First Ladies Revealed

Jackie Kennedy's crucial role in the Kennedy years; Dolley Madison's role; Nancy Reagan's role as a First Lady.

Lady Bird Johnson, Edith Roosevelt and Betty Ford inherited the role of First Lady by chance during times when the nation was looking for stability.

Mary Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt and Laura Bush's role as First Ladies in calming the nation in times of war.

America's first ladies are not all content to stay in the background. Women like Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton were determined to blaze a trail, fighting for civil and women's rights.