A portrait of the Chinese First Lady Soong May-Ling (1897 - 2003), more widely known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, the wife of Chinese Nationalist leader President Chiang Kai-Shek, Washington, DC, 1943. The First Lady of the Republic of China sits on a bench on the White House lawn during her visit with Eleanor Roosevelt. (Photo by Bachrach/Getty Images)
circa 1955: Madame Chiang Kai-shek (1897 - 2003), wife of Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, poses at Idlewild (now John F. Kennedy International) Airport, on her way to Los Angeles to speak for the American Bar Association, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
circa 1955: Nationalist China leader Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) smiling with his wife, Madame Chiang Kai-shek (1897 - 2003), by his side. The Chinese leader was the head of the Nationalist Republic (1928-1949) and following the Communist victory, he became the leader of the Republic of Taiwan. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1960: President Chiang Kai-Shek (1887 - 1975) and his second wife, Chinese writer Mei-Ling Kai-Shek (1897 - 2003), aka Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, holding hands outdoors following his inaugural speech, China. Kai-Shek had just been reelected to his third term. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1965: First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, wife of American President Lyndon B. Johnson, holds the hand of Madame Chiang-kai Shek (1897 - 2003), wife of the Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang-kai Shek, in front of the White House where the Madame was invited for tea, Washington, D.C. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
