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[Melanne Verveer] So many people said to me
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First Ladies

So many peoplesaid to me, "Well, you know, she mustjust be doing this because of her own...

[Melanne Verveer] So many people
said to me, "Well, you know, she must
just be doing this because of her own ambition

Full Transcript

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[Melanne Verveer] So many people said to me,
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"Well, you know, she must just be doing this
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because of her own ambition.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:09
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
BVG Films

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Movie Summary

The personal and political lives of First Ladies from throughout history.
S01 • E01 More than one in four believe - First Ladies 00:06
More than one in four believe
S01 • E06 But, he was our husband's commander in chief - First Ladies 00:07
But, he was our husband's commander in chief
S01 • E05 Why else would she stay with him?" - First Ladies 00:05
Why else would she stay with him?"
S01 • E01 It was ludicrous but at the same time, - First Ladies 00:06
It was ludicrous but at the same time,
S01 • E02 It really was the beginning - First Ladies 00:07
It really was the beginning
S01 • E01 [Tim Naftali] It was more than just finding a reason - First Ladies 00:06
[Tim Naftali] It was more than just finding a reason
S01 • E06 I went to him and said quietly, - First Ladies 00:09
I went to him and said quietly,
S01 • E05 And I do think it is own form of sexism to blame the wife - First Ladies 00:10
And I do think it is own form of sexism to blame the wife
S01 • E04 [Blanche Weisen Cook] She visited every single hospital - First Ladies 00:10
[Blanche Weisen Cook] She visited every single hospital
S01 • E01 It was about finding a reason to disqualify - First Ladies 00:08
It was about finding a reason to disqualify
S01 • E05 So, she went from small living room - First Ladies 00:11
So, she went from small living room
S01 • E02 [narrator] A week after her husband's assassination, - First Ladies 00:09
[narrator] A week after her husband's assassination,
S01 • E06 [tense music] - First Ladies 00:06
[tense music]
S01 • E04 And took their family names - First Ladies 00:07
And took their family names
S01 • E01 [narrator] In her memoir, Michelle describes these attacks - First Ladies 00:14
[narrator] In her memoir, Michelle describes these attacks
S01 • E03 And I said, "Are you saying that if the Reagans go - First Ladies 00:22
And I said, "Are you saying that if the Reagans go
S01 • E06 [narrator] Johnson announces a partial halt to the bombing, - First Ladies 00:07
[narrator] Johnson announces a partial halt to the bombing,
S01 • E05 Everybody has to make these decisions - First Ladies 00:05
Everybody has to make these decisions
S01 • E02 [Evan Thomas] Theodore White was the premier - First Ladies 00:05
[Evan Thomas] Theodore White was the premier
S01 • E04 Her anger over the slaughter that she saw - First Ladies 00:08
Her anger over the slaughter that she saw