1 00:00:08,216 --> 00:00:09,968 Just a little bit 2 00:00:10,468 --> 00:00:11,052 Just a little bit 3 00:00:11,553 --> 00:00:12,470 Just a little bit 4 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:15,140 Just a little bit 5 00:00:16,057 --> 00:00:17,809 I ain't gon' do you wrong 6 00:00:18,309 --> 00:00:19,644 While you're gone 7 00:00:20,562 --> 00:00:22,022 Ain't gon' do you wrong... 8 00:00:22,564 --> 00:00:24,232 Honey. 9 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:28,194 Oh, Mrs. O. Your face is lookin' fine. 10 00:00:28,361 --> 00:00:29,362 Thank you. 11 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:31,322 So, fundraiser in the DMV. 12 00:00:32,198 --> 00:00:34,701 - Yep. The usual. - All right, so the usual then? 13 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:38,079 We've been using a lot of heat on your hair lately. 14 00:00:38,830 --> 00:00:40,248 The edges need a break. 15 00:00:41,332 --> 00:00:44,210 But you're really rocking this natural look. 16 00:00:46,588 --> 00:00:48,590 Could you wear this to the fundraiser? 17 00:00:49,674 --> 00:00:53,011 You want me to wear this to a DNC fundraiser? 18 00:00:53,595 --> 00:00:54,721 So you want me to stroll on in there 19 00:00:55,346 --> 00:00:58,892 in my Reem Acra and Jimmy Choos rockin'... 20 00:00:59,434 --> 00:01:01,394 Yeah! 21 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:02,854 ...my natural texture? 22 00:01:03,438 --> 00:01:05,940 You would break Twitter. 23 00:01:06,566 --> 00:01:08,234 That's not the only thing I would break. 24 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:12,864 Oh. 25 00:01:14,199 --> 00:01:15,992 You know, it... it... it do look good though. 26 00:01:16,576 --> 00:01:18,578 - Hmm. - But we're trying to get 27 00:01:19,204 --> 00:01:20,914 these white folk to give us some money. 28 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:22,290 Mm, and scared white people 29 00:01:23,124 --> 00:01:25,085 - don't open their pocketbooks. - Mm. Mm-mmm. So... 30 00:01:25,710 --> 00:01:27,921 Straighten the Black right on out. 31 00:01:30,381 --> 00:01:33,510 For sassy Sasha, french fries, chicken legs. 32 00:01:34,469 --> 00:01:36,137 - Been working on the golf swing? - Thank you for your information. 33 00:01:36,721 --> 00:01:37,972 Yes, and I'm ready for a rematch. 34 00:01:38,473 --> 00:01:39,390 Oh, you think so? Hey, honey. 35 00:01:40,266 --> 00:01:42,644 Ah, Ms. Obama. So the next time you're in New England, 36 00:01:43,144 --> 00:01:44,604 please come join us at the club. 37 00:01:45,230 --> 00:01:46,314 - You're gonna get on the course? - Yes. 38 00:01:47,148 --> 00:01:48,566 - She's not... - Mr. President. 39 00:01:49,150 --> 00:01:50,401 May I steal your wife for a second? 40 00:01:50,610 --> 00:01:51,736 Please. 41 00:01:53,238 --> 00:01:54,948 Oh, if we could only have you for another four years. 42 00:01:55,573 --> 00:01:56,741 That we can't do. 43 00:01:57,408 --> 00:01:59,119 - Mrs. Obama? - But, donations like yours 44 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:01,246 are an investment in the future of the party. 45 00:02:01,830 --> 00:02:04,833 Mrs. Obama. Mrs. Obama, I'm Jennifer. 46 00:02:05,291 --> 00:02:06,251 Excuse me. 47 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:09,254 And it is an absolute honor to donate today. 48 00:02:10,171 --> 00:02:13,716 - Thrilled that you're... - Jennifer, so nice to meet you. 49 00:02:14,425 --> 00:02:16,511 - Nice to meet you. - So good to meet you, too. 50 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:17,804 - Erica. - Erica. Erica. 51 00:02:18,471 --> 00:02:19,722 It is an honor to meet you, Mrs. Obama. 52 00:02:20,306 --> 00:02:21,641 - Call me Michelle. - Oh, Mrs. Obama, 53 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:23,226 I'm so glad you're here today. 54 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:26,396 We appreciate your generosity. Gorgeous necklace. 55 00:02:27,188 --> 00:02:29,357 Oh, thank you. That means a lot. 56 00:02:30,316 --> 00:02:33,820 My daughter will be so mad she's missed seeing you today. 57 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:37,824 Girl. 58 00:02:38,491 --> 00:02:40,034 At least she didn't assume I was a maid. 59 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:44,956 - Oh, my God. - Mm. 60 00:02:45,456 --> 00:02:46,332 It is funny 61 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:50,837 how you got two, uh, uncomfortable Black women 62 00:02:51,546 --> 00:02:54,174 bending over backwards so she doesn't feel discomfort. 63 00:02:54,674 --> 00:02:56,426 - Um, yeah. - Right? 64 00:02:56,801 --> 00:02:57,677 Two terms in office, 65 00:02:58,219 --> 00:02:59,429 and she still don't know what I look like. 66 00:03:00,346 --> 00:03:03,183 I could've been Aretha Franklin, and she would've said, 67 00:03:03,725 --> 00:03:04,726 - "Hey, Michelle!" - Uh, I mean, 68 00:03:05,226 --> 00:03:07,103 probably more like Halle Berry. 69 00:03:07,645 --> 00:03:10,106 - Nah, nah, nah. Oprah. - Oprah? 70 00:03:10,690 --> 00:03:12,108 - We all look like Oprah. - Naomi Campbell. 71 00:03:12,692 --> 00:03:14,319 - That's what you look like. - What? 72 00:03:14,903 --> 00:03:17,697 You look real good, actually. 73 00:03:18,740 --> 00:03:20,491 So what time you gotta be up? 74 00:03:23,661 --> 00:03:25,914 This land is your land 75 00:03:28,708 --> 00:03:31,252 This land is my land 76 00:03:34,005 --> 00:03:36,716 From California 77 00:03:37,717 --> 00:03:41,888 Well, to the New York island 78 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:46,684 From the redwood forest 79 00:03:47,894 --> 00:03:51,898 To the Gulf Stream waters 80 00:03:53,024 --> 00:03:56,653 I tell you this land 81 00:03:57,237 --> 00:04:00,573 Was made for you and me 82 00:04:00,782 --> 00:04:02,408 Yeah 83 00:04:03,451 --> 00:04:06,746 Mmm 84 00:04:07,705 --> 00:04:10,959 One bright sunny morning 85 00:04:11,584 --> 00:04:16,172 Well, in the shadow Of a steeple 86 00:04:16,714 --> 00:04:21,052 Down by the Welfare office 87 00:04:21,594 --> 00:04:25,598 I saw my people 88 00:04:26,057 --> 00:04:28,643 I was wondering 89 00:04:28,977 --> 00:04:31,020 If this land 90 00:04:31,604 --> 00:04:36,734 Was made for you and me 91 00:04:41,823 --> 00:04:42,657 We have some returns now 92 00:04:43,616 --> 00:04:45,451 from the states that have had polls closed in them. 93 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:48,955 Uh, the polls aren't all closed in any state yet in the country, 94 00:04:49,664 --> 00:04:52,458 but here are some of the returns that we have so far. 95 00:04:53,334 --> 00:04:56,170 In, um, Indiana, we have projected Ford the winner... 96 00:05:02,593 --> 00:05:04,595 ...the polls have all closed now in Kentucky. 97 00:05:05,471 --> 00:05:07,390 And 9 electoral votes for Kentucky are now, 98 00:05:08,016 --> 00:05:10,476 by our calculations, belonging to Jimmy Carter. 99 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:13,187 - Shucks! - And peanut farmer. 100 00:05:13,688 --> 00:05:14,605 Let's not be mean, Steven. 101 00:05:15,481 --> 00:05:17,400 It's the truth. His whole family farms peanuts. 102 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:19,902 Honey, will you hand me my drink, please? 103 00:05:20,528 --> 00:05:22,989 Mr. Ford, where in the world did your voice go? 104 00:05:23,489 --> 00:05:24,115 He left it 105 00:05:24,615 --> 00:05:25,408 on the campaign trail. 106 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:27,702 I'm gonna make you a hot toddy. 107 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:29,829 Thank you. 108 00:05:30,455 --> 00:05:32,040 Carter is now ahead 109 00:05:32,665 --> 00:05:34,334 with 21 electoral votes, and Ford with 13. 110 00:05:34,959 --> 00:05:37,378 It's okay. It's early, we have time. 111 00:05:45,386 --> 00:05:47,597 Jimmy Carter has won in Mississippi. 112 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:49,891 51% to 49%, 113 00:05:50,516 --> 00:05:52,268 uh, we believe the final returns will be. 114 00:05:52,894 --> 00:05:55,021 And that puts Jimmy Carter over the top, 115 00:05:55,688 --> 00:05:57,857 uh, to be the next president of the United States. 116 00:05:58,483 --> 00:05:59,901 He is the president-elect tonight. 117 00:06:00,401 --> 00:06:04,864 He now has 272 electoral votes. 118 00:06:06,657 --> 00:06:08,659 One reason for this move back to the Democratic party 119 00:06:09,577 --> 00:06:12,205 may be that Watergate still seems to be alive as an issue. 120 00:06:12,705 --> 00:06:13,498 Carter voters in our sample 121 00:06:14,374 --> 00:06:15,708 said Carter would restore trust to government, 122 00:06:16,584 --> 00:06:18,419 though Ford voters said the same thing about their man. 123 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:20,380 And the Carter voters cited Watergate 124 00:06:21,005 --> 00:06:22,340 and the Nixon pardon as a big reason 125 00:06:22,840 --> 00:06:23,591 for voting for Carter. 126 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:25,635 Asked what they disliked about Ford, 127 00:06:26,511 --> 00:06:27,970 again, the thing those Carter voters said most 128 00:06:28,679 --> 00:06:31,015 was that Ford had pardoned Richard Nixon. 129 00:07:09,637 --> 00:07:13,474 You fought an incredible race, Jerry. 130 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:17,437 I'm very proud of you. 131 00:07:31,826 --> 00:07:33,453 I love you. 132 00:07:40,501 --> 00:07:42,462 Mm. 133 00:07:43,171 --> 00:07:44,589 It's, um... 134 00:07:46,299 --> 00:07:49,135 perfectly obvious that, um... 135 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:54,474 my voice isn't up to par, 136 00:07:55,016 --> 00:07:58,895 and I shouldn't be making 137 00:07:59,353 --> 00:08:01,856 very many comments, and I won't. 138 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:05,234 Let me call on the, um... 139 00:08:06,194 --> 00:08:09,030 the real spokesman for the family. 140 00:08:09,697 --> 00:08:10,990 Betty? 141 00:08:18,039 --> 00:08:22,752 The president asked me to tell you 142 00:08:23,794 --> 00:08:28,508 that he telephoned President-elect Carter 143 00:08:29,050 --> 00:08:30,051 a short time ago, 144 00:08:30,676 --> 00:08:34,180 and congratulated him on his victory. 145 00:08:36,224 --> 00:08:40,686 It's been the greatest honor of my husband's life 146 00:08:42,021 --> 00:08:44,357 to have served his fellow Americans 147 00:08:44,982 --> 00:08:50,154 during two of most difficult years 148 00:08:50,905 --> 00:08:52,907 in our history. 149 00:08:56,244 --> 00:08:58,955 I still can't believe it's coming to an end. 150 00:08:59,413 --> 00:09:01,541 Do you know what you'll do next? 151 00:09:02,083 --> 00:09:03,084 I'm not sure yet. 152 00:09:03,709 --> 00:09:05,086 But whatever it is, it won't hold a candle 153 00:09:05,711 --> 00:09:07,922 to documenting my favorite First Family. 154 00:09:08,256 --> 00:09:09,257 Aw. 155 00:09:09,882 --> 00:09:11,759 Now, is there any room in particular 156 00:09:12,593 --> 00:09:15,012 you'd like to shoot these last few images? 157 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:19,100 Actually, yes. 158 00:09:27,108 --> 00:09:30,861 - May I help you? - No, I am perfectly fine. 159 00:09:34,198 --> 00:09:35,950 There we go. 160 00:09:36,909 --> 00:09:41,205 Oh, I should've done this a long time ago. 161 00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:52,925 I don't think there are many women 162 00:09:53,384 --> 00:09:55,386 who have had the chance 163 00:09:55,886 --> 00:09:58,598 to even sit at this table, 164 00:09:59,098 --> 00:10:02,310 let alone dance on it. 165 00:10:03,311 --> 00:10:04,937 Think you're probably right about that. 166 00:10:05,396 --> 00:10:07,648 Here's hoping that changes. 167 00:10:11,068 --> 00:10:12,570 - Mr. President. - Hello, Jerry. 168 00:10:13,154 --> 00:10:15,364 Is my wife dancing on tables again? 169 00:10:15,823 --> 00:10:17,158 Oh, I was just... 170 00:10:18,242 --> 00:10:20,995 celebrating all that we accomplished. 171 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:22,622 It's the perfect way to do it. 172 00:10:23,164 --> 00:10:24,498 Mm. Care to join me? 173 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:26,459 Oh! 174 00:10:27,084 --> 00:10:29,629 And give Chevy Chase more ammunition? 175 00:10:47,980 --> 00:10:49,315 Beautiful. 176 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,612 Again, as at the beginning of World War I, 177 00:10:55,321 --> 00:10:58,240 we had proclaimed our traditional neutrality. 178 00:10:59,367 --> 00:11:00,910 Millions of Americans were more interested 179 00:11:01,702 --> 00:11:02,828 in Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees 180 00:11:03,704 --> 00:11:05,706 taking four straight from Cincinnati in the World Series 181 00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:08,542 than they were in the deadly games 182 00:11:09,043 --> 00:11:10,211 being played in Europe and Asia, 183 00:11:10,878 --> 00:11:13,130 where aggressors were out to take all. 184 00:11:30,314 --> 00:11:32,316 Thank you for seeing us. 185 00:11:32,858 --> 00:11:33,567 You remember Martha? 186 00:11:34,068 --> 00:11:34,902 Of course. Mrs. Hemingway. 187 00:11:35,695 --> 00:11:37,321 It is very kind of you to take the time. 188 00:11:37,738 --> 00:11:38,906 Please. 189 00:11:39,198 --> 00:11:40,408 Mr. President... 190 00:11:41,534 --> 00:11:43,786 the SS Quanza 191 00:11:44,704 --> 00:11:48,791 is filled with Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler's regime. 192 00:11:49,750 --> 00:11:51,544 They've been sailing port to port 193 00:11:52,044 --> 00:11:54,004 looking to be granted asylum. 194 00:11:54,380 --> 00:11:54,880 But even with the work 195 00:11:55,715 --> 00:11:56,590 of the lawyer we've retained for them, 196 00:11:57,216 --> 00:12:00,219 Jacob Morewitz, no one will take them. 197 00:12:00,845 --> 00:12:01,887 If we don't get them legitimate visas, 198 00:12:02,763 --> 00:12:06,600 they will be sent back to Europe and a horrible fate. 199 00:12:07,101 --> 00:12:08,686 As you know, Franklin, last year 200 00:12:09,270 --> 00:12:10,855 the MS St. Louis was turned away 201 00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:15,860 and 254 innocent lives were lost. 202 00:12:16,944 --> 00:12:21,031 We have an opportunity here with the Quanza 203 00:12:21,407 --> 00:12:22,408 to right that wrong. 204 00:12:23,075 --> 00:12:26,912 We've exhausted every other avenue, Mr. President. 205 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:30,249 - The ship is due here any day. - Yes. 206 00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:37,131 Thank you for bringing those to me. 207 00:12:38,549 --> 00:12:39,925 A horrific plight indeed. 208 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,012 Yet still, I am afraid I cannot help you. 209 00:12:43,929 --> 00:12:45,723 Franklin, we cannot turn a blind eye 210 00:12:46,223 --> 00:12:48,142 to this atrocity again. 211 00:12:49,268 --> 00:12:51,479 The people elected you to office to act. 212 00:12:52,104 --> 00:12:54,607 The American people have chosen not to act 213 00:12:55,107 --> 00:12:56,108 in this European conflict. 214 00:12:56,567 --> 00:12:58,152 Therefore I cannot act. 215 00:12:59,278 --> 00:13:02,490 Mrs. Hemingway, again, I am very sorry. 216 00:13:03,574 --> 00:13:04,325 I wish I could do more, 217 00:13:04,825 --> 00:13:07,411 but right now my hands are tied. 218 00:13:08,496 --> 00:13:09,914 Anna! 219 00:13:10,247 --> 00:13:10,956 Yes? 220 00:13:11,499 --> 00:13:13,542 Tell my two o'clock that I am ready. 221 00:13:14,168 --> 00:13:16,212 Will you wait for me outside, please, Martha? 222 00:13:16,670 --> 00:13:17,797 Mrs. Hemingway, I am very sorry. 223 00:13:18,422 --> 00:13:20,966 - Good day, Mr. President. - Good day. 224 00:13:25,095 --> 00:13:27,056 I think you are making a mistake, Franklin. 225 00:13:28,015 --> 00:13:30,142 Why is it the people that are supposed to be the closest to me 226 00:13:31,018 --> 00:13:33,604 cannot understand that I cannot simply wave my hand 227 00:13:34,146 --> 00:13:34,855 and make things happen? 228 00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:37,358 Well, you certainly can't make things happen 229 00:13:37,858 --> 00:13:38,901 if you insist on sitting on them 230 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:41,362 while the rest of the world is falling apart. 231 00:13:41,862 --> 00:13:43,280 Eleanor, stop! Stop right there. 232 00:13:44,198 --> 00:13:46,492 You need to stop thinking about me like some man without a soul. 233 00:13:47,201 --> 00:13:49,829 I can be emotional and practical all at the same time. 234 00:13:50,496 --> 00:13:51,956 You cannot insulate yourself 235 00:13:52,540 --> 00:13:54,667 against people's suffering, Franklin. 236 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:56,335 - Mother. - Anna. 237 00:13:56,877 --> 00:13:58,462 - We must move the day along. - Mrs. R, 238 00:13:59,046 --> 00:14:00,881 your radio broadcast is in 14 minutes. 239 00:14:01,465 --> 00:14:04,510 Thank you, Tommy. Franklin. 240 00:14:09,557 --> 00:14:11,767 Anna, please close the door behind you. 241 00:14:13,978 --> 00:14:16,146 What did the papers say about the photographs? 242 00:14:17,022 --> 00:14:19,483 Hearst won't print them. Propaganda through omission. 243 00:14:20,192 --> 00:14:22,319 And Sulzberger's afraid they will incite something. 244 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:23,863 What? Empathy? Action? 245 00:14:24,405 --> 00:14:26,407 Panic, paranoia, anti-Semitism. 246 00:14:26,907 --> 00:14:28,576 Not all fascists live in Europe. 247 00:14:29,034 --> 00:14:30,870 Yes. Tommy, 248 00:14:31,412 --> 00:14:34,373 who here grants the power to have visas? 249 00:14:34,915 --> 00:14:35,916 I believe that is Patrick Malin 250 00:14:36,542 --> 00:14:38,294 with the political refugees' committee. 251 00:14:38,669 --> 00:14:39,712 Let me make a call. 252 00:14:40,254 --> 00:14:41,547 Uh, Mrs. R, we really have to go. 253 00:14:42,047 --> 00:14:42,965 - Yes. - Thank you. 254 00:14:43,549 --> 00:14:46,260 Well, don't lose heart, Martha. 255 00:14:47,094 --> 00:14:49,013 I will think of something. 256 00:14:49,597 --> 00:14:51,056 "It may seem to you 257 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:54,643 that a racial or religious prejudice 258 00:14:55,102 --> 00:14:56,520 that does not touch you 259 00:14:57,229 --> 00:15:01,525 is something about which you need not concern yourself. 260 00:15:02,026 --> 00:15:03,652 But unfortunately, 261 00:15:04,194 --> 00:15:07,281 one prejudice engenders another, 262 00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:09,867 and people soon find themselves 263 00:15:10,409 --> 00:15:13,621 prey to fears of all kinds. 264 00:15:14,246 --> 00:15:18,167 We must do all we can to prevent the rise 265 00:15:19,043 --> 00:15:21,962 of racial or religious hatred in this country." 266 00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:24,673 Here at home, outrage over the fatal shooting 267 00:15:25,215 --> 00:15:25,925 of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin 268 00:15:26,550 --> 00:15:27,509 is spreading now around the country. 269 00:15:28,135 --> 00:15:29,803 On Wednesday, marchers took to the streets 270 00:15:30,304 --> 00:15:31,221 in New York City and in Miami. 271 00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:33,724 Protesters are calling for the arrest of the shooter. 272 00:15:34,433 --> 00:15:37,227 Cleveland police this weekend shot a 12-year-old boy 273 00:15:38,103 --> 00:15:40,731 who was seen waving a gun at a local playground. 274 00:15:41,398 --> 00:15:43,609 The boy later died. The gun turned out to be fake. 275 00:15:44,151 --> 00:15:45,527 Attorney General Eric Holder said today 276 00:15:46,236 --> 00:15:47,696 the Justice Department is monitoring the case 277 00:15:48,489 --> 00:15:50,991 of a New York City man who died in police custody last month. 278 00:15:51,659 --> 00:15:53,327 The dramatic cell phone video 279 00:15:53,827 --> 00:15:54,662 shows 50-year-old Walter Scott 280 00:15:55,329 --> 00:15:56,747 running away from Officer Michael Slager. 281 00:15:57,623 --> 00:16:00,042 The 33-year-old officer fires eight shots at Scott's back. 282 00:16:00,668 --> 00:16:02,795 Thought that my brother 283 00:16:03,295 --> 00:16:04,254 was gunned down like an animal. 284 00:16:05,172 --> 00:16:07,383 It was just unbelievable to me to see that. 285 00:16:08,342 --> 00:16:10,177 The amateur video paints a different picture 286 00:16:11,011 --> 00:16:12,137 than the one that first emerged Saturday. 287 00:16:13,013 --> 00:16:14,974 Authorities originally said Scott tried to run 288 00:16:15,683 --> 00:16:17,643 and the two men struggled over the officer's Taser. 289 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:20,104 Slager said he feared for his life. 290 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:22,648 An hour after city officials saw the footage, 291 00:16:23,190 --> 00:16:24,358 North Charleston mayor Keith Summey 292 00:16:25,317 --> 00:16:27,069 announced that Slager would be charged with murder. 293 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:30,990 When you're wrong, you're wrong. 294 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:33,701 And if you make a bad decision, 295 00:16:34,326 --> 00:16:36,161 don't care if you're behind the shield, 296 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:38,122 you have to live by that decision. 297 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,000 Late Tuesday, Slager was denied bail... 298 00:16:41,625 --> 00:16:43,127 Malia, you finished your homework? 299 00:16:43,711 --> 00:16:46,046 No. 300 00:16:48,048 --> 00:16:49,925 Malia, you don't have to watch 301 00:16:50,509 --> 00:16:51,885 every single one of these videos. 302 00:16:52,511 --> 00:16:53,595 Mom, they shot him in the back 303 00:16:54,221 --> 00:16:55,848 and left him in the streets for four hours, 304 00:16:56,473 --> 00:16:57,808 like his life just didn't matter. 305 00:16:58,308 --> 00:16:59,476 I mean, how many more? 306 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:01,770 Trayvon, Tamir, Eric. 307 00:17:02,396 --> 00:17:04,690 I-I just don't understand why this keeps happening. 308 00:17:05,190 --> 00:17:06,859 I know. Malia, I know. 309 00:17:07,401 --> 00:17:09,820 Trust me, I understand, honey. I... 310 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,657 Mom... Look at us. 311 00:17:14,241 --> 00:17:17,036 I mean, look at this house that we live in. 312 00:17:18,328 --> 00:17:22,750 If we can't make a difference, who can? 313 00:17:34,762 --> 00:17:35,763 Aw, thank you! 314 00:17:36,513 --> 00:17:38,599 And we appreciate you all coming down to see our new home. 315 00:17:39,266 --> 00:17:41,310 - Oh, of course. - Been real nice here so far. 316 00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:43,896 Cocktails with the neighbors and everything. 317 00:17:44,271 --> 00:17:45,064 - Oh! - Yeah. 318 00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:47,983 Whoa, the real life George and Weezy. 319 00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:49,818 Y'all really did move on 320 00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:52,571 up out of the neighborhood right into one of theirs. 321 00:17:53,238 --> 00:17:54,907 Except the Jeffersons don't have... 322 00:17:58,243 --> 00:18:01,789 Daddy! Daddy, look. 323 00:18:04,625 --> 00:18:07,252 Well, ain't that a bitch. 324 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:12,466 Come on. Get in the car. It's time for us to go. 325 00:18:12,758 --> 00:18:13,717 I am so sorry. 326 00:18:14,384 --> 00:18:15,302 I think you could probably get that buffed out. 327 00:18:16,136 --> 00:18:18,680 - That's some bullshit. - Craig. 328 00:18:19,139 --> 00:18:19,598 But... 329 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:22,559 It's fine. It'll come out. 330 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:23,894 You know, just reminds me 331 00:18:24,603 --> 00:18:26,188 of how gorgeous this beauty really is. 332 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:28,148 You know, sometimes when folks see 333 00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:30,109 something they hate looking so beautiful, 334 00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:32,111 first thing they wanna do is scuff it up. 335 00:18:32,736 --> 00:18:34,196 But Robinsons, we just buff that right out. 336 00:18:34,822 --> 00:18:38,158 - Get in the car. - You heard your daddy. Let's go. 337 00:18:39,618 --> 00:18:43,288 Well, have a nice easy drive. 338 00:18:44,832 --> 00:18:47,584 You guys have a safe trip home now. 339 00:19:10,482 --> 00:19:11,692 Mm. 340 00:19:13,861 --> 00:19:15,195 Hello. 341 00:19:16,196 --> 00:19:18,657 I thought you were coming Thursday. 342 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:21,160 It is Thursday. 343 00:19:21,702 --> 00:19:24,121 Oh, dear. 344 00:19:24,705 --> 00:19:27,082 How long do I have you for this time? 345 00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:31,295 Mm, about seven hours. 346 00:19:31,461 --> 00:19:33,172 Oh, hmm. 347 00:19:38,385 --> 00:19:40,470 I'm sorry I won't be with you later on. 348 00:19:41,346 --> 00:19:43,140 Sara's having one of her dinner parties tonight 349 00:19:43,724 --> 00:19:45,225 and I'll be forced to trade small talk 350 00:19:45,893 --> 00:19:47,811 with the British ambassador and his wife 351 00:19:48,395 --> 00:19:51,940 over a plate of aspic or some such. 352 00:19:52,399 --> 00:19:54,818 What is aspic anyway? 353 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:56,737 Aspic is 354 00:19:57,404 --> 00:20:01,617 a lukewarm, gelatinous, punitive insult. 355 00:20:01,992 --> 00:20:05,078 Oh, well. Mm. 356 00:20:05,704 --> 00:20:07,956 - Delicious. - Very. That was very good. 357 00:20:08,582 --> 00:20:12,044 Clearly you should have been a... a restaurant critic. 358 00:20:15,339 --> 00:20:17,841 If I could just do this one thing, Hick. 359 00:20:19,259 --> 00:20:23,639 If I could just help these 86 souls on the Quanza, 360 00:20:24,556 --> 00:20:26,225 then that would be something. 361 00:20:27,851 --> 00:20:30,896 I am sure you'll think of a way. 362 00:20:32,272 --> 00:20:33,899 You always do. 363 00:20:36,944 --> 00:20:38,195 The White House has become 364 00:20:38,779 --> 00:20:40,572 something of a family affair these days. 365 00:20:40,948 --> 00:20:41,865 The Roosevelts may well be 366 00:20:42,449 --> 00:20:43,825 America's answer to our royal family. 367 00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:45,410 - Oh. - Absolutely not. 368 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:47,412 Well, that's why we thought it might be nice 369 00:20:48,288 --> 00:20:50,249 to have you to our private dining room, Mr. Ambassador. 370 00:20:50,874 --> 00:20:52,292 Please consider yourself part of the family. 371 00:20:52,918 --> 00:20:54,294 It's our honor to have you as our guest. 372 00:20:54,795 --> 00:20:56,088 - Yes. - Ladies and gentlemen, 373 00:20:56,588 --> 00:20:59,091 Mr. Malin, Ambassador. 374 00:20:59,591 --> 00:21:00,425 I believe that dinner is served. 375 00:21:00,968 --> 00:21:03,095 If you would please join us inside. 376 00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:06,056 - After you. - Thank you so much. 377 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:11,770 Oh, hello. 378 00:21:12,312 --> 00:21:13,897 Mr. Ambassador, you are over here. 379 00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:17,401 - Thank you so much. - Hello. 380 00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:20,612 It's so nice to see you. Thank you for coming. 381 00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:22,656 Mr. Malin, you're next. 382 00:21:24,116 --> 00:21:25,951 Everybody, please sit. 383 00:21:26,910 --> 00:21:29,705 Oh, look. Ooh, a photo exhibit. 384 00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:32,499 - Oh. - How modern. 385 00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:34,626 - My, May, what have you got? - Oh, Lord. 386 00:21:35,502 --> 00:21:37,921 Quite disturbing images. What ones do you have here? 387 00:21:38,422 --> 00:21:39,214 Mine are sort of... 388 00:21:39,673 --> 00:21:41,508 Honored guests, 389 00:21:42,342 --> 00:21:45,470 Ambassador Lindsay, Mr. Malin, 390 00:21:46,346 --> 00:21:48,140 I would like to introduce you 391 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,059 to two personal friends of mine, 392 00:21:51,768 --> 00:21:55,897 Martha Gellhorn Hemingway, a brilliant journalist 393 00:21:56,523 --> 00:22:00,319 who has provided these photographs this evening, 394 00:22:00,861 --> 00:22:03,780 and Mr. Jacob Morewitz, 395 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:05,949 a wonderful young lawyer 396 00:22:06,533 --> 00:22:09,369 who is representing some of the refugees 397 00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:13,498 that you will see in these photographs. 398 00:22:14,541 --> 00:22:16,835 Some of these individuals are trapped 399 00:22:17,461 --> 00:22:21,423 at this very moment on the SS Quanza, 400 00:22:22,341 --> 00:22:25,886 having been denied the right to safely disembark. 401 00:22:26,511 --> 00:22:28,805 We feel very fortunate to be here tonight 402 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:30,515 at this vital crossroads. 403 00:22:31,475 --> 00:22:33,393 Had I known we'd be discussing politics this evening, 404 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:36,688 - I'd have paced myself. - And I wish I had not. 405 00:22:40,484 --> 00:22:42,903 Earlier today, I was able to win an injunction in court 406 00:22:43,528 --> 00:22:45,197 for the ship to remain in American waters, 407 00:22:45,697 --> 00:22:46,782 but only for six more days. 408 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,202 Six days before these human beings 409 00:22:50,702 --> 00:22:52,329 will be forced back to Europe, 410 00:22:52,871 --> 00:22:54,414 where they will have a terrible fate, 411 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:58,835 not unlike some of the other images you see before you. 412 00:22:59,419 --> 00:23:01,463 And that is where Mr. Malin comes in... 413 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:04,674 Eleanor, you are making our guests uncomfortable. 414 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:08,011 Uncomfortable dinner parties are a British tradition. 415 00:23:08,595 --> 00:23:12,307 You can act, Mr. Malin, 416 00:23:12,766 --> 00:23:13,642 even if my husband 417 00:23:14,434 --> 00:23:16,061 and the other men in this White House will not. 418 00:23:16,603 --> 00:23:18,355 - Eleanor, enough! - Mr. President, 419 00:23:18,897 --> 00:23:20,315 there must be something we can do. 420 00:23:20,941 --> 00:23:23,944 I'm afraid there isn't. My hands are tied. 421 00:23:24,778 --> 00:23:26,154 Larger issues are at play 422 00:23:26,613 --> 00:23:27,656 and Eleanor knows this. 423 00:23:28,615 --> 00:23:31,118 Please, remove these photographs from the table immediately. 424 00:23:31,743 --> 00:23:34,996 These people are suffering. They are dying. 425 00:23:35,622 --> 00:23:38,250 If they were your children, your parents, 426 00:23:39,084 --> 00:23:42,087 uh, your brothers and sisters, just think, what would you do? 427 00:23:42,629 --> 00:23:45,465 Ambassador Lindsay, am I to understand 428 00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:48,885 that Winchester City is your football club of choice? 429 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:50,470 Unfortunately, it is. 430 00:23:51,096 --> 00:23:53,807 Unfortunately indeed. I've seen them play. 431 00:23:55,809 --> 00:23:56,685 There we have it. 432 00:23:57,561 --> 00:23:59,938 Just denying the reality of the world around us 433 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:01,898 and enjoying the duck confit. 434 00:24:02,482 --> 00:24:04,734 Well, I adore duck confit. 435 00:24:04,943 --> 00:24:05,652 As do I. 436 00:24:06,486 --> 00:24:07,779 Our chef at home makes a quail confit. 437 00:24:08,655 --> 00:24:12,284 He also makes the most delightful deviled quail eggs. 438 00:24:12,784 --> 00:24:13,535 Little teeny tiny things. 439 00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:16,663 How can we be so utterly complacent? 440 00:24:21,668 --> 00:24:24,671 Eleanor, there is no complacency in this room, 441 00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:25,755 only decency. 442 00:24:26,631 --> 00:24:30,093 And I do wish you would exercise some restraint 443 00:24:30,677 --> 00:24:33,346 so our friends can enjoy their dinner. 444 00:24:33,847 --> 00:24:35,474 Ah, wonderful. Endive is here. 445 00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:38,310 - I hope you all like endive. - Thank God. 446 00:24:39,019 --> 00:24:41,188 Mrs. Roosevelt, is Bendel's in New York 447 00:24:41,855 --> 00:24:43,773 still the place to go for the latest fashions? 448 00:24:44,691 --> 00:24:46,610 I did hear that they have some lovely gowns this year. 449 00:24:47,194 --> 00:24:48,403 Mrs. Roosevelt, would you join us 450 00:24:48,987 --> 00:24:49,946 for a day of shopping in New York? 451 00:24:50,530 --> 00:24:51,531 We can take the train. 452 00:24:52,199 --> 00:24:54,284 Well, I'll certainly consult my schedule. 453 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,210 Anna? 454 00:25:04,878 --> 00:25:07,005 Close the door, please. 455 00:25:11,718 --> 00:25:13,345 I asked you to arrange an appointment 456 00:25:13,845 --> 00:25:15,180 with Mrs. Rutherfurd. 457 00:25:16,056 --> 00:25:17,682 I do not see it in my calendar. 458 00:25:17,849 --> 00:25:19,059 Um... 459 00:25:24,564 --> 00:25:25,690 About Lucy... 460 00:25:29,027 --> 00:25:30,904 I... 461 00:25:32,030 --> 00:25:32,948 After all this time, are you sure... 462 00:25:33,907 --> 00:25:36,826 Of course, I'm sure. That's why I asked you to arrange it. 463 00:25:37,202 --> 00:25:38,578 Now, please get it done. 464 00:25:40,580 --> 00:25:41,915 Now. 465 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:49,589 Anna, I'm sorry. 466 00:25:50,215 --> 00:25:54,052 I-I don't expect you to understand. I... 467 00:25:56,221 --> 00:25:57,222 And I know you think 468 00:25:57,889 --> 00:26:00,225 I'm putting you in a terrible position, but... 469 00:26:03,270 --> 00:26:06,106 I... I need her. 470 00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:12,571 I need something too. 471 00:26:15,031 --> 00:26:16,283 I see. 472 00:26:20,745 --> 00:26:22,289 Thank you. 473 00:26:34,759 --> 00:26:37,762 Yes, the Rutherfurd residence of New York City. 474 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:40,765 I'll hold. 475 00:26:49,316 --> 00:26:50,233 This is Lucy Rutherfurd. 476 00:26:50,942 --> 00:26:54,154 Hello, Mrs. Rutherfurd. This is Anna Boettiger. 477 00:26:55,655 --> 00:26:57,907 Anna Roosevelt. How are you? 478 00:26:58,825 --> 00:27:01,870 I am very well. Thank you for asking. 479 00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:03,330 And yourself? 480 00:27:04,748 --> 00:27:06,207 Very well indeed. 481 00:27:07,167 --> 00:27:09,044 Uh, the president has instructed me 482 00:27:09,502 --> 00:27:12,130 to arrange a meeting with you. 483 00:27:12,672 --> 00:27:15,675 I'd be delighted. 484 00:27:18,136 --> 00:27:20,138 Let me tell you when he's available. 485 00:27:26,853 --> 00:27:28,313 Oh. 486 00:27:34,694 --> 00:27:36,738 Psst, psst, psst. Psst, psst. 487 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:42,327 There are just not enough hours in the day. 488 00:27:43,370 --> 00:27:45,372 You do so much. 489 00:27:46,164 --> 00:27:50,585 And yet somehow, it always feels like a drop in the bucket. 490 00:27:51,169 --> 00:27:53,296 Let's just enjoy each other... 491 00:27:54,381 --> 00:27:57,217 while I'm here. Rest. 492 00:27:58,343 --> 00:28:00,762 It's hard, Hick... 493 00:28:01,846 --> 00:28:04,683 ...when thousands are being forced 494 00:28:05,225 --> 00:28:07,602 from their homes every day. 495 00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:11,523 Can you allow yourself just a... 496 00:28:12,023 --> 00:28:13,358 just a moment of satisfaction? 497 00:28:13,983 --> 00:28:18,405 Do you know what a concentration camp is? 498 00:28:20,198 --> 00:28:21,783 - Do you? - Yes, I do. 499 00:28:22,409 --> 00:28:26,621 And yet you're fine to while away the hours 500 00:28:27,205 --> 00:28:30,250 drinking bourbon in the afternoon. 501 00:28:33,169 --> 00:28:33,795 Where are you going? 502 00:28:34,337 --> 00:28:35,964 To find somewhere else to while. 503 00:28:36,339 --> 00:28:38,758 Don't leave, Hick. 504 00:28:41,386 --> 00:28:42,429 I'm really beginning to understand 505 00:28:43,054 --> 00:28:45,265 how your husband and your children must feel. 506 00:28:45,890 --> 00:28:50,770 Constantly judged, scrutinized, abandoned. 507 00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:55,400 That is an unkind thing to say. 508 00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:05,368 I'm sorry. 509 00:29:13,460 --> 00:29:15,253 Um, Mr. Malin for you. 510 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,338 Oh, yes. Mr. Malin. 511 00:29:18,047 --> 00:29:20,091 Madam First Lady, I wanted to thank you in person 512 00:29:20,967 --> 00:29:23,386 for inviting me to that rather uncomfortable dinner. 513 00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:24,637 Well... 514 00:29:25,472 --> 00:29:27,807 But comfort isn't appropriate when discussing great suffering. 515 00:29:28,433 --> 00:29:32,270 No, it's so true. Would you have a seat? 516 00:29:37,317 --> 00:29:39,194 I've brought you the visas you need 517 00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:41,321 for everyone onboard the Quanza. 518 00:29:41,905 --> 00:29:43,156 - Oh, my! - Human rights are indeed 519 00:29:43,615 --> 00:29:45,408 not reserved for Americans. 520 00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:46,910 Thank you. 521 00:29:47,952 --> 00:29:50,622 I hope you know how brave this act is. 522 00:29:50,997 --> 00:29:51,956 It's... 523 00:29:52,832 --> 00:29:55,376 - Yes, I hope it was worth it. - "Worth it"? 524 00:29:56,795 --> 00:29:59,547 There were ships coming in all the time 525 00:30:00,173 --> 00:30:03,301 and we've only just gotten started here, so... 526 00:30:03,802 --> 00:30:05,512 Unfortunately not. 527 00:30:06,137 --> 00:30:08,389 I have now been stripped of my visa oversight. 528 00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:11,351 - Oh, I am very sorry. - All requests now 529 00:30:11,976 --> 00:30:13,436 have to go through Assistant Secretary Long. 530 00:30:14,020 --> 00:30:15,939 Please, if there's anything that we can do. 531 00:30:16,481 --> 00:30:18,316 I'm afraid that won't be possible. 532 00:30:18,942 --> 00:30:20,902 Mr. Long is so infuriated by what we did, 533 00:30:21,528 --> 00:30:23,655 he has vowed never to allow a single refugee 534 00:30:24,155 --> 00:30:25,865 onto our shores again. 535 00:30:26,366 --> 00:30:28,201 Does my husband know of this? 536 00:30:28,535 --> 00:30:30,286 Yes, I'm afraid so. 537 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:38,336 Well, thank you very much, Mr. Malin. 538 00:30:39,838 --> 00:30:41,005 Thank you. 539 00:30:55,562 --> 00:30:58,982 Missy, can you put me through to Franklin, please? 540 00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:01,317 Yes, I'll hold. 541 00:31:25,091 --> 00:31:26,050 Pa is on his way. 542 00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:28,761 He'll be here in a couple of hours. 543 00:31:29,262 --> 00:31:32,265 Oh, good. Thank you, dear. 544 00:31:33,558 --> 00:31:34,893 And Eleanor? 545 00:31:36,227 --> 00:31:37,604 I'm here. 546 00:31:40,231 --> 00:31:41,566 Oh. 547 00:31:58,291 --> 00:31:59,626 You know... 548 00:32:02,420 --> 00:32:04,547 I never thought you were 549 00:32:05,965 --> 00:32:09,719 the right wife for my Franklin. 550 00:32:10,303 --> 00:32:14,349 I always pictured someone less... 551 00:32:15,141 --> 00:32:17,977 ...complicated. 552 00:32:20,104 --> 00:32:25,443 You've always done what you believed in. 553 00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:31,574 Nobody could fault you for that. 554 00:32:37,664 --> 00:32:42,418 I'm grateful that Franklin found you. 555 00:32:44,170 --> 00:32:45,505 Huh. 556 00:32:46,839 --> 00:32:51,135 An extraordinary man deserves... 557 00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:55,348 an extraordinary woman. 558 00:33:01,145 --> 00:33:02,647 Oh, Mother. 559 00:33:06,651 --> 00:33:10,029 You're quite extraordinary yourself. 560 00:33:10,697 --> 00:33:12,031 Hmm. 561 00:33:16,327 --> 00:33:17,620 Thank you. 562 00:33:27,338 --> 00:33:28,673 Ah. 563 00:33:41,019 --> 00:33:42,020 Deep inside Alabama 564 00:33:42,729 --> 00:33:45,231 is a famous school called the Tuskegee Institute. 565 00:33:46,065 --> 00:33:48,568 It has graduated many thousands into agriculture, 566 00:33:49,068 --> 00:33:50,236 into science, into industry. 567 00:33:51,070 --> 00:33:52,989 This school was the first of its kind, 568 00:33:53,573 --> 00:33:55,199 and its founder, Booker T. Washington, 569 00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:59,328 was a pioneer who broke open a road for others to follow. 570 00:34:00,204 --> 00:34:02,248 He lifted the veil of ignorance from his people, 571 00:34:03,207 --> 00:34:07,587 and pointed the way to progress through education and industry. 572 00:34:14,260 --> 00:34:15,595 Dang it. 573 00:34:36,282 --> 00:34:39,577 Excuse me. It's Michelle Robinson. 574 00:34:42,747 --> 00:34:43,664 Oh, hi, Michelle. 575 00:34:44,290 --> 00:34:47,126 Uh, we were supposed to meet 27 minutes ago. 576 00:34:48,127 --> 00:34:49,754 Oh, my goodness. I'm so sorry. 577 00:34:50,463 --> 00:34:52,757 Our meeting must've just fallen through the cracks. 578 00:34:53,132 --> 00:34:53,800 Please, come in. 579 00:34:54,467 --> 00:34:56,844 I've just been so busy filling out this report. 580 00:34:57,470 --> 00:34:59,597 I'm so sorry about that. Here, please have a seat. 581 00:35:00,139 --> 00:35:02,141 I'll be with you in just one second. 582 00:35:18,282 --> 00:35:21,702 Okay. Oh. What am I looking at here? 583 00:35:22,286 --> 00:35:24,705 Uh, my report cards, test scores, 584 00:35:25,414 --> 00:35:27,416 a few news clippings about my accomplishments. 585 00:35:28,334 --> 00:35:30,294 Um, as you can see, I've excelled in academics, 586 00:35:31,170 --> 00:35:34,298 in extracurricular activities and community service. 587 00:35:35,508 --> 00:35:36,968 Oh, I almost forgot. 588 00:35:37,426 --> 00:35:39,178 I'm also a member 589 00:35:39,679 --> 00:35:41,973 of the National Honor Society. 590 00:35:42,515 --> 00:35:46,561 Wow. Uh... Thi... 591 00:35:47,019 --> 00:35:49,981 I love this spirit. 592 00:35:52,191 --> 00:35:56,821 I have... Um, yes. 593 00:35:58,197 --> 00:36:00,158 I have some info on some local universities 594 00:36:00,783 --> 00:36:03,619 that I think would be a great fit for you. 595 00:36:04,537 --> 00:36:08,332 Oh. Uh, that's not necessary. I already know where I'm going. 596 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:11,878 Princeton, and then Harvard Law after that. 597 00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:16,007 Well, that's certainly a very ambitious goal. 598 00:36:16,507 --> 00:36:18,092 Yeah. 599 00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:20,928 But I think it would be a good idea 600 00:36:21,512 --> 00:36:24,182 to widen your search just a bit. 601 00:36:24,682 --> 00:36:26,350 Uh, but that's where I wanna go. 602 00:36:26,893 --> 00:36:28,102 I mean, why should I waste my time 603 00:36:28,728 --> 00:36:30,396 applying to schools I'm not interested in? 604 00:36:31,230 --> 00:36:33,191 Well, your accomplishments at a school like Whitney 605 00:36:33,733 --> 00:36:36,861 are certainly... very impressive. 606 00:36:37,361 --> 00:36:39,363 I, um... 607 00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:42,283 I'm not... 608 00:36:42,909 --> 00:36:46,913 I'm not sure that you're quite Princeton material. 609 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:54,962 - Um... - Look, I know 610 00:36:55,755 --> 00:36:58,007 your brother, Craig, is there now on a basketball scholarship. 611 00:36:58,716 --> 00:37:01,302 But I don't see any involvement in athletics and... 612 00:37:01,928 --> 00:37:03,554 Princeton doesn't give out athletic scholarships. 613 00:37:04,430 --> 00:37:06,474 How do you not know that? You're a guidance counselor. 614 00:37:07,266 --> 00:37:10,603 Okay. There's no need to have an attitude, miss. 615 00:37:12,772 --> 00:37:14,982 Remember, I'm here to help you out. 616 00:37:15,942 --> 00:37:17,443 And my advice is that you consider 617 00:37:18,277 --> 00:37:21,405 whether your school of choice is the right... 618 00:37:22,406 --> 00:37:25,284 culture fit. Hmm? 619 00:37:28,454 --> 00:37:31,707 Think about it. These are wonderful schools. 620 00:37:33,584 --> 00:37:34,877 I'm so sorry. 621 00:37:35,628 --> 00:37:36,462 I've got to get back, 622 00:37:37,296 --> 00:37:39,799 but thank you so much for coming in, Michelle. 623 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:58,985 I'm sorry. Uh, what exactly about me 624 00:37:59,652 --> 00:38:02,280 isn't the right culture fit for Princeton? Hmm? 625 00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:07,326 Is it the way that I dress or talk or my hair 626 00:38:07,994 --> 00:38:10,329 or something else you're just not saying? 627 00:38:11,497 --> 00:38:13,833 Please, be specific. 628 00:38:17,420 --> 00:38:20,464 I just don't want you to be disappointed. 629 00:38:38,482 --> 00:38:40,401 - Hey, Mich. - Santita! Hey, girl. 630 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:43,821 - How you doing? - I'm good. Can't complain. 631 00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:45,323 Or I can, but I'm not going to. 632 00:38:45,865 --> 00:38:47,325 I hear that. 633 00:38:47,950 --> 00:38:49,910 - Yeah, what's up? - I saw your email 634 00:38:50,536 --> 00:38:52,038 about the commencement speech at Tuskegee. 635 00:38:52,830 --> 00:38:54,790 Yeah, I already told them that you were probably too busy. 636 00:38:55,374 --> 00:38:57,752 I am too busy, but... 637 00:38:58,169 --> 00:38:59,170 ...I wanna do it. 638 00:38:59,545 --> 00:39:00,171 For real? 639 00:39:00,671 --> 00:39:02,173 I will make the time. 640 00:39:02,798 --> 00:39:04,425 Oh, they're gonna be over the moon. 641 00:39:05,009 --> 00:39:06,385 I'll get my team to get in touch. 642 00:39:06,886 --> 00:39:10,389 Oh, great. This is huge, Mich. 643 00:39:10,848 --> 00:39:12,016 Thank you. 644 00:39:12,558 --> 00:39:13,976 Bye, girl. 645 00:39:28,532 --> 00:39:32,244 You are in some hot water with Val. 646 00:39:32,703 --> 00:39:33,579 - Tuskegee? - Uh-huh. 647 00:39:34,413 --> 00:39:35,664 You're not consulting the West Wing any more? 648 00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:39,502 I know exactly how that conversation would go. 649 00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:43,130 "The West Wing is concerned that white people... 650 00:39:43,839 --> 00:39:47,593 white voters might be scared that a Black First Lady 651 00:39:48,386 --> 00:39:51,972 is talking to a Black audience about race"? 652 00:39:52,598 --> 00:39:55,726 Yeah, that's about the sum of it. 653 00:39:56,102 --> 00:39:57,520 Yeah. So... 654 00:39:58,396 --> 00:40:01,732 So, I... I probably can't stop you. 655 00:40:01,941 --> 00:40:03,150 Damn right. 656 00:40:04,693 --> 00:40:07,321 Well, hey, I understand that it's a Black college, right? 657 00:40:08,197 --> 00:40:11,117 But as you know, we're always talking to a national audience. 658 00:40:11,575 --> 00:40:12,368 - Right? - Mm-hmm. 659 00:40:12,952 --> 00:40:15,538 So, hit 'em with those hard truths, sure. 660 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:18,749 All right? But I think it will be more effective 661 00:40:19,708 --> 00:40:24,964 if you can tie 'em to our common goals as a nation. 662 00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:28,467 Just my two cents. 663 00:40:38,561 --> 00:40:40,062 I want those Black kids at Tuskegee 664 00:40:40,771 --> 00:40:44,316 to know that we feel their pain, share their fears, 665 00:40:44,817 --> 00:40:46,068 and that their lives matter too. 666 00:40:46,777 --> 00:40:49,071 And I want our own children to know how we feel. 667 00:40:49,780 --> 00:40:51,824 And I want those news channels to listen and eat it, 668 00:40:52,741 --> 00:40:54,702 and to hell with their, "This isn't the America I know." 669 00:40:55,578 --> 00:40:57,037 - Fuck holding back. - So you just wanna play 670 00:40:57,663 --> 00:40:59,498 right into the hands of the conservative media? 671 00:40:59,999 --> 00:41:01,083 Just give 'em what they want? 672 00:41:01,750 --> 00:41:03,794 Those murders happened while we were here, Barack. 673 00:41:04,170 --> 00:41:06,839 I know that, Michelle. 674 00:41:08,132 --> 00:41:10,509 I am still a Black man in America. 675 00:41:11,010 --> 00:41:12,553 You don't think I wanna pop off 676 00:41:13,179 --> 00:41:16,849 every time I see another unarmed Black kid get shot? 677 00:41:18,142 --> 00:41:19,935 You know I wanna be out there on those streets, 678 00:41:20,519 --> 00:41:23,189 marching right along with those kids. 679 00:41:24,023 --> 00:41:26,984 But that's not our reality. 680 00:41:27,610 --> 00:41:29,695 - Because we're the First Family? - Yeah. 681 00:41:30,529 --> 00:41:34,200 But, Barack, we're the first Black First Family. 682 00:41:35,951 --> 00:41:40,664 And we've been called nigger in every way possible. 683 00:41:42,500 --> 00:41:45,127 For once, let's be the niggers. 684 00:41:57,723 --> 00:41:59,058 Okay. 685 00:42:06,023 --> 00:42:07,483 Now, how many of them... 686 00:42:10,194 --> 00:42:11,529 Uh-oh, Craig. Mich just got home. 687 00:42:12,154 --> 00:42:14,573 Look like something got her good and mad. 688 00:42:17,243 --> 00:42:19,203 I'm gonna see about your sister. 689 00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:21,664 Bye, Mom. 690 00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:23,874 All right, now that your mother's gone, 691 00:42:24,750 --> 00:42:27,962 tell me how's it going with the ladies? 692 00:42:28,546 --> 00:42:30,256 How much time you got? 693 00:42:32,758 --> 00:42:35,261 So, what happened? 694 00:42:36,929 --> 00:42:40,558 Counselor said I wasn't "Princeton material." 695 00:42:41,767 --> 00:42:44,019 That's what she said. 696 00:42:44,728 --> 00:42:46,105 What do you think? 697 00:42:48,107 --> 00:42:49,942 I don't know. 698 00:42:51,068 --> 00:42:52,695 What if she's right? 699 00:42:53,571 --> 00:42:55,197 Let me ask you a question. 700 00:42:56,615 --> 00:42:59,660 Why did hearing that from your counselor 701 00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:01,370 make you so angry? 702 00:43:02,913 --> 00:43:05,541 Because why can't a Black kid go to an Ivy League school 703 00:43:05,958 --> 00:43:07,585 without playing a sport? 704 00:43:08,210 --> 00:43:09,253 I mean, she's wrong. 705 00:43:10,254 --> 00:43:13,340 And there it is. She's dead wrong. 706 00:43:13,799 --> 00:43:14,592 And if there's two things 707 00:43:15,217 --> 00:43:19,430 I know about Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, 708 00:43:19,930 --> 00:43:20,889 she's sharp as a whip. 709 00:43:21,765 --> 00:43:26,103 And nobody is gonna tell her what she's not gonna do. 710 00:43:26,729 --> 00:43:28,147 So I don't wanna hear any more of this 711 00:43:28,647 --> 00:43:30,316 "What if I'm not good enough?" 712 00:43:30,774 --> 00:43:32,776 Ma... 713 00:43:35,946 --> 00:43:37,656 You understand me? 714 00:43:42,119 --> 00:43:42,953 Yes, ma'am. 715 00:44:06,810 --> 00:44:07,603 I know many of you 716 00:44:08,187 --> 00:44:10,147 will be thinking of the many heroes 717 00:44:10,689 --> 00:44:13,192 that Tuskegee has produced. 718 00:44:14,151 --> 00:44:15,944 The airmen who faced bigotry 719 00:44:16,820 --> 00:44:20,366 even as they fought for our country in World War II. 720 00:44:21,992 --> 00:44:26,038 Perhaps you feel pressure to live up to that legacy. 721 00:44:27,289 --> 00:44:31,043 Pressure to meet the expectations of others. 722 00:44:32,711 --> 00:44:33,712 I get it. 723 00:44:34,380 --> 00:44:38,384 And all that is gonna be a heavy burden to carry. 724 00:44:39,134 --> 00:44:40,886 It can feel isolating. 725 00:44:41,679 --> 00:44:42,304 It can make you feel like 726 00:44:42,888 --> 00:44:45,265 your life somehow doesn't matter. 727 00:44:46,392 --> 00:44:49,103 And we've seen over the past few years, 728 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:51,105 those feelings are real. 729 00:44:52,398 --> 00:44:54,775 They're rooted in decades of structural challenges 730 00:44:55,734 --> 00:44:59,738 that have made too many folks feel frustrated and invisible. 731 00:45:00,406 --> 00:45:03,909 As the first African American First Lady, 732 00:45:04,743 --> 00:45:07,955 I was the focus of speculations and conversations 733 00:45:08,831 --> 00:45:13,377 rooted in fears and misperceptions of others. 734 00:45:15,045 --> 00:45:18,132 Was I too loud, or too angry, 735 00:45:18,507 --> 00:45:20,426 or too emasculating? 736 00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:24,054 My indignities are nothing compared to 737 00:45:24,930 --> 00:45:27,975 what many Black folks deal with every single day. 738 00:45:28,851 --> 00:45:32,187 Police brutality and severe racial injustice, 739 00:45:32,771 --> 00:45:35,566 decades of institutional inequality 740 00:45:36,066 --> 00:45:38,277 playing out in communities. 741 00:45:39,069 --> 00:45:42,364 Like you, I am pained 742 00:45:43,741 --> 00:45:47,119 and exhausted by these heartbreaking videos. 743 00:45:48,078 --> 00:45:50,789 It is not enough to bear witness. 744 00:45:51,373 --> 00:45:54,626 This war on Black people must stop. 745 00:45:59,465 --> 00:46:01,467 She's really going for it. 746 00:46:02,301 --> 00:46:02,968 Yeah, she is. 747 00:46:03,802 --> 00:46:06,263 My daughters have taught me so much. 748 00:46:06,930 --> 00:46:09,391 And I am inspired by the strength 749 00:46:09,975 --> 00:46:11,643 and the fortitude of young people. 750 00:46:12,144 --> 00:46:14,605 You are our conscience. 751 00:46:15,147 --> 00:46:16,315 You hold us to account 752 00:46:16,815 --> 00:46:19,234 and you urge us to do better. 753 00:46:19,818 --> 00:46:24,323 And I want every one of you to know 754 00:46:25,949 --> 00:46:29,161 your dreams matter. 755 00:46:30,454 --> 00:46:33,332 Your hopes matter. 756 00:46:34,166 --> 00:46:36,960 Your future matters. 757 00:46:38,086 --> 00:46:39,588 You matter. 758 00:46:41,965 --> 00:46:43,425 Thank you. 759 00:46:46,970 --> 00:46:49,598 Thank you. 760 00:46:50,015 --> 00:46:50,808 Thank you. 761 00:46:51,308 --> 00:46:52,434 Sir, if I may say, 762 00:46:53,018 --> 00:46:55,521 you should be very proud of your wife. 763 00:47:00,150 --> 00:47:01,360 Sir. 764 00:47:02,444 --> 00:47:05,531 Thank you, Wilson. And yeah... 765 00:47:06,156 --> 00:47:07,366 Thank you. 766 00:47:09,493 --> 00:47:10,869 ...I am. 767 00:47:28,387 --> 00:47:32,057 What do you think? The, uh, Indian raw silk, 768 00:47:32,349 --> 00:47:35,561 or Kravet silk? 769 00:47:36,520 --> 00:47:38,522 Uh, the first one? 770 00:47:41,567 --> 00:47:43,902 Hmm. Though the Kravet 771 00:47:44,528 --> 00:47:46,780 does blend in nicely with the evening light, 772 00:47:47,364 --> 00:47:50,033 don't you think? Oh, I forgot to ask. 773 00:47:50,868 --> 00:47:52,494 If... If it were up to you, would you choose 774 00:47:53,078 --> 00:47:56,915 wrought iron fireplace tools or brass? 775 00:47:58,166 --> 00:47:59,209 What would the president like? 776 00:47:59,585 --> 00:48:00,586 I haven't the foggiest 777 00:48:01,378 --> 00:48:05,424 and since he's out of town once again, I can't ask him. 778 00:48:08,051 --> 00:48:09,261 Brass? 779 00:48:10,387 --> 00:48:14,349 I think you're right. Thank you, Bruce! 780 00:48:15,058 --> 00:48:16,393 Ma'am. 781 00:48:22,733 --> 00:48:26,361 Thank you, dear. I missed you. 782 00:48:35,454 --> 00:48:37,581 - Cheers, darling. - Cheers. 783 00:48:40,584 --> 00:48:41,460 Mm. 784 00:48:42,085 --> 00:48:44,713 Fresh lime from our tree in the backyard. 785 00:48:45,130 --> 00:48:46,632 Isn't that something? 786 00:48:48,133 --> 00:48:49,551 Look at that. 787 00:48:51,595 --> 00:48:54,389 We really are retiring in paradise, aren't we? 788 00:48:54,598 --> 00:48:56,391 Mm. 789 00:48:57,142 --> 00:48:58,352 House looks wonderful. 790 00:48:59,436 --> 00:49:01,563 Yes, well, I can't take all the credit. 791 00:49:02,105 --> 00:49:04,316 Agent Bruce has a pretty good eye. 792 00:49:08,946 --> 00:49:10,489 I've got a couple other quick trips this week. 793 00:49:11,114 --> 00:49:12,574 I'm going to Detroit for a speech at Stroh's, 794 00:49:13,158 --> 00:49:14,242 and then over to Casper, Wyoming, 795 00:49:15,118 --> 00:49:16,954 - for a golf barbecue event. - When are you leaving? 796 00:49:17,579 --> 00:49:19,498 I told you, Betty. Tomorrow morning. 797 00:49:20,457 --> 00:49:22,417 I'll be back before you know it. 798 00:49:24,294 --> 00:49:25,003 Now, mother. 799 00:49:25,587 --> 00:49:28,548 Don't "mother" me, Jerry. 800 00:49:29,967 --> 00:49:35,013 Retirement isn't going out of town every week. 801 00:50:11,008 --> 00:50:12,467 Good night, ma'am. 802 00:50:14,219 --> 00:50:15,679 Good night, John. 803 00:50:55,719 --> 00:50:58,096 Oh, for Chrissake. 804 00:51:32,130 --> 00:51:35,801 Well, hello there. Hey, everybody, look who's here. 805 00:51:36,468 --> 00:51:39,971 It's the First Lady right in my own backyard! 806 00:51:42,474 --> 00:51:45,143 Betty Ford. 807 00:51:45,644 --> 00:51:47,145 It's Barbara Knickerbocker. 808 00:51:47,771 --> 00:51:50,565 I mean, Firestone. Leonard's wife. 809 00:51:50,941 --> 00:51:52,025 Barbara, nice to see you. 810 00:51:52,651 --> 00:51:54,444 Oh, please call me Nicky. Everybody else does. 811 00:51:55,320 --> 00:51:57,322 Oh, we were wondering when we would run into you. 812 00:51:58,115 --> 00:51:59,324 I guess a party finds everyone eventually. 813 00:52:00,158 --> 00:52:03,120 - Eventually. - What are you drinking? 814 00:52:03,912 --> 00:52:07,124 Oh, uh, gin and tonic. 815 00:52:07,749 --> 00:52:08,959 Gin and tonic coming up. 816 00:52:09,501 --> 00:52:11,628 We have that. 817 00:52:24,808 --> 00:52:25,892 - Betty! - To Betty! 818 00:52:26,309 --> 00:52:28,520 Cheers! 819 00:52:45,495 --> 00:52:50,333 This last dance tonight 820 00:53:21,907 --> 00:54:12,790 Tonight