# What woman has been closest to the Presidency?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-has-been-closest-to-the-presidency/247163>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 26, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-has-been-closest-to-the-presidency/247163 "2004-05-26T11:42:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-has-been-closest-to-the-presidency/247163/41 "2004-05-27T06:27:50Z")

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> [@SNenc](#):
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> My feelings on the present administration aside, I do agree that I would much rather see a Homeland Security secretary ascending to the presidency rather than the person in charge of national parks or farm subsidies.

Yeah, but if terrorists manage to take out the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretaries of State, Treasury and Defense, would you trust the _Homeland Security_ guy to do a good job? 😃

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-has-been-closest-to-the-presidency/247163/42 "2004-05-27T07:04:26Z")

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> [@Mr. Moto](#):
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> Ferraro’s chances of getting elected in 1984 were equal to a snowball’s in hell.
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> Dopers who weren’t around at the time should recall that her ticket only carried **ONE** state.

Oh, be nice. It wasn’t her fault that Mondale was lame. Besides, they got Washington, D.C. along with Minnesota. Show some compassion.

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**Author:** ![RM\_Mentock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@RM\_Mentock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RM_Mentock)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-has-been-closest-to-the-presidency/247163/43 "2004-05-27T08:10:51Z")

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> [@Boyo Jim](#):
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> Monica Lewinsky might qualify as “closest to the Presidency”. We know she had her mouth on one.

And you think Mamie Eisenhower didn’t?

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-has-been-closest-to-the-presidency/247163/44 "2004-05-27T11:52:01Z")

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> [@Blalron](#):
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> Yeah, but if terrorists manage to take out the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretaries of State, Treasury and Defense, would you trust the _Homeland Security_ guy to do a good job? 😃

Good point.

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