and we have lisa kathleen grady here who wrote the book of the first ladies' collection. and i would speculate you run the most visited department at the smithsonian. >> we're told it's the most visited and at this point the oldest. we turned 100 years old this year. >> how fantastic. 100 years old. >> 100 years old. >> that is wonderful. i want to ask all of the panelists, why do we care so much about what the first lady wears? what is the impact? what is the legacy? what is the message that the first lady sends? >> i think she's a symbolic figure. she's in a way a little bit like the queen of america. and people look at her to see what kind of a female image she's conveying. >> and i think we also see her as a mother of our country for the time she's in office. and i think that people definitely want to emulate her and, you know, seek guidance, you know, from how she is conducting herself and projecting herself to the world. >> and i want to remind everyone we're going to have a question and answer session at the end of this. if you have questions about any of these thi

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