1820: Maria Monroe (daughter of President James Monroe and First Lady Elizabeth Kortright) married in the White House 1967: Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Joseph Stalin, defected to the West ( story) Success has many faces; it need not be circumscribed by a title, a job, a cause. Success is not always "getting." It is more often "giving." It does not consist of what we do, but rather of what we are. Success is not always an accomplishment. It can be a state of mind.