sarah polk helped write his speeches. she talked all it took -- he talked politics with the other members of congress to see how they were leaning. she would sound them out. she would help get legislation through. nancy reagan is more in that kind of mold. she was throughout the career in sacramento and washington both attuned to ronald reagan's agenda and how to get that agenda in act it. -- that agenda enacted. she was an intellectual. she had strong views with regard to the soviet union come out with how to pursue arms-control initiatives, views on issues like south africa. and she made them known. namely inside the closed circle. she didn't take her differences of opinion public. but inside the white house itself, she was not at all reticent about getting involved in political matters that mattered most to her. she didn't have any separate ambition. i think the difference with hillary clinton and bill clinton is that these were two people who came together in a different era, both of them very competent, one of them p

sarah polk helped write his speeches. she talked all it took -- he talked politics with the other members of congress to see how they were leaning. she would sound them out. she would help get legislation through. nancy reagan is more in that kind of mold. she was throughout the career in sacramento and washington both attuned to ronald reagan's agenda and how to get that agenda in act it. -- that agenda enacted. she was an intellectual. she had strong views with regard to the soviet union come out with how to pursue arms-control initiatives, views on issues like south africa. and she made them known. namely inside the closed circle. she didn't take her differences of opinion public. but inside the white house itself, she was not at all reticent about getting involved in political matters that mattered most to her. she didn't have any separate ambition. i think the difference with hillary clinton and bill clinton is that these were two people who came together in a different era, both of them very competent, one of them p

sarahing our program on polk, we looked at how she saw the importance of her presentation as first lady. >> >> how sarah looked was important to her. certainly from the standpoint of how she looked and how she was perceived by the public. also saw as a reflection on the presidency itself. she was known for having beautiful dresses and looking incredible in a white house that was equally beautiful. the blue dress was purchased in paris, france in 1847 by mrs. polk and worn by her late in the administration. it is basically a robe. it would be the undress dress costume of a first lady if she was taking visitors before she was properly dressed, this would be the dress she would wear. the white dress is a ball ground -- a ball gown, also made in paris, france. high-end fashion. it is a style that mrs. polk used again and again. we get the indication that she found a style that she liked and kept with. it is a beautiful down, silk gown, silk and satin. the frugal woman she was often purchased dresses and it would buy a great deal of material to go along with them to enhance and change the wa