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They can only decorate parts of the White House -

First Ladies can give their own personal touch to their family's bedrooms for instance, but for public rooms and other spaces they'll need approval.

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But they can choose the interior designer -

Here is Nancy Reagan working with interior designer Ted Graber.

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They get to choose a theme for the White House Christmas tree -

Jacqueline Kennedy began the tradition in 1961. The first theme was called the "Nutcracker Suite."

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They can't accept gifts from foreign governments -

Because they are considered gifts to the country and not to the First Lady and her family.

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But they can accept unofficial gifts -

Though the First Lady might have to declare them in the annual disclosure report and pay taxes. As for food, drinks, combustible items, and creams or lotions applied to the skin, they're destroyed by the Secret Service, for security reasons.

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They can't open windows in the White House -

"In the White House you can't open a window. Sasha opened her window once — there were calls. 'Shut the window!' It never opened again," said Michelle Obama in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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They host state dinners -

First Ladies are expected to do so, and arrange everything, from seating to decor and entertainment.

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They usually host the White House Easter Egg Roll -

"The planning of the egg roll traditionally falls on first ladies, each incorporating her own tastes and interests to the event," says the White House website.

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They host a Hanukkah celebration -

President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush hosted the first official White House Jewish celebration.

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They give a White House tour to the future First Lady -

After an election, the First Lady gives the First-Lady-To-Be a tour of their future residence.

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They have to pay for personal expenses -

Things such as food, clothing, and toiletries come out of the family's pocket.

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They can accept designer dresses, but there's a twist -

First Ladies can accept designer dresses as gifts, as long as they donate them afterwards. For example, both Melania Trump and Michelle Obama donated theirs to the Smithsonian.

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Their fashion choices are always under scrutiny -

Melania Trump was criticized when she wore this jacket with the words "I really don't care, do u?"

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They're not allowed to drive -

The Secret Service doesn't allow First Ladies to drive. Both Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama have expressed in interviews how much they missed it.

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First Ladies get Secret Service protection for life -

But, unlike the president (while in office), the First Lady can decline Secret Service protection.

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But their protection ceases if they remarry -

The law says "protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage."

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They get to choose the White House china pattern -

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln began the tradition. Pictured is the Obama State China Service.

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They get involved in important decisions -

In 2018, Melania Trump famously called for the dismissal of deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel.

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They can have jobs -

Jill Biden is famously a community college teacher, the first First Lady to hold a paid job outside the White House.

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They can work with their husbands -

Some First Ladies take an active role in their husband's administrations. Hillary Clinton, for instance, worked as the chair of the President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform.

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The First Lady isn't always the president's wife -

This is the tradition, but in instances where the president was a bachelor or widower, the role was usually filled by another family member. President Woodrow Wilson’s daughter Margaret Woodrow Wilson was the most recent.

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They adopt a social cause -

Lady Bird Johnson began this tradition, which has been followed by First Ladies ever since.

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They don't have to move into the White House immediately -

Melania Trump stayed in New York with son Barron until he finished the school year, before joining Donald Trump in the White House.

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They stay in charge of the @FLOTUS Twitter account -

The Twitter account was passed from Michelle Obama to Melania Trump in 2017 and is now administered by Jill Biden.

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They should use an official White House email -

Reportedly Melania Trump broke this rule and used a personal email account to discuss government business.

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They don't always have to be addressed as First Lady -

Reportedly, Jackie Kennedy didn't like the title and thought it sounded "like a saddle horse." She preferred to be called Mrs. Kennedy.

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They all spend the night before inauguration in the same house -

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of spending the night before inauguration at Blair House, which is located opposite the White House.

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They usually send their kids to private school -

The only exception was Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, who sent their daughter, Amy, to public school.

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When a President dies, the First Lady and her family will have to leave the White House -

Though they don't have to vacate it immediately, but reportedly Jackie Kennedy left the White House just a couple of weeks after her husband's assassination.

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Most of them have pets -

White House pets are an old tradition and most First Ladies are happy with that. Except Melania and Donald Trump, who more recently broke the tradition.

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Many of them write memoirs -

Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Nancy Reagan are among some of the former First Ladies who wrote memoirs.

Sources: (Good Housekeeping)

See also: The most bizarre gifts ever given to US presidents

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