Cabinet Firsts
The presidential firsts related to the cabinet of the President of the United States.
| President | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| First president to appoint a black Cabinet member | Lyndon B. Johnson | Robert Weaver, HUD |
| First president to appoint an Asian American Cabinet member | Bill Clinton | Norman Mineta, Commerce |
| First president to appoint a Latin American Cabinet member | Ronald Reagan | Lauro Cavazos, Education |
| First president to appoint a Jewish Cabinet member | Theodore Roosevelt | Oscar Straus, Commerce & Labor |
| First president to appoint a Catholic Cabinet member | Franklin D. Roosevelt | James Farley, Postmaster General |
| First president to appoint a female Cabinet member | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Frances Perkins, Labor |
| First president to appoint a former First Lady to the Cabinet | Barack Obama | Hillary Clinton, State |
| First president to appoint a family member to the Cabinet | John F. Kennedy | Brother Robert Kennedy, Attorney General |
| First president to have the same Cabinet for an entire term | Franklin Pierce | |
| First president to outlive his entire Cabinet | Herbert Hoover |
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