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I met Mrs. Obama in the summer of 1991when she was Michelle Robinson, and her résumé was...

I met Mrs. Obama in the summer of 1991
when she was Michelle Robinson, and her résumé was sent to me, it said, you know,
brilliant young lawyer exploring opportunities
of public service

Full Transcript

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I met Mrs. Obama
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in the summer of 1991 when she was Michelle Robinson,
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and her résumé was sent to me,
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it said, you know, brilliant young lawyer
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exploring opportunities of public service.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:06
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
BVG Films

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Movie Summary

The personal and political lives of First Ladies from throughout history.
S01 • E05 We feel that for too long our leaders have viewed politics - First Ladies 00:06
We feel that for too long our leaders have viewed politics
S01 • E06 [applause] - First Ladies 00:04
[applause]
S01 • E04 Not just turning out girls - First Ladies 00:05
Not just turning out girls
S01 • E02 [Sander Vanocur] Do you really hope - First Ladies 00:05
[Sander Vanocur] Do you really hope
S01 • E06 He brilliantly used the death of John Kennedy. - First Ladies 00:05
He brilliantly used the death of John Kennedy.
S01 • E05 And the challenge now is to practice politics - First Ladies 00:09
And the challenge now is to practice politics
S01 • E01 I gave her a job offer on the spot, - First Ladies 00:15
I gave her a job offer on the spot,
S01 • E03 And here I am, - First Ladies 00:06
And here I am,
S01 • E06 [Updegrove] He tells them, - First Ladies 00:05
[Updegrove] He tells them,
S01 • E04 ...but she wanted her girls to actually go out - First Ladies 00:06
...but she wanted her girls to actually go out
S01 • E02 Because, otherwise, how can I bring up normal children? - First Ladies 00:05
Because, otherwise, how can I bring up normal children?
S01 • E06 It is time now to write the next chapter. - First Ladies 00:05
It is time now to write the next chapter.
S01 • E03 But I found out the hard way that nothing, - First Ladies 00:07
But I found out the hard way that nothing,
S01 • E05 [applause] - First Ladies 00:07
[applause]
S01 • E04 [narrator] Eleanor became - First Ladies 00:07
[narrator] Eleanor became
S01 • E02 [Barbara Perry] President Kennedy knew the asset - First Ladies 00:07
[Barbara Perry] President Kennedy knew the asset
S01 • E04 [Blanche Weisen Cook] Marie Souvestre emboldens her. - First Ladies 00:04
[Blanche Weisen Cook] Marie Souvestre emboldens her.
S01 • E01 There's not a step in his career that he took - First Ladies 00:05
There's not a step in his career that he took
S01 • E02 And he knew those two children were beautiful and beguiling. - First Ladies 00:06
And he knew those two children were beautiful and beguiling.
S01 • E05 [Melanne Verveer] She was very much - First Ladies 00:08
[Melanne Verveer] She was very much