List of children of presidents of the United States facts for kids

Children of U.S. presidents include their biological children, stepchildren, and adopted children. Two presidential children, John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush, later became president themselves. John Scott Harrison is unique because he was both a son of a U.S. president (William Henry Harrison) and the father of another U.S. president (Benjamin Harrison).

Six presidents did not have any known biological children: George Washington, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, and Warren G. Harding. However, some of their wives had children from earlier marriages.

Presidential children are often well-known because they grow up around important political and social leaders. They are also often in the public eye, like celebrities. These children can also have a big impact on their parents, sometimes by offering advice or by facing challenges that affect their parents' decisions. Some sons and wards of presidents even worked for their fathers in the White House.

Researchers study presidential children to understand how growing up in powerful circles affects their lives and goals. They also look at how these children influence society and politics.

18th century presidential children

George and Martha Washington

George and Martha Washington did not have biological children together. Martha had four children from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	John Parke Custis Nickname: Jacky	November 27, 1754 – November 5, 1781	Eleanor Calvert	Stepson; his father was Daniel Parke Custis.
	Martha Parke Custis Nickname: Patsy	1756 – June 19, 1773	no spouse	Stepdaughter; her father was Daniel Parke Custis. She died young.

Children with debated paternity for George Washington

Some historical rumors suggest George Washington might have had children outside of his marriage.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Thomas Posey	July 9, 1750 – March 19, 1818	Martha Mathews Mary Alexander Thornton	Some rumors suggest he might have been George Washington's son.
	West Ford	c. 1784 – July 20, 1863		His descendants believe Washington was his father.

John and Abigail Adams

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Abigail Adams Nickname: Nabby or Amelia	July 14, 1765 – August 15, 1813	William Stephens Smith
	John Quincy Adams 6th president (1825–1829)	July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848	Louisa Catherine Johnson	Became the 6th president of the United States.
	Susanna Adams Nickname: Suky	December 28, 1768 – February 4, 1770	no spouse	Died young from an illness.
	Charles Adams	May 29, 1770 – November 30, 1800	Sarah Smith
	Thomas Boylston Adams	September 15, 1772 – March 13, 1832	Ann Harrod
	Elizabeth Adams	July 11, 1777	no spouse	Born stillborn.

19th century presidential children

Thomas and Martha Jefferson

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Martha Jefferson Nickname: Patsy	September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836	Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.
	Jane Randolph Jefferson	April 3, 1774 – September 1775	no spouse	Died young.
	unnamed son	May 28 – June 14, 1777		Died as an infant.
	Mary Jefferson Nickname: Polly or Maria	August 1, 1778 – April 17, 1804	John Wayles Eppes
	Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (I)	November 30, 1780 – April 15, 1781	no spouse	Died young.
	Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson (II)	May 8, 1782 – ca. October 13, 1784		Died young.

Martha Jefferson also had a son, John Skelton, with her first husband Bathurst Skelton, who died before her marriage to Jefferson.

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings

Thomas Jefferson also had children with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman. DNA evidence supports this connection.

Child	Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
Harriet Hemings (I)	October 5, 1795 – December 7, 1797	no spouse	Died young.
William Beverly Hemings	April 1, 1798 – after 1822	a white woman in Maryland
Unnamed Daughter Hemings	ca. December 7, 1799 – ca. 1800	no spouse	Died in early childhood.
Harriet Hemings (II)	May 22, 1801 – after 1822	unknown
James Madison Hemings	January 18, 1805 – November 26, 1877	Mary Hughes McCoy
Eston Hemings	May 21, 1808 – January 3, 1856	Julia Ann Isaacs

Thomas Woodson was also claimed to be a child of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, but DNA tests did not show a link.

James and Dolley Madison

James and Dolley Madison had no biological children together. Dolley raised her older son from her first marriage with James Madison.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	John Payne Todd Nickname: Payne	February 29, 1792 – January 16, 1852	no spouse	Raised by James Madison; his father was John Todd Jr.
	William Temple Todd	July 4 – October 14, 1793		Died young from yellow fever.

James and Elizabeth Monroe

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Elizabeth Kortright Monroe Nickname: Eliza	December 1786 – January 27, 1840	George Hay
	James Spence Monroe	May 1799 – September 28, 1800	no spouse	Died young.
	Maria Hester Monroe	April 8, 1802 – June 20, 1850	Samuel Laurence Gouverneur

John Quincy and Louisa Adams

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	George Washington Adams	April 12, 1801 – April 30, 1829	none	Died by drowning.
	John Adams II	July 4, 1803 – October 23, 1834	Mary Catherine Hellen
	unnamed son	June 22, 1806	no spouse	Born stillborn.
	Charles Francis Adams	August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886	Abigail Brown Brooks	Served as a U.S. Ambassador.
	Louisa Catherine Adams	August 12, 1811 – September 15, 1812	no spouse	Died young from an illness.

Andrew and Rachel Jackson

Andrew and Rachel Jackson had no biological children. They informally adopted four children and served as guardians for many others.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Andrew Jackson Jr.	December 4, 1808 – April 17, 1865	Sarah Yorke	Biological child of Rachel's brother; adopted in infancy.
	Theodore	c. 1813 – before March 1814		A young boy, possibly taken prisoner, who lived with the Jacksons.
	Charley	fl. February–April 1814		An orphaned child who lived with the Jacksons.
	Lyncoya Jackson	c. 1811 – July 1, 1828	No spouse, no children	A Native American boy who survived a battle and was adopted by Jackson. He died young.
	John Samuel Donelson	before 1805–1817	No spouse, no children	Rachel's orphaned nephew.
	Andrew Jackson Donelson	August 25, 1799 – June 26, 1871	Emily Tennessee Donelson	Rachel's orphaned nephew.
			Elizabeth Martin Randolph
	Daniel Smith Donelson	June 23, 1801 – April 17, 1863	Margaret Donelson	Rachel's orphaned nephew.
	Andrew Jackson Hutchings	1812–1841	Mary Coffee	Rachel's orphaned grandnephew.
	Caroline Swanwick Butler	1789–1864	Robert G. Bell	Orphaned child of a family friend.
	Eliza Eleanor Butler	April 20, 1791 – November 4, 1850	John Donelson IV (1787–1840)	Orphaned child of a family friend.
	Edward George Washington Butler	February 22, 1800 – September 5, 1888	Frances Parke Lewis	Orphaned child of a family friend.
	Anthony Wayne Butler	1803 – September 1824	Unmarried, no issue	Orphaned child of a family friend.

Martin and Hannah Van Buren

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Abraham Van Buren II	November 1807 – March 15, 1873	Angelica Singleton
	John Van Buren	February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866	Elizabeth Vanderpoel
	Martin Van Buren Jr. Nickname: Matt	December 20, 1812 – March 19, 1855	No spouse and no children	Died from tuberculosis.
	Winfield Scott Van Buren	1814		Died as an infant.
	Smith Thompson Van Buren	January 16, 1817 – December 10, 1876	Ellen King James Henrietta Eckford Irving
	unnamed daughter	1818 or about 1807	no spouse	Born stillborn.

William Henry and Anna Harrison

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Elizabeth Bassett Harrison Nickname: Betsy	September 29, 1796 – September 27, 1846	John Cleves Short
	John Cleves Symmes Harrison	October 28, 1798 – October 30, 1830	Clarissa Pike
	Lucy Singleton Harrison	September 1800 – April 7, 1826	David K. Este
	William Henry Harrison Jr.	September 3, 1802 – February 6, 1838	Jane Findlay Irwin
	John Scott Harrison	October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878	Lucretia Knapp Johnson	Father of President Benjamin Harrison.
			Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin
	Benjamin Harrison	1806 – June 9, 1840	Louisa Smith Bonner
			Mary Raney
	Mary Symmes Harrison	January 22, 1809 – November 16, 1842	John Henry Fitzhugh Thornton
	Carter Bassett Harrison	October 26, 1811 – August 12, 1839	Mary Anne Sutherland
	Anna Tuthill Harrison	October 28, 1813 – July 5, 1845	William Henry Harrison Taylor
	James Findlay Harrison	1814–1817	no spouse	Died young.

William Henry Harrison and Dilsia

William Henry Harrison had children with Dilsia, an enslaved woman. His paternity is not confirmed.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Dilsia Harrison	1809–before 1900	unknown	Daughter born to one of his enslaved people.
	Four others, given names unknown (Harrison)
	Marie Harrison	1840–1875	no spouse	Had children with Augustus C. Ware. She was the grandmother of Walter Francis White, a leader in the NAACP.

John and Letitia Tyler

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Mary Tyler	April 15, 1815 – June 17, 1847	Henry Lightfoot Jones
	Robert Tyler	September 9, 1816 – December 3, 1877	Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper
	John Tyler Jr.	April 27, 1819 – January 26, 1896	Martha Rochelle
	Letitia Christian Tyler Nickname: Letty	May 11, 1821 – December 28, 1907	James Allen Semple	no children
	Elizabeth Tyler Nickname: Lizzie	July 11, 1823 – June 1, 1850	William Nevison Waller
	Anne Contesse Tyler	April 5 – July 1825	no spouse	Died as an infant.
	Alice Tyler	March 23, 1827 – June 8, 1854	Henry Mandeville Denison
	Tazewell Tyler	December 6, 1830 – January 8, 1874	Nannie Bridges

John Tyler and enslaved women

It is believed that John Tyler had children with enslaved women, though paternity is not confirmed.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Charles Tyler	b. c. 1810–1820? (est.)		Escaped to Canada and later moved to England.
	John Tyler	b. c. 1815–1830? (est.)		Reportedly sold to a new owner.
	John William Dunjee	1833–1903	Lydia Ann Taylor	Allegedly the son of John Tyler.

John and Julia Tyler

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	David Gardiner Tyler Nickname: Gardie	July 12, 1846 – September 5, 1927	Mary Morris Jones
	John Alexander Tyler Nickname: Alex	April 7, 1848 – September 1, 1883	Sarah Griswold Gardiner
	Julia Gardiner Tyler	December 25, 1849 – May 8, 1871	William H. Spencer
	Lachlan Tyler	December 2, 1851 – January 26, 1902	Georgia Webb Powell	no children
	Lyon Gardiner Tyler	August 24, 1853 – February 12, 1935	Anne Baker Tucker
			Sue Ruffin	His son, Harrison Ruffin Tyler, is still alive, making John Tyler the earliest president with living grandchildren.
	Robert Fitzwalter Tyler	March 12, 1856 – December 30, 1927	Fannie Glenn
	Margaret Pearl Tyler	June 20, 1860 – June 30, 1947	William Munford Ellis

James and Sarah Polk

The Polks are the only presidential couple who never had children (biological, adopted, or from previous marriages). They did serve as guardians for two relatives.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Marshall Tate Polk Jr.	May 15, 1831 – February 29, 1884	Evalina McNeal Bills	Legal ward and nephew.
	Sarah Polk Fall	April 1, 1847 – July 22, 1924	George William Fall	Legal ward and great-niece.

Zachary and Margaret Taylor

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Ann Mackall Taylor	April 9, 1811 – December 2, 1875	Dr. Robert Crooke Wood
	Sarah Knox Taylor Nickname: Knoxie	March 6, 1814 – September 15, 1835	Jefferson F. Davis	Died young from malaria.
	Octavia Pannel Taylor	August 16, 1816 – September 3, 1820	no spouse	Died young from malaria.
	Margaret Smith Taylor	July 17, 1819 – October 1820		Died young from malaria.
	Mary Elizabeth Taylor Nickname: Betty	April 20, 1824 – July 25, 1909	William Wallace Smith Bliss	Betty served as President Taylor's White House hostess.
			Philip Pendleton Dandridge
	Richard Taylor Nickname: Dick	January 27, 1826 – April 17, 1879	Louise Marie Myrthe Bringier

Millard and Abigail Fillmore

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Millard Powers Fillmore Nickname: Powers	April 25, 1828 – November 15, 1889	No spouse and no children
	Mary Abigail Fillmore Nickname: Abby	March 27, 1832 – July 26, 1854		Served as unofficial acting First Lady during her mother's illness. Died young.

Millard Fillmore's second wife was Caroline Fillmore, but they had no children.

Franklin and Jane Pierce

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Franklin Pierce Jr.	February 2–5, 1836	no spouse	Died shortly after birth.
	Frank Robert Pierce	August 27, 1839 – November 14, 1843		Died young.
	Benjamin Pierce Nickname: Benny	April 13, 1841 – January 6, 1853		Died in a train accident shortly before his father became president.

James Buchanan

Buchanan never married or had children. He served as the legal guardian for two nieces.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Mary Elizabeth Speer Lane	1826–1855	George Washington Baker	Adopted daughter and niece.
	Harriet Rebecca Lane	May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903	Henry Elliott Johnston	Adopted daughter and niece; served as acting First Lady.

Abraham and Mary Lincoln

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Robert Todd Lincoln	August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926	Mary Eunice Harlan	Served as Secretary of War.
	Edward Baker Lincoln Nickname: Eddie	March 10, 1846 – February 1, 1850	no spouse	Died young from an illness.
	William Wallace Lincoln Nickname: Willie	December 21, 1850 – February 20, 1862		Died young from typhoid fever.
	Thomas Lincoln III Nickname: Tad	April 4, 1853 – July 15, 1871		Died young from an illness.

Andrew and Eliza Johnson

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Martha Johnson	October 25, 1828 – July 10, 1901	David Trotter Patterson
	Charles Johnson	February 19, 1830 – April 4, 1863	No spouse and no children
	Mary Johnson	May 8, 1832 – April 19, 1883	Daniel Stover
			William R. Brown
	Robert Johnson	February 22, 1834 – April 22, 1869	No spouse and no children
	Andrew Johnson Jr. Nickname: Frank	August 5, 1852 – March 12, 1879	Bessie May Rumbough	No children

Andrew Johnson and Dolly Johnson

Andrew Johnson was most likely the father of three children with Dolly Johnson, an enslaved woman, though paternity is not confirmed.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Elizabeth Johnson Forby	March 1846 – October 3, 1905	George Forby
	Florence Johnson Smith	May 1850 – September 5, 1920	Henry Smith
	Unknown (Johnson)			There may have been a third child who died young.
	William Andrew Johnson	February 8, 1858 – May 16, 1943	No spouse and no children	Andrew Johnson's son Robert Johnson is listed as his father on his death certificate.

Ulysses and Julia Grant

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Frederick Dent Grant	May 30, 1850 – April 12, 1912	Ida Marie Honoré
	Ulysses S. Grant Jr. Nickname: Buck	July 22, 1852 – September 25, 1929	Frances Josephine "Fannie" Chaffee
			America Rosa Workman Will	No children
	Ellen Wrenshall Grant Nickname: Nellie	July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922	Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris
			Frank Hatch Jones	No children
	Jesse Root Grant II	February 6, 1858 – June 8, 1934	Elizabeth Mary Chapman
			Lillian Burns Wilkins	No children

Rutherford and Lucy Hayes

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Birchard Austin Hayes	November 4, 1853 – January 24, 1926	Mary Nancy Sherman
	James Webb Cook Hayes Nickname: Webb	March 20, 1856 – July 26, 1934	Mary Otis Brinkerhoff Miller	No children
	Rutherford Platt Hayes	June 24, 1858 – July 31, 1927	Lucy Hayes Platt
	Joseph Thompson Hayes Nickname: Jody	December 21, 1861 – June 24, 1863	no spouse	Died young.
	George Crook Hayes	September 29, 1864 – May 4, 1866		Died young.
	Frances Hayes Nickname: Fanny	September 2, 1867 – March 18, 1950	Harry Eaton Smith
	Scott Russell Hayes	February 8, 1871 – May 6, 1923	Maude Anderson	No children
	Manning Force Hayes	August 1, 1873 – August 28, 1874	no spouse	Died as an infant.

James and Lucretia Garfield

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Eliza Arabella Garfield Nickname: Trot	July 3, 1860 – December 3, 1863	no spouse	Died young.
	Harry Augustus Garfield Nickname: Hal	October 11, 1863 – December 12, 1942	Belle Hartford Mason
	James Rudolph Garfield	October 17, 1865 – March 24, 1950	Helen Newell	Served as Secretary of the Interior.
	Mary Garfield Nickname: Mollie	January 16, 1867 – December 30, 1947	Joseph Stanley-Brown
	Irvin McDowell Garfield	August 3, 1870 – July 18, 1951	Susan Emmons
	Abram Garfield	November 21, 1872 – October 16, 1958	Sarah Granger Williams
			Helen Grannis Matthews	No children
	Edward Garfield	December 25, 1874 – October 25, 1876	no spouse	Died young.

Chester and Ellen Arthur

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	William Lewis Arthur	December 10, 1860 – July 7, 1863	no spouse	Died young.
	Chester Alan Arthur II Nickname: Alan	July 25, 1864 – July 18, 1937	Myra Townsend
			Rowena Graves
	Ellen Hansbrough Herndon Arthur Nickname: Nell	November 21, 1871 – September 6, 1915	Charles Pinkerton	No children

Grover Cleveland and Maria Halpin

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Dr. James E. King Jr. Birth name: Oscar Folsom Cleveland	September 15, 1874 – March 9, 1947	Rose A. Kleinschmidt Weber (divorced); no children	Son of Cleveland and Maria Halpin, born outside of marriage. He was adopted as a baby.

Grover and Frances Cleveland

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Ruth Cleveland Nickname: Baby Ruth	October 3, 1891 – January 7, 1904	no spouse	Died young from diphtheria.
	Esther Cleveland	September 9, 1893 – June 25, 1980	William Sydney Bence Bosanquet	The first presidential child to be born in the White House.
	Marion Cleveland	July 7, 1895 – March 10, 1977	William Stanley Dell
			John Harlan Amen
	Richard Folsom Cleveland Nickname: Dick	October 28, 1897 – January 10, 1974	Ellen Douglas Gailor
			Jessie Maxwell Black
	Francis Cleveland	July 18, 1903 – November 8, 1995	Alice Erdman

Benjamin and Caroline Harrison

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Russell Benjamin Harrison	August 12, 1854 – December 13, 1936	May Angeline Saunders
	Mary Scott Harrison Nickname: Mamie	April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930	James Robert McKee	Served as acting First Lady.
	unnamed daughter	June 13, 1861	no spouse	Born stillborn.

Benjamin and Mary Harrison

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Elizabeth Harrison Walker	February 21, 1897 – December 25, 1955	James Blaine Walker

William and Ida McKinley

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Katherine McKinley Nickname: Katie	December 25, 1871 – June 25, 1875	No spouse	Died young from typhoid fever.
	Ida McKinley	April 1 – August 22, 1873	No spouse	Died as an infant.

20th century presidential children

Theodore and Alice Roosevelt

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Alice Lee Roosevelt Nickname: Lee	February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980	Nicholas Longworth

Theodore and Edith Roosevelt

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Nickname: Ted	September 13, 1887 – July 12, 1944	Eleanor Butler Alexander	Served as Governor General of the Philippines and Governor of Puerto Rico.
	Kermit Roosevelt	October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943	Belle Wyatt Willard
	Ethel Carow Roosevelt	August 13, 1891 – December 10, 1977	Richard Derby
	Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt Nickname: Archie	April 10, 1894 – October 13, 1979	Grace Lockwood
	Quentin Roosevelt Nickname: Quentyquee or Quinikins	November 19, 1897 – July 14, 1918	No spouse and no children	Died in combat during World War I.

William and Helen Taft

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Robert Alphonso Taft	September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953	Martha Wheaton Bowers	Served as a U.S. Senator.
	Helen Herron Taft Nickname: Helene	August 1, 1891 – February 21, 1987	Frederick Johnson Manning
	Charles Phelps Taft II Nickname: Charlie	September 20, 1897 – June 24, 1983	Eleanor Kellogg Chase	Served as Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Woodrow and Ellen Wilson

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Margaret Woodrow Wilson Nickname: Nistha	April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944	no spouse	Served as acting First Lady for a short time.
	Jessie Woodrow Wilson	August 28, 1887 – January 15, 1933	Francis Bowes Sayre Sr.
	Eleanor Randolph Wilson	October 16, 1889 – April 5, 1967	William Gibbs McAdoo

Woodrow Wilson's second wife, Edith Wilson, had one son from her first marriage who died as an infant before she married Wilson.

Warren G. and Florence Harding

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Marshall Eugene DeWolfe Nickname: Pete	September 22, 1880 – January 1, 1915	Esther Naomi Neely	Stepson from Florence's first marriage.

Warren G. Harding and Nan Britton

Warren G. Harding had a daughter with Nan Britton, born outside of marriage. This was proven by DNA testing in 2015.

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Elizabeth Ann Britton Nickname: Emma or Ann	October 22, 1919 – November 17, 2005	Henry Edward Blaesing	Daughter of Warren G. Harding, proven by DNA testing.

Calvin and Grace Coolidge

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	John Coolidge	September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000	Florence Trumbull
	Calvin Coolidge Jr.	April 13, 1908 – July 7, 1924	no spouse	Died young from blood poisoning.

Herbert and Lou Hoover

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Herbert Charles Hoover	August 4, 1903 – July 9, 1969	Margaret Ava Watson	Served as Under Secretary of State.
	Allan Henry Hoover	July 17, 1907 – November 4, 1993	Margaret Coberly

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes
	Anna Eleanor Roosevelt	May 3, 1906 – December 1, 1975	Curtis Bean Dall
			Clarence John Boettiger
			James Addison Halsted	No children with James Halsted
	James Roosevelt Nickname: Jimmy	December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991	Betsey Maria Cushing
			Romelle Theresa Schneider
			Gladys Irene Owens
			Mary Lena Winskill
	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (I)	March 18, 1909 – November 8, 1909	no spouse	Died as an infant.
	Elliott Roosevelt	September 23, 1910 – October 27, 1990	Elizabeth Browning Donner
			Ruth Josephine Googins
			Faye Margaret Emerson	No children with Faye Emerson
			Minnewa Bell	No children with Minnewa Bell
			Patricia Peabody Whitehead
	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (II)	August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988	Ethel du Pont
			Suzanne Perrin
			Felicia Schiff Warburg	No children with Felicia Warburg Roosevelt
			Patricia Luisa Oakes
			Linda McKay Stevenson	No children with Linda Stevenson Roosevelt
	John Aspinwall Roosevelt II	March 13, 1916 – April 27, 1981	Anne Lindsay Clark
			Irene Elder Boyd	No children with Irene Boyd Roosevelt

Harry and Bess Truman

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Note	Place of birth
	Mary Margaret Truman	February 17, 1924 – January 29, 2008	Elbert Clifton Daniel Jr.		Independence, Missouri

Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Doud Dwight Eisenhower Nickname: Icky	September 24, 1917 – January 2, 1921	no spouse	Died young from scarlet fever.	San Antonio, Texas
	John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower	August 3, 1922 – December 21, 2013	Barbara Jean Thompson	Served as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium.	Denver, Colorado
			Joanne Thompson	No children

John and Jacqueline Kennedy

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Arabella Kennedy	August 23, 1956	no spouse	Born stillborn.
	Caroline Bouvier Kennedy	born November 27, 1957	Edwin Arthur Schlossberg	Served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Australia.	Manhattan, New York
	John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. Nickname: John-John	November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999	Carolyn Jeanne Bessette	No children Died in a plane crash.	Washington, D.C.
	Patrick Bouvier Kennedy	August 7–9, 1963	no spouse	Died shortly after a premature birth.	Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts

Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Lynda Bird Johnson	born March 19, 1944	Charles Spittal Robb	Currently the oldest living presidential child.	Washington, D.C.
	Lucy Baines Johnson Nickname: Luci	born July 2, 1947	Patrick John Nugent
			Ian Johnstone Turpin

Richard and Pat Nixon

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Patricia Nixon Nickname: Tricia	born February 21, 1946	Edward Ridley Finch Cox		Whittier, California
	Julie Nixon	born July 5, 1948	Dwight David Eisenhower II grandson of President Dwight Eisenhower		Washington, D.C.

Gerald and Betty Ford

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Michael Gerald Ford	born March 14, 1950	Gayle Ann Brumbaugh		East Grand Rapids, Michigan
	John Gardner Ford Nickname: Jack	born March 16, 1952	Juliann Felando
	Steven Meigs Ford	born May 19, 1956	No spouse	No children
	Susan Elizabeth Ford	born July 6, 1957	Charles Vance		Washington, D.C.
			Vaden Bales	No children with Vaden Bales

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	John William Carter Nickname: Jack	born July 3, 1947	Juliet “Judy” Langford		Portsmouth, Virginia
			Elizabeth Brasfield
	James Earl Carter III Nickname: Chip, Jim III, and Jimmy Jr.	born April 12, 1950	Caron Griffin		Honolulu, Hawaii
			Ginger Hodges
			Becky Payne
	Donnel Jeffrey Carter Nickname: Jeff	born August 18, 1952	Annette Jene Davis (1952–2021)		New London, Connecticut
	Amy Lynn Carter	born October 19, 1967	James Gregory Wentzel		Plains, Georgia
			John Joseph "Jay" Kelly

Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Maureen Elizabeth Reagan	January 4, 1941 – August 8, 2001	John Filippone	No children	Los Angeles, California
			David Sills	No children
			Dennis C. Revell	Adopted a daughter.
	Michael Edward Reagan (adopted) Nickname: Mike	born March 18, 1945	Pamela Gail Putnam	No children
			Colleen Sterns
	Christine Reagan	June 26, 1947 – June 27, 1947	no spouse	Died shortly after birth.

Ronald and Nancy Reagan

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Place of birth
	Patricia Ann Davis Nickname: Patti	born October 21, 1952	Paul Grilley No children	Los Angeles, California
	Ronald Prescott Reagan Nickname: Ron	born May 20, 1958	Doria Palmieri No children
			Federica Basangi No children

George H. W. and Barbara Bush

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	George Walker Bush 43rd president (2001–2009)	born July 6, 1946	Laura Lane Welch	Became the 43rd president of the United States.	New Haven, Connecticut
	Pauline Robinson Bush Nickname: Robin	December 20, 1949 – October 11, 1953	no spouse	Died young from an illness.	Compton, California
	John Ellis Bush Nickname: Jeb	born February 11, 1953	Columba Garnica Gallo	Served as Governor of Florida.	Midland, Texas
	Neil Mallon Bush	born January 22, 1955	Sharon Smith
			Maria Manass Andrews
	Marvin Pierce Bush	born October 22, 1956	Margaret Conway Molster
	Dorothy Walker Bush Nickname: Doro	born August 18, 1959	William LeBlond		Harris County, Texas
			Robert P. Koch

Bill and Hillary Clinton

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Chelsea Victoria Clinton	born February 27, 1980	Marc Mezvinsky		Little Rock, Arkansas

21st century presidential children

George W. and Laura Bush

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Barbara Pierce Bush	born November 25, 1981	Craig Louis Coyne		Dallas, Texas
	Jenna Welch Bush		Henry Chase Hager

Barack and Michelle Obama

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Malia Ann Obama	born July 4, 1998	Unmarried		Chicago, Illinois
	Natasha Marian Obama Nickname: Sasha	born June 10, 2001

Donald and Ivana Trump

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Donald John Trump Jr. Nickname: Don Jr.	born December 31, 1977	Vanessa Kay Haydon divorced		Manhattan, New York
	Ivana Marie Trump Nickname: Ivanka	born October 30, 1981	Jared Corey Kushner	Served as Senior Advisor to the President.
	Eric Frederick Trump	born January 6, 1984	Lara Lea Yunaska

Donald Trump and Marla Maples

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Tiffany Ariana Trump	born October 13, 1993	Michael Boulos	No children	West Palm Beach, Florida

Donald and Melania Trump

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Barron William Trump	born March 20, 2006	Unmarried	The youngest living child of any president.	Manhattan, New York

Joe and Neilia Hunter Biden

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Joseph Robinette Biden III Nickname: Beau	February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015	Hallie Olivere	Served as Attorney General of Delaware.	Wilmington, Delaware
	Robert Hunter Biden Nickname: Hunter	born February 4, 1970	Kathleen Buhle divorced
			Lunden Roberts
			Melissa Cohen
	Naomi Christina Biden Nickname: Amy	November 8, 1971 – December 18, 1972	no spouse	Died in a car accident with her mother.

Joe and Jill Biden

Child		Lifetime	Spouse	Notes	Place of birth
	Ashley Blazer Biden	born June 8, 1981	Howard David Krein	No children	Wilmington, Delaware

Living presidential children

As of November 2024, 33 presidential children are living. Here they are, from oldest to youngest:

      Current first child

Name	Birth	President
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb	(1944-03-19) March 19, 1944 (age 81)	Lyndon B. Johnson
Michael Reagan	(1945-03-18) March 18, 1945 (age 80)	Ronald Reagan
Tricia Nixon Cox	(1946-02-21) February 21, 1946 (age 79)	Richard Nixon
George W. Bush	(1946-07-06) July 6, 1946 (age 78)	George H. W. Bush
Luci Baines Johnson	(1947-07-02) July 2, 1947 (age 77)	Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Carter	(1947-07-03) July 3, 1947 (age 77)	Jimmy Carter
Julie Nixon Eisenhower	(1948-07-05) July 5, 1948 (age 76)	Richard Nixon
Michael Gerald Ford	(1950-03-14) March 14, 1950 (age 75)	Gerald Ford
James Earl Carter III	(1950-04-12) April 12, 1950 (age 75)	Jimmy Carter
John Gardner Ford	(1952-03-16) March 16, 1952 (age 73)	Gerald Ford
Jeff Carter	(1952-08-18) August 18, 1952 (age 72)	Jimmy Carter
Patti Davis	(1952-10-21) October 21, 1952 (age 72)	Ronald Reagan
Jeb Bush	(1953-02-11) February 11, 1953 (age 72)	George H. W. Bush
Neil Bush	(1955-01-22) January 22, 1955 (age 70)
Steven Ford	(1956-05-19) May 19, 1956 (age 69)	Gerald Ford
Marvin Bush	(1956-10-22) October 22, 1956 (age 68)	George H. W. Bush
Susan Ford Bales	(1957-07-06) July 6, 1957 (age 67)	Gerald Ford
Caroline Kennedy	(1957-11-27) November 27, 1957 (age 67)	John F. Kennedy
Ron Reagan	(1958-05-20) May 20, 1958 (age 67)	Ronald Reagan
Dorothy Bush Koch	(1959-08-18) August 18, 1959 (age 65)	George H. W. Bush
Amy Carter	(1967-10-19) October 19, 1967 (age 57)	Jimmy Carter
Hunter Biden	(1970-02-04) February 4, 1970 (age 55)	Joe Biden
Donald Trump Jr.	(1977-12-31) December 31, 1977 (age 47)	Donald Trump
Chelsea Clinton	(1980-02-27) February 27, 1980 (age 45)	Bill Clinton
Ashley Biden	(1981-06-08) June 8, 1981 (age 44)	Joe Biden
Ivanka Trump	(1981-10-30) October 30, 1981 (age 43)	Donald Trump
Barbara Pierce Bush	(1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 (age 43)	George W. Bush
Jenna Bush Hager
Eric Trump	(1984-01-06) January 6, 1984 (age 41)	Donald Trump
Tiffany Trump	(1993-10-13) October 13, 1993 (age 31)
Malia Obama	(1998-07-04) July 4, 1998 (age 26)	Barack Obama
Sasha Obama	(2001-06-10) June 10, 2001 (age 24)
Barron Trump	(2006-03-20) March 20, 2006 (age 19)	Donald Trump

The most recent presidential child to pass away was Beau Biden, the oldest son of Joe Biden, who died on May 30, 2015, at age 46. He passed away before his father became president.

See also

• List of children of vice presidents of the United States