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The First Lady
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Punch Perfect

  • Episode aired Jun 5, 2022
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Gillian Anderson in The First Lady (2022)
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Eleanor forces Franklin's hand in assisting Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Jerry spends his retirement on the road, Betty seeks out new party companions at home. Despite Barack's hesi... Read allEleanor forces Franklin's hand in assisting Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Jerry spends his retirement on the road, Betty seeks out new party companions at home. Despite Barack's hesitations, Michelle directly speaks out about race.Eleanor forces Franklin's hand in assisting Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Jerry spends his retirement on the road, Betty seeks out new party companions at home. Despite Barack's hesitations, Michelle directly speaks out about race.
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    • Susanne Bier
  • Writers
    • Aaron Cooley
    • Nikole Beckwith
    • Ellen Fairey
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    • Viola Davis
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Susanne Bier
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    • Nikole Beckwith
    • Ellen Fairey
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    • Viola Davis
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
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    Regina Taylor
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      Barack Obama: I am still a black man in America. You don't think I want to pop off every time I see another unarmed black kid get shot? You know I want to be out there marching right along with those kids. But that's not our reality.

      Michelle Obama: Because we're the first family?

      Barack Obama: Yeah.

      Michelle Obama: But Barack, we're the first black first family. And we've been called nigger in every way possible. For once, let's be the niggers.

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    These portrayals of the first ladies involve their efforts to project their own voices. Eleanor sees the injustice of not accepting the Jewish refugees because it would show the US reducing its neutrality. Betty Ford falls to her demons as she tries to remain sane after the Carter election. Michelle Obama decides to talk about race, possibly alienating voters, especially in the South. I too wish another actress had played her.
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