Only a few of our Presidents and First Ladies can be seen as “power couples” who had an impact on their times and after the Presidential years.
It was difficult for the public to relate to either Presidents or First Ladies before the age of modern communication, so therefore the true “Power Couples” can be seen as five in number:
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt 1933-1945
John and Jacqueline Kennedy 1961-1963
Ronald and Nancy Reagan 1981-1989
Bill and Hillary Clinton 1993-2001
Barack and Michelle Obama 2009-Present
Each of these Presidents had a great impact on their times, but also their wives played a major role in the success and accomplishments of their husbands.
If one were to rank these five “Power Couples”, the order that makes most sense are the Roosevelts first; the Clintons second; the Kennedys third: and then the debate of who is fourth and fifth can be argued between the Reagans and the Obamas!