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First Ladies

This has been a tough countryto be black, to say that,we're on the verge now-- maybe...

This has been a tough country
to be black, to say that,
we're on the verge now-- maybe putting
some of that behind us, she got smacked down
hard for it

Full Transcript

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This has been a tough country to be black,
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to say that, we're on the verge now--
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maybe putting some of that behind us,
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she got smacked down hard for it.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:41
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 [reporter] More than half of Americans say - First Ladies 00:06
[reporter] More than half of Americans say
S01 • E04 [reporter] She is sent on a tour of the country by FDR. - First Ladies 00:04
[reporter] She is sent on a tour of the country by FDR.
S01 • E06 [Updegrove] Despite growing up in Texas, - First Ladies 00:09
[Updegrove] Despite growing up in Texas,
S01 • E02 Every time they had a break she would smoke like a chimney. - First Ladies 00:05
Every time they had a break she would smoke like a chimney.
S01 • E01 I just wanted to make this statement that I am-- - First Ladies 00:05
I just wanted to make this statement that I am--
S01 • E04 "Talk to the people and tell me what they're thinking." - First Ladies 00:13
"Talk to the people and tell me what they're think...
S01 • E01 [cameras click] - First Ladies 00:05
[cameras click]
S01 • E02 And she invariably dropped the ashes - First Ladies 00:08
And she invariably dropped the ashes
S01 • E03 These women all had husbands who were not only powerful, - First Ladies 00:08
These women all had husbands who were not only powerful,
S01 • E06 [Lady Bird] The brick house, where I was born, - First Ladies 00:07
[Lady Bird] The brick house, where I was born,
S01 • E01 This, ladies and gentlemen, is called a fist pound. - First Ladies 00:05
This, ladies and gentlemen, is called a fist pound.
S01 • E06 [sentimental music] - First Ladies 00:10
[sentimental music]
S01 • E02 [narrator] At the end of the day, - First Ladies 00:06
[narrator] At the end of the day,
S01 • E03 [Karen Tumulty] She'd become a queen bee of this set, - First Ladies 00:09
[Karen Tumulty] She'd become a queen bee of this set,
S01 • E04 People describe such a sense of connection with her. - First Ladies 00:04
People describe such a sense of connection with her.
S01 • E05 [CNN reporter] What if he-- she doesn't get along - First Ladies 00:04
[CNN reporter] What if he-- she doesn't get along
S01 • E01 [laughter] - First Ladies 00:05
[laughter]
S01 • E05 We really sort of ruffled a lot of feathers - First Ladies 00:08
We really sort of ruffled a lot of feathers
S01 • E04 Over and over again, you hear people talking about meeting her - First Ladies 00:11
Over and over again, you hear people talking about meeting h...
S01 • E02 [Sally Bedell Smith] He said that - First Ladies 00:09
[Sally Bedell Smith] He said that