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- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania’s 24-year age difference isn’t the largest the White House has ever seen.
- Among the many first couples in White House history, age gaps have spanned up to 30 years.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania set a record for being the only first couple to be on their third marriage.
Though the couple also has a noticeable age gap of 24 years, they’re only third in the ranks of sizeable age gaps among first couples.
From the Reagans to the Tylers, these are the nine presidents and first ladies with age differences of nine or more years. Notably, the men were always older than the women.
John and Julia Tyler: 30 years
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The Tylers hold the title of the largest age gap in the White House.
Julia, then 24, caused a stir after her wedding to the 50-year-old president as crowds of thousands flocked to see her as the couple traveled by train from New York to Washington, D.C.
Though their marriage lasted until John’s death, it got off to a rocky start when Julia’s family went into mourning over not being included in the 12-person ceremony they held in New York City.
Grover and Frances Cleveland: 28 years
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Grover Cleveland was 48 when he became the first sitting president to get married in his wedding to 21-year-old Frances Folsom.
The couple knew each other for a long time before they tied the knot, as Folsom was the daughter of Cleveland’s longtime law partner. Many in Washington expected him to marry a Folsom, but most were expecting it would be Emma Folsom, his partner’s widow.
Donald and Melania Trump: 24 years
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Real-estate mogul Donald Trump’s third marriage was to 35-year-old Melania Knauss in January 2005.
The two first went public nearly a year after they met at a party in a Times Square nightclub during Fashion Week in September 1998. Since then, the two were visible at the top of New York society before moving to the White House after Trump’s 2017 inauguration.
During their time as the first couple, the Trumps have sparked extensive scrutiny amid cheating rumors and multiple women accusing the president of sexual assault.
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