Donald Trump’s children Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka and Tiffany have certainly gotten a “convention bounce,” enjoying a boost in attention and recognition as they take their turns speaking to a national audience. Here’s a look back at some other prominent presidential kids and where they are now.
Presidential Children – Where Are They Now?
Donald Trump’s children Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka and Tiffany have certainly gotten a “convention bounce,” enjoying a boost in attention and recognition as they take their turns speaking to a national audience. Here’s a look back at some other prominent presidential kids and where they are now.
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The only surviving child of John F. Kennedy is now 58 years old and has served as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan for the Obama administration since 2013.
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Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, 72, is the eldest of LBJ's two daughters. She helped to found non-profit Reading is Fundamental, wrote for McCall's magazine and contributed to Ladies' Home Journal, among other pursuits. She is married to former Virginia Gov. and former U.S. Sen. Chuck Robb.
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Luci Baines Johnson, 69, co-founded BusinesSuites, a company to provide office spaces, with her husband in 1989. BusinesSuites was acquired by Regus last year.
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Richard Nixon’s eldest daughter, 70, serves on several medical-research boards. She and her family, husband Edward Finch Cox and son Christopher Nixon Cox, live private lives in New York.
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower, 68, wrote a 1986 book on Pat Nixon, the former first lady, and co-authored one on Dwight D. Eisenhower with his grandson, and her husband, David Eisenhower.
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A student at theological seminary when his father became president, the oldest son of Gerald Ford is a minister at Wake Forest University.
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Jack, now 64, owns a sign business and served as executive director of the host committee for the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego.
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Steven, 60, is an actor, best known for his roles in Transformers (2007), Black Hawk Down (2001) and When Harry Met Sally (1989).
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Gerald Ford’s youngest child, 59, received the Betty Ford Center Beamer Award this year for all the work she has done with her mother, including launching National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and serving as chair of the board of the Betty Ford Center.
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Jimmy Carter’s eldest son, now 69, unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in Nevada in 2006.
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Chip, 66, is living out of the public eye, but his son James Carter IV made headlines when he discovered and publicized a video of Mitt Romney’s 47 percent comment during the 2012 presidential election.
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The 64-year-old co-founded Computer Mapping Consultants and lives with his family in Atlanta.
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A board member at the Carter Center, Amy, now 48, lives a very private life with her family in Atlanta.
Michael Reagan is the eldest son of Ronald Reagan. He is president of the Reagan Legacy Foundation and a frequent public speaker and media contributor. He said in June that he believes Donald Trump is the first GOP candidate his father likely would not have supported.
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An actress and author, Davis, 63, published a heartfelt letter of remembrance and forgiveness after her mother Nancy Reagan’s death in March.
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The famously liberal son of Ronald Reagan has been a talk radio host and political commentator. He also spoke about stem cell research at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He's now 58 years old.
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George W. followed in his father’s footsteps, serving as president from 2001 through 2009. Bush, now 70, returned to Texas after his presidency and published a memoir in 2010. His presidential library opened in 2013 and has exhibited some of the former president's paintings.
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After a failed campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, Jeb is facing criticism from members of the GOP over his refusal to endorse Donald Trump.
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A businessman, Neil, 61, joined Ted Cruz’s finance team for the Republican primary race in March.
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As of 2013, the youngest son of George H.W. Bush was a managing partner in an investment firm and had bought a swanky $3.8 million condo in the Washington, D.C. suburbs.
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Involved with various philanthropic organizations, Doro, 56, recently founded the Achieving Optimal Health Conference to focus on mental health and the value of mindfulness.
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Vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea will speak at the Democratic National Convention in support of her mother. If Hillary Clinton is elected president, Chelsea, 36, will be a first daughter for both her father and her mother.
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George W. Bush’s 34-year-old daughter is the founder and CEO of Global Health Corps, a non-profit that brings together Americans and foreigners to work directly with health care efforts around the world.
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Barbara’s one-minute-younger twin sister Jenna has been an elementary school teacher and an author, and she is now a correspondent for the Today show on NBC.
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Barack Obama’s eldest daughter, 18, is taking a gap year before beginning at Harvard College in the fall of 2017. She will be the 23rd first child to attend Harvard.
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Sasha, 15, attends Sidwell Friends School in D.C. and was ecstatic to meet Ryan Reynolds at a state dinner a few months ago.
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