In the US, which first lady outlived her husband by the longest time? And which outlived her husband's term by the longest time?

star_gazer

Abraham Lincoln was killed April 15, 1865. His wife Mary Todd Lincoln, a tragic figure, died July 16, 1883. Eighteen years after her husband. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln#Assassination_Survivor_and_later_Life Dec 01 08, 9:27 AM

Boycie75

Jackie Kennedy Onassis outlived both her husband and his presidential term by 30 years six months. Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the wife of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination on November 22 1963. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Onassis Dec 01 08, 7:02 PM

queproblema

Lady Bird Johnson died in 2007, 34 years after her husband, Lyndon, died in 1973, and 38 years after leaving the White House. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Bird_Johnson Julia Tyler died in 1889, 44 years after her husband's term ended. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Gardiner_Tyler Dec 01 08, 7:04 PM

rwbidin

Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (Died 1918) out lived her husband by 37 years (Assassinated in 1881) and his presidency term by 37 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia_Garfield Dec 02 08, 4:43 PM