She offered her the job and took her the next day to meet the birth mother, Amber, and a woman from the adoption agency, Letitia.

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For this wedding Letitia made her only appearance at a White House social function.

WHITEHOUSE: Letitia Christian Tyler

Formal education was no part of this pattern of life, but Letitia learned all the skills of managing a plantation, rearing a family, and presiding over a home that would be John Tyler's refuge during an active political life.

WHITEHOUSE: Letitia Christian Tyler

In a second-floor room at the White House, Letitia Tyler kept her quiet but pivotal role in family activities.

WHITEHOUSE: Letitia Christian Tyler

The first President's wife to die in the White House, Letitia Tyler ended her days peacefully on September 10, 1842, holding a damask rose in her hand.

WHITEHOUSE: Letitia Christian Tyler

Friends and horticulturalists Charlotte Landolt and Letitia Jacot grow and mix herbs for their organic skin-care, syrup and tea company in a chalet about 12 miles from town.

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