If you need any more scent recommendations that have crisp notes like jasmine and honeysuckle, my favs are Tocca "Bianca" and Versace "Versense". They're my signature scents and I always get people asking what they are when I wear them 😉
Can we please give the Carter's the credit they deserve? They are seriously the best. Truly people who have stuck to their beliefs and walked the walk!
"Ladybird" failing a little in school on purpose to avoid giving the speech felt deeply relatable. I may have done something similar in high school. I think my parents never found out, mom thought I just got lazy 😂
Eisenhower & Truman were very handsome in their youth. Jackie is still one of my favorite First Ladies. Her courage during that traumatic event still gives me chills whenever I see those photos! That being said Pat Nixon was phenomenal. I didn’t know she was such a social advocate. I really love this series! I’ve learned so much about these wonderful women!
Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician on YT) recently made a video about the aftermath of the assassination and Jackie's grace and courage. I really recommend watching it
Jackie's first baby was a ? . She was having an affair with William Holden at the time and they didn't know who's baby it was, that is why Jack, who was having his own affairs, didn't hurry home. Their marriage was a sham.
I heard that people had fun with Mamie Eisenhower's name. She was called everything from Mamie like in Al Jolsons Mamie.. She was also called Mame, like in the play Auntie Mame. She was even called Mommy Eisenhower.
@@maryhirsch7170 For starters Arabella was born in August 1956 and Jackie met Holden and his wife, Brenda in early 1957...Hard to father a child BEFORE you actually met the mother??
She was a doormat for her patriarchy. Jack made a public mockery of her, she miscarried because of his abuse, yet she hung around because a “feminist” she wasn’t
Most people in Washington knew FDR was in ill health when he ran for his fourth(!) term and that's part of the reason Truman became vice president. The party bosses thought the current VP was too radical and pressured FDR to choose someone more moderate so that in the likely event FDR would die during his fourth term (he only made it a few months) he would be replaced by someone better suited for the Oval Office. That person turned out to be Truman.
Jackie is one of my favourite First Ladies. She was perfect both as a FLOTUS and a person. Classy, intelligent, beautiful, refined, fashionable and ambitious. It's too bad that JFK wasn't the best husband to her with all of his affairs and that their relationship only seemed to be getting better very shortly before his assassination. RIP to them both 🙏❤️
If it were possible, I truly believe that we in the state of Texas would nominate Lady Bird Johnson for sainthood. What she did to beautify state highways and the formation of wildflower centers is remarkable.
That's so sad that the Kennedies' last premature child didn't survive. He weighed almost 5 lbs and I've known people to survive having smaller birth weights. But this was 60 years ago so I understand that they didn't have the technology to save premature children then.
@@TheMormonPower that's a blessing. My 2nd daughter was born in 2000 but she wasn't a preemie. My youngest daughter was a stillborn micropreemie in 2008. She only weighed 1 lb. I was blessed with my soon to me 11 year old 3 1/2 years after her death. He was a healthy 10 lb baby at birth and is 5'1" in the 5th grade. He has the vocabulary of a high school senior as he is the youngest of my 7 living kids (8 counting my deceased daughter)...
my mom was born at 7 months, weighed 4lbs and 4oz and it was only 1968. she was in nicu for months, but she's still alive and kicking now. i wonder if technology got just a little better for premature babies in such a short time as a result of his passing?
@@nyx_moonwalk that's possible. My older brother who would have been almost 45 was born at 35 weeks in 1978 but he died after only a few days. He weighed 6 lbs. I was born at 36 weeks in 1979 & weighed over 7 lbs as did my twin brother. We survived. I'm now a 43 year old Mom of 7 amazing kids (4 of whom are grown, 2 teens, & a 5th grader)...
It looks like he was not just tearing up, but full-on sobbing for his partner in life (but probably not crime). I didn't know much about Pat until now, but she seems like a very modern, admirable woman. (And I won't lie-that unexpected pic of "Tricky Dick" at his most human made me reach for the tissues.)
Didn't he have his people lock her into a hotel room and accused her of being mentally ill during his scandal to shut her up from exposing his guilt because she was unaware of his dirty work and very outspoken and frank? From what I've heard there's more to her life story than this.
All the first ladies were great. I'm trying to understand why the coverage of Jackie was almost a third of your video. She was instrumental in the arts and bringing the White House up to the status it should be. She was a very liked celebrity. The other ladies though were advocates for substance abuse, mental health, disabilities, the ERA and some other wonderful causes. I would have liked to have known more about the other ladies.
Absolutely agree. This was the first time I heard about most of them and I was blown away! It's so sad that Nixon's wife's accomplishments have been so unfairly overshadowed by her husband's scandal.
I think that exactly is the reason she took up so much time, the fact of the matter is that jackie is the most or second most famous first lady and ever, so information is much more easy to find about her than many of the first ladies around her, I can’t be sure but I would assume that there was just more info about Jackie than the others which is why we learned so much more about her.
Since this is tea time, let me spill the on Mamie. I grew up in Augusta Georgia, where the Masters is played. The Eisenhowers came every year for years and stayed in the Ford cottage on the National grounds. You were somewhat right about Mamie and her alcohol consumption. She denied and was never seen holding a cocktail. Mrs Eisenhower was what is politely termed as a "tea cup" drinker. Mamie wasn't keen on her security team, so they kept an eye on her, but at a distance. Come the afternoon, she was well "relaxed" and would toddle across Washington Rd to JB White's department store and purchase a new hat. It was an every visit ritual, unknowingly followed by men incognito, returning just in time for "tea" before dinner always modeling the new hat.
I honestly believe that Jackie deserved better. She was beautiful, educated, talented and fashionable--the ideal woman. I really don't see why JFK couldn't be satisfied. As an ordinary man he totally failed her.
Interesting fact: Prince Phillip was charmed by Jackie and flirted with her. He couldn’t understand why John would have mistresses. Prince Phillip was also playing with John Jr when he came for the funeral. He was asking about his father so Prince Phillip was seen on the floor with toys interacting with the boy.
I was 10 when Kennedy was elected. She was so dazzling! I wanted to be just like her. No first Lady has ever come close. The three most wonderful first ladies were Abigail Adams. Eleanor Roosevelt and Jackie.
I learned much about Nixons Watergate scandal grewing up. I had no idea his wife accomplished so much during his presidency! Also, I'm digging Pat Nixons fashion. Especially, the neon pink dress shown.💜
Im sorry -- don't all of you attack me for this tiny bit of feedback... Jimmy Carter's wife wasn't Rosalynd. It was Rosalynn, pronounced Rosa Lynn. I love these videos but sometimes names aren't pronounced correctly. Otherwise, love the videos.
Yeah inheritance wasn't millions though. She was privileged and had a start but far from everyone with the same amount as an inheritance becomes a millionaire
Just a plug for Mr Ford: he was on the football team at U of Michigan and refused to play a southern team because U of M had a black player and the southern team wouldn't play against a black player. He's the only president from MI, and the day he lost was my 1st memory of any TV show. His wife's troubles really did open up topics One Didn't Talk About in polite society.
Small note: Truman's early political career included a job as "judge", but from what I understand, this title is the top administrator of a county, similar to a mayor, and not a judge position like we think of that tries legal cases. So it's County Judge, not judge like Judge Judy.
I love Jackie Kennedy, but despite her second marriage to Aristotle Onassis, because of what he did to Maria Callas, it was unforgivable. She loved him, but he decided to dump her for Jackie. Onassis believed that by marrying Jackie Kennedy, he would get America. In the end, he got neither. Instead, he broke the heart of the woman he loved, Maria Callas, humiliating her publicly before returning to her and begging to be taken back.
While I do not believe in revenge and we don’t fully know the context of such a private matter. Perhaps it was karma in a way? Callas did meet Onassis and start an affair with him while married to Giovanni Battista Meneghini. Callas eventually divorced her husband to pursue a full relationship with Onassis. I am also aware that they continued their affair even whilst Onassis was married to Jackie. Hence another reason why Jackie believed that no husband is fully faithful to his wife. It was a messy situation all around!
I simply love your videos Ms. holiday I really do I can’t wait for you to do more but there is one video that I would like you to do is to cover the 1930s the lifestyle the fashion the political thought just like you did the 1920s
4:02 I have only heard of one other famous person with Ménière’s disease- Katie Leclerc was the first and Mamie Eisenhower is the second. I have Ménière’s myself and I hate that people accused her of having a drinking problem. I still feel that Ménière’s is little understood by the public so her having to go through that as First Lady and being able to face the world makes me feel better about it.
Eartha was right. Edit: I guess you could use the question of whether Tricky Dick driving Pat to other dates was romantic or not as a social litmus test. I agree videos about presidential mistresses would be interesting, but I frankly feel uncomfortable referring to some of them as "mistresses" (I think we can guess which).
Actually though, Eisenhower got help in the late 40s, strengthened his marriage and according to many folks had a significant change in lifestyle by the time he was elected President. You cannot say that about JFK or Bill Clinton. As a matter of fact, if I remember correctly Eisenhower joined a church and got baptized either during his presidency or just before it. Talk about making a 180 degree turn in your life.
@@thunderbird1921 I'm not trying to argue here when I say this. The late 40's was the end of the war but it was said that Eisenhower was considering leaving his wife during that time since he was having an affair with Kay Summersby. I'm jer first book, she made no mention of their affair to protect Eisenhower's privacy but when she was dying of cancer later on in life, after he had died, she wrote another book specifically about their love affair when she herself was dying of cancer. (They were intimate but apparently not too much because...uh... D Eisenhower couldn't get the D up a lot of the time... 😬) Furthermore, to be fair to JFK, yeah ge was a terrible husband to Jackie for most of their marriage but it seemed that after the loss of their son Patrick, the two were becoming closer. He was more empathetic and kind to herand they made plans to have some alone time together but then he was assassinated before that could've happened. I think he began to appreciated her as more than just an asset for his political career and wanted to explore their marriage further but he was taken away before they could.
@@areiaaphrodite No offense taken. I've read about that ugly mid-40s affair (you must wonder what he was thinking), and hence why I said Eisenhower had a literal 180 degree turn in his life in the 10 years that followed, which is definitely astonishing but praiseworthy.
Watching the series First Ladies right now. I love Betty Ford and never really new her story til the show. I’m an 80s baby and grew up in the 90s and early 2000s but knew the common nomenclature of saying someone is going to get sent to Betty Ford, it’s hard to IMagine going thru all she did while In the natl spotlight but it’s harder to imagine if women like her hadn’t stepped forward In seeking treatment both for addiction and mental health. You can have your Jackie’s. I’ll take Betty 💗
I hate to say this, because Eisenhower was a good looking young chap. But there's something so iconic with his Elderly profile. He was like the Grandpa of the 20th Century
"A photograph of the couple with their newborn daughter Caroline was printed on the cover of LIFE magazine" the cover caption: "The Kennedys and their son at christening" issue date: December 19, 1960 JFK Jr.'s birthday: November 25, 1960 Ahhhhhhhh
It's pretty depressing how these women supported the Equal Rights Amendment while being first ladies yet it never got passed thanks to Evangelicals and because of that, Roe v Wade never had any layer of protection
Dems haven't codified it into law since either. So tired of the call to 'vote blue'. Both patries are misogynistic, racist, and classist in their own ways. We need a woman's party.
Remember WOMEN had a key role in defeating it. Many women back then did NOT support elements of "Women's Lib" and Second Wave Feminism (and some old ladies today still condemn it, claiming it's what destroyed society). It was not simply a bunch of sexist men wanting to make life hell for all American women.
Actually, the ERA has a VERY complicated history, it was opposed for years by many feminists and labor unions because they feared it would destroy women's protections in the workforce. Eisenhower actually proposed a version in the late 1950s, but they shot it down over these concerns. Mandatory military service among other stuff is also what led to Phyllis Schaffley and others becoming such loud voices against it. In the end, the ERA lost steam because a number of folks including women felt it was no longer needed, since by the early 80s they had like 95% of what more moderate feminists mostly wanted through individual laws and rulings. And honestly, I do wonder if it would have caused more problems than it would have solved. The fact is that men and women are STILL different in needs and abilities, even if equal in rights and value.
Thanks for this series! So many interesting accomplished women. You almost have to wonder if that was sort of the key to these men getting into the White House - a really strong partner.
I love your channel! Question how do you get rights/permission to use these photos? I'm thinking of starting a channel and want to use a few without getting in trouble with copyrights Would love some advice to an amateur ;-)
You should read Ronald Kessler's book "In the President's Secret Service" for more insights on the lives of the post-Kennedy presidents. NOT negative insights but in some cases heartbreaking ones. The life of a First Lady is not easy. And each President is a lot more complicated than their cultivated press images.
@@annika_panicka If he was a president of the University, you think he’d be a little bit more progressive and not ban gay people from working in the government.
@@brettlarch8050 There are any number of reasons why Eisenhower was an unlikely candidate for the job, and the situation was far from ideal, but it remains a fact.
@@melanieortiz712 The Republican party was becoming more conservative at the time but the GOP officially supported the ERA. I mean, Nixon started the EPA for goodness sakes, now Republicans want to get rid of it all together!
Surprising both Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower are not talked about much today. I was wondering why so much 1950s stuff was pink, now I know where that came from!
He also had a mistress who was East Germany's spy working for SSSR ( today Russia ) and if Bobby ( his brother who was AG ) did not stopped that info from getting into public JFK would be impeached !
As always, a new and fascinating look at history. But I'm afraid I have to disagree that First Ladies should be paid. Why should we pay someone just because they married the right man????? We don't elect a couple. We elect a man.
Mamie was not cold to Jackie? Jackie wrote about the conversation she herself had later with White House staff about how exhausted she was after the tour.{she had just given birth weeks before] The staff member told her Mamie had a wheelchair follow them in case Jackie would need one. When the staff member asked why she didn't mention being tired while in the White House...Jackie laughed and said she was too scared to ask. That conversation came from Jackie AND the staff member.
Ms.Carter"s name is pronounced Roselynn. It's also misspelled as Rosalind Jimmy Carter helped broker peace between Israel and EGYPT! Jimmy Carter was heavily criticized for having his wife sit in on cabinet meetings.
People fail to understand that the Republican Party was traditionally run by 2-3 factions, a liberal faction (Nixon-Rockefeller), a moderate faction (Eisenhower-Reagan) and a conservative faction (Goldwater, etc.). With the implementation of equality policies, many Republicans believed the ERA was simply unnecessary to ensure equality and also there was a big cultural shift between the 70s and 80s (radicalism had alienated many from the left and many women were content with what they had gotten and thought the feminist movement was going too far). As a result of these and Watergate, the Nixon liberal faction fell apart and the older, more moderate Eisenhower-Reagan faction retook power in the party. The leftist faction of the Democratic Party fell apart due to similar cultural shifts around the same time, as well as in the 50s to an extent (FDR's death plus the Korean War, which triggered much of the Red Scare, was disastrous for them).
These are the Presidents and First Ladies that I remember. I don't remember Bobby Kennedy's assassination, since I was only two or Eisenhower dying, since I was only three, but I do remember Truman passing away and all the rest who died during my lifetime (so not John Kennedy). Pat Nixon was the first First Lady that I remember and she seemed to be a lovely person.
A man who has loads of mistresses loved his wife more yeah right. If she believes so wow Jackie most of have been in denial but whatever made her happy 😂 😳
I have heard stories that she wanted to leave Chuck Kennedy but Joe Kennedy talked her out of it and gave her a substantial amount of money to stay in the relationship.
Lindsay :( I just want to say that I *love* the idea of your podcast, but I'm not so sure about its actual execution. It sounds like just the audio transcripts from your existing videos, i.e. there is no new information in them. It's not just because I'm fairly familiar with the historical facts, it's because you speak in them as if there is visual information at the same time ("like this statue shown here" [paraphrased] from ep1, and in the episode about rules of succession you invite listeners to check out "those videos [of a related topic]", which strongly implies the listener is already watching something). I subscribed to the podcast for additional information, not a re-listen of the videos I've already seen. Thank you for all the research and effort that go into your youtube channel, and I hope the podcast is just as fruitful in the future.
The hair says it all. Women were told to button it up and button down. I can imagine the frustrations experienced by these women. I can say that having spent most of my life during the time these women were First Ladies.
As you probably know, Jack is a nickname for John, and people-especially Americans-of a certain age might think of him as "Jack Kennedy," which was how he was widely known in his day (possibly more so pre-presidency, to the public). I think I've heard my grandparents say it. But "J.F.K." or "John F. Kennedy" (however, never just "John Kennedy") is what I'm accustomed to hearing/saying. Ms. Holiday is certainly not of the Jack generation, but she seems to get a kick out of it.
Jacqueline's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Bouvier separated for good, in 1937, but didn't divorce until 1940, when their eldest child was 11. For a long time it's been suspected that Jacqueline was involved with Ethel Skakel Kennedy's husband until he was assassinated. Given that she married her sister's ex (Lee was also married while involved with Onassis), it wouldn't be surprising if she was involved with RFK.
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It had to be weird being a reporter at The Queen's Coronation and like ten years later being her guest at Buckingham Palace as the First Lady.
I wouldn't say weird, but maybe ironic... Either way, I wish she'd written her memoirs
Yea you went from reporting the queens coronation to being the first lady visiting Buckingham palace inspirational🤣🤣🤣
Not as weird as you might think. People of proximity (got close up to royalty, govt and celebrity/£$) often make reappears.
Can we please give the Carter's the credit they deserve? They are seriously the best. Truly people who have stuck to their beliefs and walked the walk!
Who the Beyoncé carters?🤭
Regardless of how good of a president he was, Jimmy Carter is one of the best people to hold the office
I loved the Carter's!!!
@@dalehoward3704 For what ?
@@Luchabul >> He’s a cautionary tale of micromanagement.
"Ladybird" failing a little in school on purpose to avoid giving the speech felt deeply relatable. I may have done something similar in high school. I think my parents never found out, mom thought I just got lazy 😂
Eisenhower & Truman were very handsome in their youth. Jackie is still one of my favorite First Ladies. Her courage during that traumatic event still gives me chills whenever I see those photos! That being said Pat Nixon was phenomenal. I didn’t know she was such a social advocate. I really love this series! I’ve learned so much about these wonderful women!
Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician on YT) recently made a video about the aftermath of the assassination and Jackie's grace and courage. I really recommend watching it
Jackie's first baby was a ? . She was having an affair with William Holden at the time and they didn't know who's baby it was, that is why Jack, who was having his own affairs, didn't hurry home. Their marriage was a sham.
I heard that people had fun with Mamie Eisenhower's name. She was called everything from Mamie like in Al Jolsons Mamie.. She was also called Mame, like in the play Auntie Mame. She was even called Mommy Eisenhower.
@@maryhirsch7170 For starters Arabella was born in August 1956 and Jackie met Holden and his wife, Brenda in early 1957...Hard to father a child BEFORE you actually met the mother??
Dein Liebling Jacky from CIA ist ein Transgender und sie / er hat ihren Mann erschossen .
Jackie O had, is, & will always be a national icon. Aside from social activism, her style, grace, & talent will forever be envied & emulated.
She was a doormat for her patriarchy. Jack made a public mockery of her, she miscarried because of his abuse, yet she hung around because a “feminist” she wasn’t
@@politicallyincorrect9366 so abuse victims can’t be feminists? How progressive of you
I confess I'm wondering what social activism she carried out?
Social activism oh luv read a little more before you make these comments
I can see her pushing for usa national preservation. Yet, what social activities did she do?
Please do political mistresses. I would love to hear about that.
I second this!
If we had videos on them then we'd really be here all day
@@twilight-princess240 I was going to say that video would be more like a TV series box set!
That could be fun, I honestly only know about Monica Lewinsky.
Yes! I hope Lindsay sees this
"she nursed him for two years, but once he recovered she filed for divorce" GIRL
"She was scared that Roosevelt will die and that Truman will become president.. That's what exactly happened."
LMAOOO 😭😭
😩😆 The lady was psychic for real...he should've listened!
I'm grateful for Truman because I work for the state of Missouri and we get a holiday every year for his birthday.
@@mstarry Anyone close to FDR could see that he was very ill & unlikely to survive another term.
Most people in Washington knew FDR was in ill health when he ran for his fourth(!) term and that's part of the reason Truman became vice president. The party bosses thought the current VP was too radical and pressured FDR to choose someone more moderate so that in the likely event FDR would die during his fourth term (he only made it a few months) he would be replaced by someone better suited for the Oval Office. That person turned out to be Truman.
Jackie is one of my favourite First Ladies. She was perfect both as a FLOTUS and a person. Classy, intelligent, beautiful, refined, fashionable and ambitious. It's too bad that JFK wasn't the best husband to her with all of his affairs and that their relationship only seemed to be getting better very shortly before his assassination. RIP to them both 🙏❤️
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If it were possible, I truly believe that we in the state of Texas would nominate Lady Bird Johnson for sainthood. What she did to beautify state highways and the formation of wildflower centers is remarkable.
1. Mamie's beautiful, delicate pink dress 2. Pat's advocacy for the disabled. Truly a lovely series of great content!!
That's so sad that the Kennedies' last premature child didn't survive. He weighed almost 5 lbs and I've known people to survive having smaller birth weights. But this was 60 years ago so I understand that they didn't have the technology to save premature children then.
My daughter was born 1 lb 13 oz. in 2000 & getting ready to graduate University.
@@TheMormonPower that's a blessing. My 2nd daughter was born in 2000 but she wasn't a preemie. My youngest daughter was a stillborn micropreemie in 2008. She only weighed 1 lb. I was blessed with my soon to me 11 year old 3 1/2 years after her death. He was a healthy 10 lb baby at birth and is 5'1" in the 5th grade. He has the vocabulary of a high school senior as he is the youngest of my 7 living kids (8 counting my deceased daughter)...
my mom was born at 7 months, weighed 4lbs and 4oz and it was only 1968. she was in nicu for months, but she's still alive and kicking now. i wonder if technology got just a little better for premature babies in such a short time as a result of his passing?
@@nyx_moonwalk wow. She was big to be born so early. Your Mom is only like a decade older than I am...
@@nyx_moonwalk that's possible. My older brother who would have been almost 45 was born at 35 weeks in 1978 but he died after only a few days. He weighed 6 lbs. I was born at 36 weeks in 1979 & weighed over 7 lbs as did my twin brother. We survived. I'm now a 43 year old Mom of 7 amazing kids (4 of whom are grown, 2 teens, & a 5th grader)...
Jackie’s life is incredible and inspiring. She remained brave and dignified in the face of suffering and pain.
These first ladies really do humanize the presidents....i nearlly teared hearing richard n. Teared at pat's funeral 🥺
It looks like he was not just tearing up, but full-on sobbing for his partner in life (but probably not crime). I didn't know much about Pat until now, but she seems like a very modern, admirable woman. (And I won't lie-that unexpected pic of "Tricky Dick" at his most human made me reach for the tissues.)
Didn't he have his people lock her into a hotel room and accused her of being mentally ill during his scandal to shut her up from exposing his guilt because she was unaware of his dirty work and very outspoken and frank? From what I've heard there's more to her life story than this.
These first ladies are the reason why the white house had purpose and dignity
“When I grow up, I wanna go to the Betty Ford centre.”
“You better start saving now, it’s very expensive.”
All the first ladies were great. I'm trying to understand why the coverage of Jackie was almost a third of your video. She was instrumental in the arts and bringing the White House up to the status it should be. She was a very liked celebrity. The other ladies though were advocates for substance abuse, mental health, disabilities, the ERA and some other wonderful causes. I would have liked to have known more about the other ladies.
Absolutely agree. This was the first time I heard about most of them and I was blown away! It's so sad that Nixon's wife's accomplishments have been so unfairly overshadowed by her husband's scandal.
I think that exactly is the reason she took up so much time, the fact of the matter is that jackie is the most or second most famous first lady and ever, so information is much more easy to find about her than many of the first ladies around her, I can’t be sure but I would assume that there was just more info about Jackie than the others which is why we learned so much more about her.
I agree 💯 Miss you Jackie Kennedy 😢 always best first lady
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You know Mamie was confident asf in order to rock a Cesar cut combined with Princess Leia hair buns lol
Since this is tea time, let me spill the on Mamie. I grew up in Augusta Georgia, where the Masters is played. The Eisenhowers came every year for years and stayed in the Ford cottage on the National grounds.
You were somewhat right about Mamie and her alcohol consumption. She denied and was never seen holding a cocktail. Mrs Eisenhower was what is politely termed as a "tea cup" drinker.
Mamie wasn't keen on her security team, so they kept an eye on her, but at a distance. Come the afternoon, she was well "relaxed" and would toddle across Washington Rd to JB White's department store and purchase a new hat. It was an every visit ritual, unknowingly followed by men incognito, returning just in time for "tea" before dinner always modeling the new hat.
I honestly believe that Jackie deserved better. She was beautiful, educated, talented and fashionable--the ideal woman. I really don't see why JFK couldn't be satisfied. As an ordinary man he totally failed her.
Interesting fact: Prince Phillip was charmed by Jackie and flirted with her. He couldn’t understand why John would have mistresses. Prince Phillip was also playing with John Jr when he came for the funeral. He was asking about his father so Prince Phillip was seen on the floor with toys interacting with the boy.
This filtration was depicted somewhat in the Netflix series, The Crown. I had no idea any royal members attended JFK funeral. Thanks for the info.
@@courageouscarla1804 the crown i had no idea Britain attended 1963 funeral JFK
I was 10 when Kennedy was elected. She was so dazzling! I wanted to be just like her. No first Lady has ever come close. The three most wonderful first ladies were Abigail Adams. Eleanor Roosevelt and Jackie.
Wow. You are the same age as my Mom...
And my grandmother
I learned much about Nixons Watergate scandal grewing up. I had no idea his wife accomplished so much during his presidency! Also, I'm digging Pat Nixons fashion. Especially, the neon pink dress shown.💜
She's such an underrated First Lady.
Kudos for using the correct name of Grand Central Terminal. So many people call it "Grand Central Station", the name of a nearby post office.
As a Texan, Lady Bird is one of my favorites!!! She did so much post-first lady hood.
Im sorry -- don't all of you attack me for this tiny bit of feedback... Jimmy Carter's wife wasn't Rosalynd. It was Rosalynn, pronounced Rosa Lynn. I love these videos but sometimes names aren't pronounced correctly. Otherwise, love the videos.
My favorite part of "self-made" millionaire stories like Lady Bird's is the part about their inheritance... 🙄
I thought the same thing lol.
Yeah inheritance wasn't millions though. She was privileged and had a start but far from everyone with the same amount as an inheritance becomes a millionaire
I wouldn't have been smart enough to to take $17,000 and make millions out of it. Would you?
@@katwil89 that's one good investment
Yeah, she inherited money, but it was in the thousands. She turned that into millions. I don’t think I would have the skill to do that.
Just a plug for Mr Ford: he was on the football team at U of Michigan and refused to play a southern team because U of M had a black player and the southern team wouldn't play against a black player. He's the only president from MI, and the day he lost was my 1st memory of any TV show. His wife's troubles really did open up topics One Didn't Talk About in polite society.
Another triumph - thank you for recounting the lives of these impressive women.
I’ve said this before but you’ve got such a wonderful storytelling voice! I really enjoy your videos😊
Small note: Truman's early political career included a job as "judge", but from what I understand, this title is the top administrator of a county, similar to a mayor, and not a judge position like we think of that tries legal cases. So it's County Judge, not judge like Judge Judy.
Judge Judy isnt a Judge. She's a small claims arbiter. Nothing that comes before her is criminal.
I love Jackie Kennedy, but despite her second marriage to Aristotle Onassis, because of what he did to Maria Callas, it was unforgivable. She loved him, but he decided to dump her for Jackie. Onassis believed that by marrying Jackie Kennedy, he would get America. In the end, he got neither. Instead, he broke the heart of the woman he loved, Maria Callas, humiliating her publicly before returning to her and begging to be taken back.
While I do not believe in revenge and we don’t fully know the context of such a private matter. Perhaps it was karma in a way? Callas did meet Onassis and start an affair with him while married to Giovanni Battista Meneghini. Callas eventually divorced her husband to pursue a full relationship with Onassis. I am also aware that they continued their affair even whilst Onassis was married to Jackie. Hence another reason why Jackie believed that no husband is fully faithful to his wife. It was a messy situation all around!
The Jackie second marriage is just a protection paper after Robert bobby Kennedy death she saved her children's that's reason Jackie married
Exceptionally interesting. Thank you.
Pat Nixon was an exceptional First Lady. Sounds like she would have been an amazing president.
My favorite video of the First Ladies series
"He proposed on the first date and they married 10 weeks later". Wow, slow down there.
Kinda sounds like my husband and my love story lol 😂😂😂 not exactly how it happened but somewhat similar lol
Wow these are all so fascinating! Thank you for this series!!
I simply love your videos Ms. holiday I really do I can’t wait for you to do more but there is one video that I would like you to do is to cover the 1930s the lifestyle the fashion the political thought just like you did the 1920s
This is a great series. Thank you.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis was an amazing lady...
0:17 - Bess Truman
2:23 - Mamie Eisenhower
4:47 - Jackie Kennedy
15:15 - Lady Bird Johnson
19:11 - Pat Nixon
23:48 - Betty Ford
26:45 - Rosalynn Carter
Jackie Kennedy actually graduated from George Washington University not Georgetown university.
please make a video of the evolution of the white house! loved this series!
4:02 I have only heard of one other famous person with Ménière’s disease- Katie Leclerc was the first and Mamie Eisenhower is the second. I have Ménière’s myself and I hate that people accused her of having a drinking problem. I still feel that Ménière’s is little understood by the public so her having to go through that as First Lady and being able to face the world makes me feel better about it.
your sponsor segues are always great lol
Can you make a clip about the War of the Roses because the way you explain histories is really understandable
Eartha was right. Edit: I guess you could use the question of whether Tricky Dick driving Pat to other dates was romantic or not as a social litmus test. I agree videos about presidential mistresses would be interesting, but I frankly feel uncomfortable referring to some of them as "mistresses" (I think we can guess which).
Dwight cheated on Mamie with his secretary... he has a lot of audacity since, even in their older years, she was way out if his league.
Actually though, Eisenhower got help in the late 40s, strengthened his marriage and according to many folks had a significant change in lifestyle by the time he was elected President. You cannot say that about JFK or Bill Clinton. As a matter of fact, if I remember correctly Eisenhower joined a church and got baptized either during his presidency or just before it. Talk about making a 180 degree turn in your life.
@@thunderbird1921 I'm not trying to argue here when I say this.
The late 40's was the end of the war but it was said that Eisenhower was considering leaving his wife during that time since he was having an affair with Kay Summersby. I'm jer first book, she made no mention of their affair to protect Eisenhower's privacy but when she was dying of cancer later on in life, after he had died, she wrote another book specifically about their love affair when she herself was dying of cancer.
(They were intimate but apparently not too much because...uh... D Eisenhower couldn't get the D up a lot of the time... 😬)
Furthermore, to be fair to JFK, yeah ge was a terrible husband to Jackie for most of their marriage but it seemed that after the loss of their son Patrick, the two were becoming closer. He was more empathetic and kind to herand they made plans to have some alone time together but then he was assassinated before that could've happened. I think he began to appreciated her as more than just an asset for his political career and wanted to explore their marriage further but he was taken away before they could.
@@areiaaphrodite No offense taken. I've read about that ugly mid-40s affair (you must wonder what he was thinking), and hence why I said Eisenhower had a literal 180 degree turn in his life in the 10 years that followed, which is definitely astonishing but praiseworthy.
@@thunderbird1921 no argument there, love!
Great episode!
Amazing videos very good work 👏
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I would love to see a series on the Kennedys
You would be surprise how dark their life page is-how many scandals and very BAD people in that family starting from Joe the father of JFK !
Watching the series First Ladies right now. I love Betty Ford and never really new her story til the show. I’m an 80s baby and grew up in the 90s and early 2000s but knew the common nomenclature of saying someone is going to get sent to Betty Ford, it’s hard to IMagine going thru all she did while In the natl spotlight but it’s harder to imagine if women like her hadn’t stepped forward In seeking treatment both for addiction and mental health. You can have your Jackie’s. I’ll take Betty 💗
I always look forward for ur ads. smooth as ever. get that coin girl💅💅💅
I hate to say this, because Eisenhower was a good looking young chap. But there's something so iconic with his Elderly profile. He was like the Grandpa of the 20th Century
He also tried to warn us about the industrial military complex.
"A photograph of the couple with their newborn daughter Caroline was printed on the cover of LIFE magazine"
the cover caption: "The Kennedys and their son at christening"
issue date: December 19, 1960
JFK Jr.'s birthday: November 25, 1960
Ahhhhhhhh
Hang on
David Eisenhower is the reason we have Camp David. That is not just trivia, that's important.
It already existed under (Franklin) Roosevelt. Eisenhower renamed it in honor of his grandson.
I don’t know if Jackie was “stoic” so much as “in shock”.
It's pretty depressing how these women supported the Equal Rights Amendment while being first ladies yet it never got passed thanks to Evangelicals and because of that, Roe v Wade never had any layer of protection
Dems haven't codified it into law since either. So tired of the call to 'vote blue'. Both patries are misogynistic, racist, and classist in their own ways. We need a woman's party.
Remember WOMEN had a key role in defeating it. Many women back then did NOT support elements of "Women's Lib" and Second Wave Feminism (and some old ladies today still condemn it, claiming it's what destroyed society). It was not simply a bunch of sexist men wanting to make life hell for all American women.
Actually, the ERA has a VERY complicated history, it was opposed for years by many feminists and labor unions because they feared it would destroy women's protections in the workforce. Eisenhower actually proposed a version in the late 1950s, but they shot it down over these concerns. Mandatory military service among other stuff is also what led to Phyllis Schaffley and others becoming such loud voices against it. In the end, the ERA lost steam because a number of folks including women felt it was no longer needed, since by the early 80s they had like 95% of what more moderate feminists mostly wanted through individual laws and rulings. And honestly, I do wonder if it would have caused more problems than it would have solved. The fact is that men and women are STILL different in needs and abilities, even if equal in rights and value.
So... Nixon would chauffeur Pat to and from dates with other men..? So... Nixon liked to watch, then?
I guess so he could do whatever those guys did better 0_0 ' ummmmm
I need to reread McCullough's Truman. I mostly remember Bess's mentality during his presidency.
Immediate tears hearing Richard Nixon cried through Pat’s funeral 😭
This is an incredible video! I would love to see you do an episode on presidential assassinations and attempts if you ever had the interest!
Thanks for this series! So many interesting accomplished women. You almost have to wonder if that was sort of the key to these men getting into the White House - a really strong partner.
I love your channel! Question how do you get rights/permission to use these photos? I'm thinking of starting a channel and want to use a few without getting in trouble with copyrights
Would love some advice to an amateur ;-)
You should read Ronald Kessler's book "In the President's Secret Service" for more insights on the lives of the post-Kennedy presidents. NOT negative insights but in some cases heartbreaking ones. The life of a First Lady is not easy. And each President is a lot more complicated than their cultivated press images.
Fact:
Eisenhower was the first president to host Elizabeth when she first became queen.
He was also the president of Columbia University from May 1948 to January 1953, which surprised me.
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If he was a president of the University, you think he’d be a little bit more progressive and not ban gay people from working in the government.
@@brettlarch8050 There are any number of reasons why Eisenhower was an unlikely candidate for the job, and the situation was far from ideal, but it remains a fact.
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At least he’s not orange Mcfart nugget.
Despite Elizabeth II became the Queen while Truman was president
Jackie married John things went from shy girl to Glamorous first lady.
Bess Wallace Truman suffered two miscarriages before conceiving her daughter. As an adult she was always referred to as Bess, not Bessie.
I think one of my new favourite first lady is Lady Bird Johnson.
Surprised Mrs. Nixon was so feminist minded
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The Republican party was becoming more conservative at the time but the GOP officially supported the ERA. I mean, Nixon started the EPA for goodness sakes, now Republicans want to get rid of it all together!
Surprising both Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower are not talked about much today. I was wondering why so much 1950s stuff was pink, now I know where that came from!
Lindsay darling I’m still waiting for that video about the danish royals . I’ll keep on nagging until you give in 😉
The exploitive perfume ad in the middle made this a Finger joke
Jasmine and Rose is a lovely combo🥰
i aspire to be the first man of America. I said what I said.
She loved fashion and hats...Bess was a woman after my own heart.
I didn't know anything about Lady Bird Johnson. She was incredibly intelligent and studious. You just never know do you?
NEW LINDSAY LET'S GOOOOO
4:47. That's a beautiful photo of Jackie Kennedy. I didn't know that John F Kenndey had all those side chicks! I new about Maryilyn, but that was it.
He also had a mistress who was East Germany's spy working for SSSR ( today Russia ) and if Bobby ( his brother who was AG ) did not stopped that info from getting into public JFK would be impeached !
Jackie graduated from George Washington University, not Georgetown.
Wow the first ladies are a powerful group of women. They did their best to change the world for the better.
I would love a video on the Kennedys.
If someone proposes to you on the first date, I would argue that the correct response is to think that they are crazy *lol*
As always, a new and fascinating look at history. But I'm afraid I have to disagree that First Ladies should be paid. Why should we pay someone just because they married the right man????? We don't elect a couple. We elect a man.
Hopefully someday a woman.
Yeah considering how much the British Royal Family cost their taxpayers. I don't think I'll ever like the idea of spouses getting paid.
Omg can’t wait for the next episode!!
Ugh! I dread the train wreck coming.🤦
Finally Jackie O's
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Jackie O is and will be always the moment and a forever Icon
Mamie was not cold to Jackie? Jackie wrote about the conversation she herself had later with White House staff about how exhausted she was after the tour.{she had just given birth weeks before] The staff member told her Mamie had a wheelchair follow them in case Jackie would need one. When the staff member asked why she didn't mention being tired while in the White House...Jackie laughed and said she was too scared to ask. That conversation came from Jackie AND the staff member.
Ms.Carter"s name is pronounced Roselynn. It's also misspelled as Rosalind Jimmy Carter helped broker peace between Israel and EGYPT! Jimmy Carter was heavily criticized for having his wife sit in on cabinet meetings.
Republican First Ladies Pro Choice and supported the ERA...How about THAT?? They'd be in shock on what's happening today.
People fail to understand that the Republican Party was traditionally run by 2-3 factions, a liberal faction (Nixon-Rockefeller), a moderate faction (Eisenhower-Reagan) and a conservative faction (Goldwater, etc.). With the implementation of equality policies, many Republicans believed the ERA was simply unnecessary to ensure equality and also there was a big cultural shift between the 70s and 80s (radicalism had alienated many from the left and many women were content with what they had gotten and thought the feminist movement was going too far). As a result of these and Watergate, the Nixon liberal faction fell apart and the older, more moderate Eisenhower-Reagan faction retook power in the party. The leftist faction of the Democratic Party fell apart due to similar cultural shifts around the same time, as well as in the 50s to an extent (FDR's death plus the Korean War, which triggered much of the Red Scare, was disastrous for them).
Mamie Eisenhower is my favorite U.S First Lady
These are the Presidents and First Ladies that I remember. I don't remember Bobby Kennedy's assassination, since I was only two or Eisenhower dying, since I was only three, but I do remember Truman passing away and all the rest who died during my lifetime (so not John Kennedy). Pat Nixon was the first First Lady that I remember and she seemed to be a lovely person.
How about every Second Lady,
Are you referring to the VPs' wives or the Presidents' mistresses? 🤔 Because from what I've heard JFK and LBJ each could have their own episodes.
And the Second Gentleman
A man who has loads of mistresses loved his wife more yeah right. If she believes so wow Jackie most of have been in denial but whatever made her happy 😂 😳
Exactly. A man should love his wife to the point not cheating on her.
A lot of the Kennedy women were in denial.
I have heard stories that she wanted to leave Chuck Kennedy but Joe Kennedy talked her out of it and gave her a substantial amount of money to stay in the relationship.
Lindsay :( I just want to say that I *love* the idea of your podcast, but I'm not so sure about its actual execution.
It sounds like just the audio transcripts from your existing videos, i.e. there is no new information in them. It's not just because I'm fairly familiar with the historical facts, it's because you speak in them as if there is visual information at the same time ("like this statue shown here" [paraphrased] from ep1, and in the episode about rules of succession you invite listeners to check out "those videos [of a related topic]", which strongly implies the listener is already watching something).
I subscribed to the podcast for additional information, not a re-listen of the videos I've already seen.
Thank you for all the research and effort that go into your youtube channel, and I hope the podcast is just as fruitful in the future.
The hair says it all. Women were told to button it up and button down. I can imagine the frustrations experienced by these women. I can say that having spent most of my life during the time these women were First Ladies.
nixon absolutely adored his wife
RIP Rosalynn Carter
Am I the only one that kept hearing ‘Jack’ when I think she meant ‘John’ for John F Kennedy.. or am I missing something?
As you probably know, Jack is a nickname for John, and people-especially Americans-of a certain age might think of him as "Jack Kennedy," which was how he was widely known in his day (possibly more so pre-presidency, to the public). I think I've heard my grandparents say it. But "J.F.K." or "John F. Kennedy" (however, never just "John Kennedy") is what I'm accustomed to hearing/saying. Ms. Holiday is certainly not of the Jack generation, but she seems to get a kick out of it.
@@annika_panicka I agree!
@@elizabethloren-broz2680 Thanks, but which part? I hope it all makes sense and is accurate.
Jacqueline's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Bouvier separated for good, in 1937, but didn't divorce until 1940, when their eldest child was 11.
For a long time it's been suspected that Jacqueline was involved with Ethel Skakel Kennedy's husband until he was assassinated. Given that she married her sister's ex (Lee was also married while involved with Onassis), it wouldn't be surprising if she was involved with RFK.
She was also involved with married man shortly before her death !
She feared Roosevelt would die making her husband president that's exactly what happened I don't know why but that made me laugh🤣🤣🤣🤣