Bush. She was an educator. She may had helped George W. Bush kicked alcoholism but she wasn’t nothing like her mother-in-law, Barbara Bush. I couldn’t admire her; then again I didn’t care for George W, Bush either.

When the Obamas came on the scene, it was easy to admire but things went south later on with Michelle Obama, causing me to lose respect for her. Some people would joke saying that Michelle wasn’t really a woman, but a man. I wouldn’t say that about her though. Where I lost respect for Michelle Obama was after she started whining about race issue and the reason why we won’t elect a woman or even a colored woman for president. She seems to have so much hatred for America, the country who broke the race barrier and elected the first black president. She should be proud of that but it seems she is so filled with hatred. I cannot respect her anymore. If I could, I would say to her, “We have gone pass this race issues when we elected your husband to be president. It’s not about not wanting a woman or even a colored woman for president, it’s all about being the right woman. Now both Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris was not the right woman. I had voted for Elizabeth Dole over George W. Bush.”

When Donald Trump was president his first term, his wife, Melania was still trying to figured out her role as first lady. I have to say by the time of Donald Trump’s second term, she had found her etched in society as a first lady. She is a beautiful classy lady. She reminds me of Jacqueline Kennedy. She had brought back class and elegance to the White House.

Now before I get to Jill Biden, let me mentioned again that one of the things I could admire Nancy Reagan for was the fact she genuinely cared for her husband, Ronald’s health and well-being; especially toward the end of his life when he was diagnosis with Alzheimer. Nancy didn’t force Reagan to go out in public when she saw his mental health failing like Jill Biden did with Joe Biden. If you asked me, I would tell you that Jill Biden is guilty of elderly abuse for what she did to Joe, She did it because she cared more for the power than her own husband. She said that she was a doctor. She’s no more of a doctor than I am the president of the United States. I have no respect for Jill because she had committed elderly abuse and should be locked up for the rest of her life. She was a disgrace to the White House.

Would a good wife would do that to her husband? Wives are to honor and support their husbands. They are not to put their needs above their husbands. They are to support them in sickness and in health. Now Jill Biden didn’t do that at all.

These are only a few first ladies. Who do you admired? Who do you not admired?