Deaccessioned 06/11/2014. Not in Mission Presidents and their Wives is a compilation of short biographies of Presidents of the United States and their wives from George Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also included are official hostesses since "in several cases, the wife of a man who became President did not live to occupy the White House." Black and white photos of each are included. Some are from contemporary steel engravings or photographs now assembled in the National Museum in Washington, D. C.