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First Ladies

TV·2020–2020·1 season, 6 episodes·CNN·Documentary, War & Politics

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Blending in-depth interviews, rare archival footage, and cinematic recreations, this docuseries on the lives of America's most iconic First Ladies is a bold revision of each woman's traditional portrayal, revealing how they were impacted during their time in the White House, and how their achievements fundamentally shaped American and global history.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2020AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01First Ladies S01E01Michelle ObamaOctober 4, 2020In 2008, Michelle Obama became the first Black First Lady after her husband, Barack Obama, was elected as the first Black President of the U
  2. S01E02First Ladies S01E02Jackie KennedyOctober 11, 2020Jackie Kennedy’s time in the White House was short – thirty-five tumultuous months that promised a new dawn for America but were marked by p
  3. S01E03First Ladies S01E03Nancy ReaganOctober 18, 2020Nancy Reagan is popularly known as the doting wife of President Ronald Reagan, but in reality, she had much more than a supporting role in t
  4. S01E04First Ladies S01E04Eleanor RooseveltOctober 25, 2020Eleanor Roosevelt and former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created arguably the most formidable political partnership in American hist
  5. S01E05First Ladies S01E05Lady Bird JohnsonNovember 15, 2020The Johnson administration enacted the Civil Rights Act, one of the most prolific legislative programs in U.S. history – but it likely would
  6. S01E06First Ladies S01E06Hillary Rodham ClintonNovember 22, 2020After entering the White House in 1992 with former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton was almost immediately attacked for being

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