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AT. >> THIS
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IS THE FIRST LADY'S EXHIBIT SINCE IT AGAIN IN 1913. WE ARE ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD AND THE LONGEST EXHIBIT IN THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. >> TELL US THE...
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BEHIND IT. >> WE TRIED A FEW NEW THINGS
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AND THE CHALLENGE IS ALWAYS TO BALANCE. TO BALANCE THE GREAT INTEREST IN THE DRESSES AND THE CHINA. WITH OTHER KINDS OF STORIES ABOUT THE FIRST LADIES....
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HISTORY OF THE FIRST LADY'S EXHIBIT. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IN CREATING THIS LATEST EDITION. >> THE FIRST
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LATE'S COLLECTION BEGAN IN 1913 BY TWO VOLUNTEERS AND THEY ARE WASHINGTON SOCIALITES WHO HAD AN INN AT THE SMITHSONIAN. THEY WANTED TO DEDICATE THIS EXHIBITION...
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IN THIS EXHIBIT TODAY OF THOSE THAT WEREN'T THE SPOUSE OF THE PRESIDENT. TALK ABOUT THEM. >> AS I LOOK
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BEHIND ME TO SEE WHO IS IN THIS EXHIBITION, THIS CASE IS MOSTLY WIVES. IN THE CHINA AND THE BACK SECTION WE WILL GO THROUGH CASE STUDIES. YOU WILL SEE...
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SHOWING THE DRESS? THAT THERE IS MUCH MORE MEANING BEHIND THE DRESS. >> THERE
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| 00:04:21 |
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IS. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND PEOPLE LOVE THEM, BUT WHY DO WE CARE WHAT THE FIRST LADY WEARS? WE LOOK TO HER CLOTHING FOR CLUES. ABOUT WHAT SHE IS LIKE AS...
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HER POLITICS OR THE ADMINISTRATION POLITICS. AMERICAN DESIGNERS AND AMERICAN-MADE CLOTHING. HARRISON IS THE END OF THE BURGUNDY GOWN MADE A POINT...
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IS THE OLDEST GOWN? >> THE
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OLDEST GOWN IN THE COLLECTION IS MARTHA WASHINGTON'S. IT'S NOT ON DISPLAY. IT HAS BEEN ON DISPLAY FOR A SUSTAINED AMOUNT OF TIME. IT IS HAVING A REST...
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TO TODAY, MICHELLE OBAMA DONATED HERS? >> SHE PRESENTED THE
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DRESS AND THE JEWELRY AND THE SHOES. THEY WERE ACTUALLY DONATED AND SHE -- IT'S INTERESTING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD THE DESIGNERS AND MRS....
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INTO DECIDING WHICH DRESS TO WEAR AND ARE THEY THINKING ABOUT THE INFLUENCE THAT WILL HAVE ON THEIR HUSBAND'S ADMINISTRATION? >> WE LIKE IT TO BE
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| 00:06:36 |
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MORE POLITICAL THAN IT PROBABLY IS. WHEN YOU DID, THERE WAS A VIDEO CLAIM AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO INTERVIEW ROSALIN CARTER AND LAURA BUSH ABOUT...
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AT THE FIRST LADIES, FOUR OF THEM THAT YOU FEATURED HERE AT THE EXHIBIT AND TALK ABOUT THEIR ROLES. >>
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WONDERFUL. IT'S THIS WAY. . >> BEFORE YOU
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WALK INTO THIS ROOM, YOU HAVE A QUOTE FROM MICHELLE OBAMA. SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THAT THERE IS NO FORMAL JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THIS UNOFFICIAL ROLE OF THE...
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REALLY WRAPS UP IN A LOT OF WAYS WHAT THIS EXHIBIT IS ABOUT. WE FOUND IT CLOSE TO THE END, BUT IT SETS SO WELL IN HERE. IT REALLY IS A POSITION THIS...
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| 00:09:11 |
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THERE BOUNDARIES. THERE IS ALWAYS A TENSION ABOUT HOW POLITICALLY INVOLVED THE FIRST LADY CAN BE. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE CAN'T SEE YOU?...
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TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THESE FOUR FIRST LADIES INDIVIDUALLY WALK THAT TIGHT ROPE. TELL US WHY THESE FOUR AND WHAT WERE YOU TRYING TO DO? >> THE
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FIRST LADIES AND YOU SEE THE DATES, IT'S ROUGHLY 50 YEARS BETWEEN. WE WANTED TO SHOW DIFFERENT POINTS IN TIME BECAUSE WE VERY MUCH WANTED TO SHOW THE...
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MADISON, WHAT KIND OF FIRST LADY WAS SHE? WHAT DOES THE STORY? >> THE FIRST FIRST
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LADY TO REALLY ESTABLISH THE ROLE OF THE POLITICAL HOSTESS. SHE IS THE FRIENDLY FACE OF THE MADISON ADMINISTRATION. JAMES MADISON IS SERIOUS AND SHY....
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IF YOU WILL, IN THIS PART TELL US ABOUT WHO SHE IS AND THE ARTIFACTS IN THERE? >> THE ONE THAT
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| 00:13:18 |
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IS REASON ANT IS THAT PIECE OF WOOD AND THAT IS A PIECE OF TIMBER THAT IS BURNED IN THE WAR OF 1812. IT CAME TO US FROM A COLLECTOR AND REFERENCES DOLLY...
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| 00:14:04 |
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TO KEEP THE CAPITAL. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MOVING THE CAPITAL OR AN EASIER PLACE. SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REBUILT. SHE MADE IT BACK TO...
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| 00:14:34 |
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WOMEN AT THIS TIME AND POLITICAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN IN DOLLY MADISON'S ERA. WOMEN PLAYED A LOOSER ROLE THAN IN THE REVOLUTION. WOMEN'S RIGHTS BEGAN TO...
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TO MARY LINCOLN. WHAT'S HER STORY? >> SHE IS PROBABLY
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| 00:15:31 |
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LOOKING TO SOMEONE LIKE DOLLY MADISON SAYING THIS IS WHAT THE FIRST LADY IS SUPPOSED TO BE. I AM GOING TO DO THIS. I AM GOING TO BE A HOSTESS AND HAVE...
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HOW? >> WHEN
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| 00:16:18 |
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THEY MOVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE WAS A MESS. COMPARED IT TO A THIRD RATE HOTEL. THEY DID A LOT OF REDEKZRATION OF THE WHITE HOUSE. IT WAS CONSIDERED...
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DRESS. WHO MADE HER GOWN? >> ELIZABETH TECHLY, AN
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AFGHAN AMERICAN SLAVE WHO PERFORMED HER OWN FREEDOM THROUGH THE MONEY SHE MADE AS A SEEM STRESS. SHE MOVED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SET UP A VERY SUCCESSFUL...
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| 00:18:28 |
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IN THE MARY LINCOLN SECTION. THE WATCH. >> WE TALK ABOUT IT WITH
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MARY LINCOLN AND MARY LINCOLN WAS AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE SANITARY COMMISSION TO RAISE MONEY. SHE VISITED HOSPITALS AND THAT WATCH WAS WON BY...
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| 00:19:00 |
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ABOUT MARY LINCOLN'S BOOKSHELF THAT IS NOTABLE? >> I THINK A WONDERFUL PIECE
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| 00:19:07 |
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IS REFERENCED WITH ELIZABETH TECH ME IN AS WELL. IT SHOWS THEIR FRIENDSHIP. SHE ESTABLISHED AN ASSOCIATION TO RAISE MONEY AND HELP SLAVE WHO IS HAD...
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| 00:20:22 |
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ROOSEVELT? >> IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT
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| 00:20:24 |
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THE WHITE HOUSE THAT WE KNOW FIRST CAME TO BE. THE WHITE HOUSE. EDITH ROOSEVELT WANTED IT TO EVOKE ITS COLONIAL ROOTS. IT'S A VERY FEDERAL FORMAL WHITE...
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| 00:21:17 |
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FIRST LADY'S PORTRAIT. >> SHE
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DID. SHE CONSOLIDATED THE PORTRAITS AND COMMISSIONED HERS AND ESTABLISHED A FIRST LADY'S GALLERY. >> POLITICALLY,
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| 00:21:31 |
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WHAT IS SHE KNOWN FOR? >> SHE IS A FIRST
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| 00:21:34 |
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LADY THAT STEPS AWAY FROM POLICY. CERTAINLY SHE IS SOMEONE WHO CAN RESTRAIN HER HUSBAND AND CAN SAY OPINIONS TO HER HUSBAND. SHE KEEPS VERY PRIVATE...
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FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENED? >> THIS WAS THE FIRST
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TIME THAT EVEN SOMETHING APPROACHED A SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR THE FIRST LADY. SHE DELEGATES A LOT OF HOUSEHOLD DUTIES AND HAS A CATERER DO THE FOOD....
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OF ALL THAT? >> SHE HAD CONTROL
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OVER WASHINGTON THAT I THINK SOME OF THE MORE RECENT HAD NOT. SHE FORMALIZED THE THING AND HAD A DEFINITE CODE OF BEHAVIOR. IF YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW IT,...
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JOHNSON. >> LADY BIRD JOHNSON,
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I'M FROM TEXAS AND SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FIRST LADIES. SHE IS THE FIRST FIRST LADY TO ANNOUNCE HER OWN INAUGURAL AGENDA. SHE ANNOUNCES DURING UP...
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ALL PART OF THE GREAT SOCIETY
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AGENDA? >> YES. IN A LARGE WAY ALL OF IT IS. IT'S TO MAKE A BETTER AMERICA. AN AMERICA THAT'S MORE LIVABLE FOR ALL OF US. IT'S ALL TIED IN. WHAT YOUR...
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| 00:26:06 |
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THE FIRST LADY. >> AS THE FIRST
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LADY. LIFE IN GENERAL, BUT AS THE FIRST
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LADY. >> RIGHT. DID SHE LOBBY FOR THESE PROJECTS? >> SHE DID
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LOBBY. FOR THE HIGHWAY BILLBOARD ACT TO TAKE BILLBOARDS OFF OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, MRS. JOHNSON ACTUALLY MET WITH WEST WING STAFF AND HAD HER OWN CALL...
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| 00:27:51 |
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THE DRESS. TELL US HOW SHE PICKED THE DESIGN FOR THIS. >> A WONDERFUL
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DRESS. BEAUTIFUL YELLOW MADE BY JOHN MOORE, TEXAS DRESS DESIGNER. AND IT'S ACTUALLY, MRS. JOHNSON, OF COURSE, THE WIFE OF A SENATOR, THE WIFE OF A MEMBER...
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| 00:28:35 |
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A WOMAN WOULD BE -- IF A WOMAN WOULD BE ELECTED, ELECTED PRESIDENT? WE CAME CLOSE IN 2008. WE LIKE TO SAY WHEN A WOMAN IS ELECTED...
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| 00:29:49 |
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GRADDY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK
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YOU. >>> YOU CAN WATCH
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AMERICAN ARTIFACTS AND OTHER AMERICAN HISTORY TV PROGRAMS ANY TIME BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE. C-SPAN.ORG/HISTORY. >>>
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THE RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY CONVENED A SYMPOSIUM TITLED "UNDERSTANDING RICHARD NIXON." THIS HOUR LONG DISCUSSION FOCUSES
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