First lady Melania Trump arrives at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church for the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush in Houston. First lady Melania Trump attended Barbara Bush’s funeral on Saturday in Houston, participating in another of these informal traditions: A delegation of first ladies, both present and past, has attended every funeral of another first lady since the 1960s. The year before, no first ladies attended the funeral of Edith Wilson, despite her being friendly with several. A record five first ladies attended the funeral of Lady Bird Johnson in 2007: Nancy Reagan, Rosalynn Carter, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and Barbara Bush. Four first ladies came to Houston on Saturday to honor Bush: Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, daughter-in-law Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton.

Source: Washington Post April 21, 2018 09:56 UTC