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This is so beautiful. Damn I'm good.
Martha Washington wore this silk taffeta gown in the early 1780s. The silk is painted with a design of flowers, butterflies, and other insects. The collar and cuffs are reproductions.
Mary Todd Lincoln wore this silk taffeta two-piece dress in 1861.
Helen Herron Taft's gown, the first of the First Ladies' gowns donated to the Smithsonian back in 1912.
Florence Harding's inaugural dress. Features pearlized sequins on tulle and rhinestone trimmed blue velvet ribbon. Designed by Harry Collins
Nothing about First Ladies is complete without something of Jacqueline Kennedy's. Yellow silk evening gown with an overlay of crepe chiffon, worn in 1961 for the Kennedy administration's first state dinner, for Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba. Designed by Oleg Cassini. Fabulous.
Rosalynn Carter wore this blue chiffon evening gown and sleeveless coat trimmed with gold embroidery and braid to the 1977 inaugural ball. She wore the same dress six years later when Jimmy Carter became governor of Georgia. It was designed by Mary Matise for Jimmae.
Laura Bush's inaugural ball gown from 2001. Made of red Chantilly lace and silk satin with crystal beading, the gown has long sleeves, a scoop neck and a full skirt. It was created by Dallas designer Michael Faircloth.
Mamie Eisenhower wore this rose colored silk damask ball gown for a 1957 state dinner at the British Embassy. Nettie Rosenstein designed the ensemble, which included a matching purse and shoes, of course.
Jackie Kennedy's pearls (the set on the right). Not sure who the other pearls belong to, nor do I care. Let's be honest, Jackie O's stuff is the only thing that matters here.
Eleanor Roosevelt wore this show-stopping pink rayon crepe gown trimmed with lace and sequins to the 1945 inaugural reception. It was designed by Arnold Constable.
Carol Burnett's dress.
Ruby slippers. From Smithsonian's Treasures of American History. To get home, click heels x 3.
My dainty little hand next to a cast of Lincoln's freakishly giant meaty paw.
Kermie. From Smithsonian's Treasures of American History.
A president aging rapidly.
It is hard to see through the glare, but this is one of Lincoln's crusty old suits.
C3PO. From Smithsonian's Treasures of American History.
