First Lady of the United States as White House hostess. There are four living former first ladies: Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter; Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton; Laura Bush, wife of George W. Bush; and Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama. , the only former First Lady who has run for or held public office is Hillary Clinton. The use of the title "First Lady" to describe the spouse or hostess of an executive began in the United States. In the early days of the republic, there was not a generally accepted title for the wife of the president. Many early first ladies expressed
First Lady of Colombia (ICBF); Article 58 stated that ""The Presidency of the Institute shall be exercised by the wife of the President..."". This was the first instance that legal responsibility was granted to the Office of the First Lady on a permanent basis. This was later modified by Article 25 of "Law 7 of 1979" that changed the role of the First Lady in the ICBF: ""The board of directors will be presided by the spouse of the President"". This resolved a conflict of authority between the similar offices of President (until then the First Lady) and the General Director; also of note