It’s one of the most important jobs never applied for. Unelected, yet inextricable from politics; constantly visible on the world stage, but rarely the one behind the microphone — for all its glamour, the first lady of the United States is a role of unsolicited duty, often bringing with it intense public scrutiny, including over what they wear.

Barack Obama and Donald Trump looked to smile at each other as they chatted at Jimmy Carter's funeral service in Washington DC, though Melania appeared distinctly unhappy

Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed his brief exchange with President-elect Trump, which was caught on camera at former President Carter’s state funeral.

Michelle Obama will not join her husband, Barack Obama, at Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, a spokesperson for the former first couple confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Jan. 14

President-elect Trump's arrival at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral spurred varied reactions from other presidential and vice presidential dignitaries.

Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton — reunited at Jimmy Carter's funeral service in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 9. Obama and Trump held a long conversation at the start of the event,

Former first lady Michelle Obama is set to snub President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration next Monday, after missing former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week where she

Melania Trump is seen holding the funeral booklet upside down in a manipulated image. An apparent screenshot of NBC News coverage of former President Barack Obama and incoming First Lady Melania Trump holding booklets at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter can be found in a Facebook post from January 9.

Melania Trump turned heads at the funeral of the 39th US President, Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on December 29. The incoming First Lady attended the funeral service on Thursday alongside her husband, President-Elect Donald Trump, donning an outfit with an unusual detail for the sad occasion.

First lady Jill Biden, after nearly 50 years in public life, reflects on the past seven months — and looks to the future.

Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, her office confirmed to ABC News.