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The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
The First Lady [1] is an American anthology drama television series created by Aaron Cooley which premiered on Showtime on April 17, 2022. [2] It stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, and Gillian Anderson, among others, and portrays life and family events of three first ladies of the United States: Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama.
In 1997, she initiated and shepherded the Adoption and Safe Families Act, which she regarded as her greatest accomplishment as the first lady. [ 8 ] [ 39 ] In 1999, she was instrumental in the passage of the Foster Care Independence Act , which doubled federal monies for teenagers aging out of foster care . [ 39 ]
Three of America’s most influential first ladies are at the center of Showtime’s historical drama, The First Lady. The trailer for the first season, directed and executive produced by Susanne ...
Showtime's The First Lady sounds great on paper. Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Gillian Anderson playing three influential first ladies? That seems like the perfect recipe for prestige TV.
Pfeiffer’s turn as the one-term first lady of the 1970s marks her return to TV after portraying Ruth Madoff in HBO’s 2017 film The Wizard of Lies. “I knew very little about Betty Ford like ...
Monica Lewinsky in May 1997. Lewinsky said she had sexual encounters with Bill Clinton on nine occasions from November 1995 to March 1997. According to her published schedule, First Lady Hillary Clinton was at the White House for at least some portion of seven of those days.
See the cast of Showtime's new series "The First Lady" compared to the real people they play, including Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and more.