First ladies and their causes

POSTED: 09:26 AM PDT Apr 13, 2012 UPDATED: 04:46 AM PDT Sep 13, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama worked out with trainers from "The Biggest Loser" at the White House as part of her national Let's Move! initiative. Take a look at other Presidential first ladies and the causes they have supported.

First lady Bess Truman — 15 / 16

U.S. Library of Congress

Bess Truman sponsored the more traditional charities and causes associated with first ladies prior to Eleanor Roosevelt, although she continued the Roosevelt fundraising efforts for the March of Dimes, which sought to eradicate infantile paralysis.

Michelle Obama

Family running together

First Lady Michelle Obama

Laura Bush

Laura Bush

Hillary Clinton

First lady Barbara Bush

First lady Nancy Reagan

First lady Roselynn Carter

First lady Betty Ford

First lady Pat Nixon

First Lady Bird Johnson

First lady Jackie Kennedy

First lady Mamie Eisenhower

First lady Bess Truman

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt

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