. >> in 1962 jackie kennedy o that sis created the white house historical association. >> betty fordal about women's issues. she supported the supreme court's ruling on roe v. wade which made a dorgs legal and she supported the equal rights amendment. she openly discussed her breast cancer and mastectomy. >> when michelle obama was first lady one of her key initiatives was to push for healthier nutrition and food choices. that translated into a change for public school lunches around the country. >> in the 80s nancy reagan appeared in a popular sitcom to boost her just say no campaign. >> i am. >> wow, that is commitment. nancy reagan was so determined to stop the drug abuse, she even went on a sitcom to speak out on it. which would be impossible to do today. i mean tv shows are so much more adult now. it is easy to tell gary coleman not to do drugs t st a lot harder to do that on euphoria. just say no, zen dia ditch-- bitch, you should have been here season one. >> but it is through that activism that first ladies get to show who they really are and how they want the world to change

so she certainly jackie kennedy was certainly an important style figure. i mean magazines around the world were named for her. she was world famous. her name became a common name for people to give their kids. so she's one of our most interesting first ladies, that's true, but she tragically had a very short time. our last question this evening. we're going to put you on the spot betty if you could host a dinner party for any three first ladies living or deceased who would you invite and why? oh, well, that's i can't i can't name any. i think we have five living first ladies, right? you know betty ford said the job diminishes, but it never ends. so if you say we have five living first ladies, i wouldn't want to name any of them because it wouldn't be fair. i probably wouldn't name any of the ones that i've written about a lot lady bird johnson the roosevelt's because i think i kind of know them a little bit. but i would go for the ones that i don't know that i really couldn't get to when i was grace cooley for example in the 1920s. is one of the most fasci

and went into cambodia for the upi, before the war when jackie kennedy was trying to negotiate with prisoners. and so they expanded what coverage i was doing. i started doing mostly politics. and that expanded fieldwork. and i later became clear chief in cambodia. again, due i think to upi's attitude. lasting impressions. there are so many. i was there about seven years in total, i guess, which is a long time. i think the toughest thing for me was as pure chief, -- as bureau chief and i'm sure many people in the audience know what is like to make a decision to send somebody into a battle or up a road knowing they may not come back. knowing you might have to write a letter to the family, knowing you are going to live with that she -- the decisions you have made. and i had to do that and i lost people. as bureau chief i stepped into a dead man's boots. cambodia was heavy cost on journalists. and the, i think one of the many sort of snapshot seared on migraine -- on my brain over those years is before, i was first the cambodian bureau chief died. we were in the field one day and waiting for a pu

can you speak to jackie kennedy's televised tour of the white house? >> this is a famous tour that she gave. there was reluctance within the white house to do this. they did not think it was a good idea. she went on and it was a big hit. it's part of the jackie methodology. she went to the rooms and explain the different rooms. for a long time that was the best consumption that we have with the interior of the white house look like. kennedy himself, was groundbreaking by the use of television. he famously won that first debate with nixon. it was the first presidential debate in history, because he looked better on tv, people who watch on tv said the kennedy one, because of his manner and misdemeanor. but people on radio thought it was nixon. and after the election, kennedy was walking past the tv and you know it's like he said we would've had a prayer without that gadget. i love the way they call it a gadget. >> kate from waterford virginia, do you think that teddy roosevelt, bolstered his larger than life persona, knowing the importance of a pop cultu

can you speak to jackie? kennedy's televised tour of the white house? yeah, this was a famous tour that she she gave and there was a reluctance within the white house to do this. they didn't think it was a good idea, but she went on and it was a big hit and you know, i think it's part of the jackie mythology. she went through the different rooms and explained different rooms. and for a long time. that was the that was the best conception we had of what the interior of the white house looked like so yeah, that was kind of groundbreaking, you know, kennedy and himself was all so groundbreaking in the use of television. he obviously and famously won that first debate with nixon, which is the first presidential debate in history because he looked better on tv people who listened on the radio said that nixon had won the people who watched on tv said kennedy with his kind of cool and his manner and his demeanor he won and after the 1960 election. kennedy was walking. with one of his aids they passed the tv and kennedy said, you know we went about a prayer wit

that track of land was the land that later became redgate farm, which was a property owned by jackie kennedy onassis. you can see the farm in the background and where i am standing to take the picture was the land we owned. she had acquired her property in the late 70's, but because of all of the gawkers, such as myself, she wanted to sit in her own land. my grandmother, born in massachusetts, her parents came from granville county north carolina -- granville county, north carolina. she often talked about how her family owned thousands and thousands of acres of land. she insisted that i do a similar research and find out what happened to that land. i mother, in 1983 -- my mother, in 1983 joined the dar -- the daughters of the american revolution. my grandmother knew her mother's maiden name, so i was able to find my great grandmother's marriage certificate, and that took me to -- took me very much to the early 1980's. but then i had to start looking at the land patterns. what i'm about to share with you, had i done it through a genealogical perspective, i would have never found the people i'

the land was the land that later became red gate farm, the property owned by jackie kennedy onassis. if you look at the right arrow, you can see the background, and the picture is the land that we own a. she wanted to take as much land as she could. i mentioned how my grandmother wanted us to do an investigation on her family in terms of all the land that the family-owned. my grandmother born in massachusetts, her parents came from grand bill county, north carolina. she often talked about how the family owned thousands of thousands of people. as a young people, they had no meeting to, us but she insisted i begin to do a similar type of research, and in that research, find out about the land arguments. my mother joined the -- . so i would come down to dar, go to their library, and i began to research the documents on grand ville, north carolina. my grandmother, as i knew her made, name she knew her grandmother's made a name and i was able to find my first great-grandparents birth certificate, both of their parents birth certificates. that took me very much to the early 1980s. but then

land was the land that later became redgate farm in acquita, which was the property ownered by jackie kennedy onassis, and if you look at the right arrow, you can see the farm in the background, and where i'm standing, to take the picture, it is the land that we own. and she had acquired her property in the late '70s, but because of all of the doctors, as myself, on this particular day here, she wanted to take as much land as she could for her own privacy. now i mentioned how my grandmother wanted us to do an investigation on her family, in terms of all of the land that the family owned. my grandmother born in massachusetts, her parents came from a county called grandville county, north carolina. she often talked about how the family owned thousands and thousands of acres of land. now, as young people, it had no real meaning to us, but she insisted that i gin to do a similar type of research, and in that research, find out about the land documents. my mother, in 1983, is part of the settlement, where we had to establish our family pedigree, joined the dar, so i would come down to dar, daughte

. >> and it was jackie kennedy who prepared lady bird for the role she held just days prior. >> she wentuse, some of the happiest years of my marriage have been spent here. >> reporter: lady bird saying being first lady was like being on stage, but it was a role she carried out with tact. as the johnson administration pushed for racial equality, it became lady bird's priority, too. she traveled through eight southern states promoting the civil rights act, the first solo whistle stop tour by a first lady. >> this democratic challenge by the president and his wife, respected and valued and beloved part of this country. >> reporter: after her husband handily won the 1964 election, she became the first first lady to hold the bible for the oath of office. the vietnam war weighed heavily on president johnson's second term, and tanked his popularity. lady bird played a key part in johnson's decision not to run in 1968 helping him to draft his speech as he prepared to drop the bombshell announcement. >> i went to him and said quietly, remember, patience and drama i. >> i will not seek and i will

kennedy, or jackie o. we have one version for film of harriet. why can't there be more? it moves you. ♪ across the river freedom calling me calling me to heaven ♪ ♪ i fan citl eemy i >> i knew that were doing "harriet," i knew that i wanted in sto thg that i t needed a song to bookmark what we had done. it felt like harriet needed an anthem for it really is telling the story of harriet in the first person. >> talk about "black joy." >> i think "black joy" is -- i don't know. even in our pain, we somehow find light. the fact that we're the two of us sitting here, the fact that thh ugro tlalhe things that our families might be going through, our ancestors have been through, we're still here, we're still make this place work for us. we're still finding ways to exist fully. that's black joy. >> our thanks to janai. a programming note, "soul of a nation" airs tuesday evening, 10/9 central, only on abc. >>> next, the notes and messages of all right that's a fifth-floor problem... ok. not in mha ha ha!ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks

. >> reporter: the diary told in her own words began with a grim but harrowing portrait of jackie kennedyman. >> her instinct to regard -- record, keep a record of not just for today but for history is in her bones, and she realizes that the opportunity that she comes into through this incredible tragedy is one that she has to preserve. >> reporter: the series documents her front row seat to some of the most notable events of the '60s. >> she had a very, very important political partnership with lyndon johnson that she helped directly shape his presidency. that influence that she exercised is one that we feel today. >> in plain sight: lady bird johnson" is available on apple podcast, spotify and all major podcast platforms. you can subscribe wherever you listen. >>> we want to turn now to a very special announcement. amy and her husband have a very special announcement. i set it up that way. explain. >> we have some extra time on our hands during the pandemic. this is actually something we have been talking about for a long time. andrew shue, my husband and i have a new children's picture

we kind of have talked about in other classes how jackie kennedy changed a lot of the trajectory of the first lady and we're seeing the value that spouses play in campaigns and in the president's term in the white house. from your insider perspective, what do you see -- how did nancy reagan contribute to the campaigns and once elected, kind of what role did he play? >> by the way, natalie is a veteran of the reagan institute in washington. >> wonderful. maybe you know all this already. she was very important. she was very, very important and many times. ronald reagan would probably not have been president if it wasn't for nancy reagan. and it wasn't primarily policy. she was never really -- she never -- she wasn't -- hillary clinton is much more policy. she wasn't that. her number one focus was on her husband and to make him president someday. and so at the very beginning, you know, she's the one that pushed him to run for governor. and, you know, made a very cogent case for that. she came from a republican family. a very -- reagan -- >> dr. davis. >> reagan was a democrat until very re

. >> reporter: jackie parker and janet kennedy, fraternal twins, finally fully vaccinated, hugging for the first time in a year. >> just a good feeling to know, she's my sister, i still have family. >> love to see those emotional reunions. so many happening across the country. zohreen shah joins us from a mass vaccination site at dodger stadium. zohreen, i want to go back to that troubling development. you're learning more about the new headline, the highly contagious variant from brazil now discover in the another state. >> reporter: whit, that's right. officials in new york city say that a 90-year-old man in brooklyn is infected. this is surprising because he has no known travel history, suggesting community spread. that brazilian variant now confirmed in at least 16 states. whit? >> zohreen shah for us, thank you. >>> we turn now to embattled new york governor andrewuomo, facing mounting allegations tonight. one of his accusers, lindsey boylan, calling for him to be impeached at a rally in new york. and an eighth woman who currently works for the governor now coming forward. the gov

more than a year in the making, 82-year-old twin sisters, jackie parker and janet kennedy, you see it there, hugging for the first time since the pandemic hit. the two sisters fully vaccinated and now able to make physical contact. those hugs meaning everything after a tough year for everyone. i think we all feel that way. >> absolutely. no question. >>> still ahead here on "gma," star quarterback deshaun watson facing multiple lawsuits claiming sexual misconduct. his response to the allegations this morning. >>> "good morning america" is sponsored by subaru who is establishing national make a dog's day. (woman) what should we do with it first? (man) road trip. (woman) yes. (woman) off-road trip. (man) how hot is the diablo chili? (waitress) well, you've got to sign a waiver. [loud laughter] (woman) is this even a road? (man) yeah. (woman) so what should we do second? (vo male) the subaru forester. the most adventurous forester ever. (vo female) get 0% for 63 months on select new 2021 models. now through march 31st. struggling to manage my type 2 diabetes was knocking me out of my zon

be a good one, also listen to my podcast kennedy saves the world, spotify apple podcast, foxnewspodcast.com. respond today and make every day good night. jackie today. [laughter] but i have before, and i'm sure i will again. jackie: the vice president under fire there if both sides of the aisle as fox business is on the scene at the border speaking to local officials who are scrambling to keep up with the surge. plus, unemployment scams targeting taxpayers. more than $200 billion of your tax money stolen by criminals exploiting flaws in the system. and the duke of sussex has a new