>> edith roosevelt -- well, edith roosevelt retid tdid the e white house. it was at that point that the white house that we know first came into being. edith roosevelt wanted and theodore voez velt wanted it to invoke its sort of colonial roots. so it's a very federal, formal white house. the beautiful pillars. the great entryway. the new grand staircase that she put in. it also helps to bolster -- the roosevelts brought in what's the imperial presidency. a much more regal, formal, worldwide presidency. this is when america moves into the greater world as a power. and this white house was built to command respect for that and show the power of that presidency. and mrs. roosevelt was in charge of the decoration of that white house. >> and she added a first ladies portrait gallery? >> she did. she consolidated the portraits of the first ladies. commissioned hers to be added to it and established a first ladies portrait gallery on the ground floor of the white house. >> politically, policiwise, what is she known for? >> she's a first lady that steps away from

edith roosevelt wanted it to evoke its colonial roots. it's a very federal formal white house. the beautiful pillars and the great entryway and the grand staircase she put in helps to brought in a more regal worldwide presidency. they move into the greater world as a power. the white house was built to command respect and show the power of that presidency. mrs. roosevelt was in charge of the decoration of that white house. >> she added a first lady's portrait. >> she did. she consolidated the portraits and commissioned hers and established a first lady's gallery. >> politically, what is she known for? >> she is a first lady that steps away from policy. certainly she is someone who can restrain her husband and can say opinions to her husband. she keeps very private with them. she had a young large family and was concentrating on that family. she wanted time for her family and husband. we think in a lot of ways as one of the first managerial first ladies. she wanted time and decided what she was going to delegate and she has a social secretary who has a huge press interest. great

roosevelt and is sell la greenway. today she will focus on her later book about woodrow wilson's first ladies, and edith would be wilson's second first lady. okay. >> well, judy, i was intrigued to discover that woodrow wilson and both his wives were completely different from what i imagined when i began the project. i've seen pictures of woodrow wilson, so i decided he was probably cerebral and cold. i knew next to nothing at all about his first wife, so she couldn't have been very important or interesting. i heard plenty about woodrow0s second wife, edith, most of it sad. she had the reputation for a power-hungry woman who was a secret woman president for 18 months, and i was wrong about all of these people. as i began to research, i came to realize that woodrow wilson was a deeply passionate man. i discovered he had an eight year intimate relationship with another woman during this first marriage. now i was surprised, but that was not really an intriguing discovery because it was not the first time a presidential candidate had had that type of relationship in his background. the really intriguing discovery for me was