Multimedia Presentations

Official Videos & Multimedia Presentations of
First Ladies National Historic Site

This page contains official park videos and multimedia created by park staff. Please be sure to cite the park and the author listed if downloading and sharing these videos and multimedia.

 

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  Growing into a Role

  Do you know which First Ladies planted gardens on the White House lawn? Or which one was involved in bringing sheep to the White House? Watch this video to find out!

  Duration:

  7 minutes, 56 seconds

 

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  There's No Way of Stopping It: Part 1

  Watch our film "There's No Way of Stopping it" to learn about how First Families have been both victims and survivors of pandemics and epidemics. From Martha Washington to Dolley Madison to Lucretia Garfield, illness and disease has shaped the lives of First Ladies and their families. Many were lucky to survive, but all were touched by fate and misfortune.

  Duration:

  10 minutes, 53 seconds

 

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  There's No Way of Stopping It: Part 2

  Not too long ago, the Spanish Flu was changing the life of everyone, including First Families. Watch part 2 of our series on First Families & Pandemics to learn who was affected by this virus.

  Duration:

  8 minutes, 38 seconds