- Though they've achieved similar heights of political success, some US presidents' and their first ladies' physical heights differ greatly.
- George Washington was more than a foot taller than his wife, Martha, according to historical records.
- Michelle Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Melania Trump are the tallest first ladies at 5 foot 11 inches whose heights are known.
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While every American president and first lady have reached the same heights of political office and public service, not all reached the White House at the same physical height.
We found the heights through online research and speaking with presidential historical sites and libraries, but a few first ladies' heights have been lost to history.
John Adams and Abigail Adams were only separated in height by an inch, while Thomas Jefferson was over a foot taller than his wife, Martha Jefferson. Abraham Lincoln was 6 feet 4 inches, and Mary Todd Lincoln was 5 feet 2 inches.
The shortest first lady was Eliza Johnson at 4 feet 9 inches, and Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump tied for the tallest at 5 feet 11 inches.
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Here is the height difference of every US president and first lady we could find.
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