The First Lady (2022)
A revelatory reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House's women is no longer hidden from view.
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Episodes
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1. that white house2022-04-17 · 56mAfter Franklin’s sudden polio diagnosis, Eleanor Roosevelt commits to enabling his political future despite pressure from her mother-in-law, Sara. As the Watergate scandal unfolds,
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2. voices carry2022-04-24 · 55mMoved by the toll the Great Depression has taken on the country, Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly and lobbies for an unprecedented formal position in the administration
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3. please allow me2022-05-01 · 58mYoung Eleanor reluctantly cuts short her progressive education in London to make her dreaded societal debut as a member of New York’s prestigious Roosevelt family, which includes h
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4. cracked pot2022-05-08 · 59mYears before first entering the White House, Eleanor discovers Franklin’s marital indiscretions, which push her to socialize with more independent, politically active women in the
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5. see saw2022-05-15 · 54mFrustrated by the male dominated world of media and politics, Eleanor holds the White House’s first all-female press conference and grows closer to journalist Lorena “Hick” Hickock
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6. shout out2022-05-22 · 55mEleanor moves Hick into an adjacent bedroom in the White House while Franklin has the FBI surveil her actions. Inspired by her growing influence and popularity, Betty steers a Whit
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7. nadir2022-05-29 · 51mAfter African-American opera singer Marian Anderson is banned from performing for the Daughters of the American Revolution, Eleanor leaves the group and doubles down on her efforts
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8. punch perfect2022-06-05 · 54mDissatisfied with Franklin’s complacency over growing international atrocities in Europe, Eleanor forces his hand to assist Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Having retired to
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9. rift2022-06-12 · 54mAs Franklin helms the United States’ entry into World War II, Eleanor patriotically rallies the country as First Lady, which leaves Hick neglected on the sidelines. After Betty’s s
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10. victory dance2022-06-19 · 56mEleanor receives a last gift from an ailing Franklin: the charter for the League of Nations, a blueprint for their shared lifelong dream of world peace. Betty overcomes vulnerable
Cast
Viola DavisMichelle Obama
Michelle PfeifferBetty Ford
Gillian AndersonEleanor Roosevelt
O-T FagbenleBarack Obama
Dakota FanningSusan Elizabeth Ford
Lily RabeLorena Hickok
Regina TaylorMarian Shields Robinson
Kiefer SutherlandFranklin D. Roosevelt
Aaron EckhartGerald FordImages
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