we were lucky enough to interview rosalynn carter and laura bush about the dresses that they chose thinking maybe there was a symbolism, and mrs. carter in reality, for center mental reasons wore a dress, again that she had worn when her husband was, made governor of georgia, and mrs. bush just remembers collaborating with the designer michael faircloth, and who wanted a pretty party dress. y first lady wants it to be beautiful. she wants it to be comfortable. she wants it to be appropriate. i think appropriate is the word when first ladies are dealing with clothes. they want to be appropriate for the occasion. appropriate for their age. appropriate for the circumstance, and i think appropriate as a symbol of the united states, because we still do look at the first lady as representing women in the united states, even when she's not functioning in duty hours, she represents the united states. >> let's take a look at some of the first ladies, about four of them, that you featured here at the exhibit, and talk about their roles. >> wonderful. it's this way. before you walk into this room, tho