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Michelle Obama Wasn't the First First Lady To Take Part in the Oscars. So Who Was?
You could almost hear the collective groan from certain corners of the Internet last night when Michelle Obama made her surprise appearance during the Oscars telecast to announce Argo as the year's Best Picture. Given that, it's probably worth reminding everyone thatregardless of what you thought about her specific performanceher presence on screen wasn't the first time a first lady has taken part in the Hollywood extravaganza.
That honoras far as my Internet sleuthing can findgoes to Laura Bush, who participated in this taped "What Do the Movies Mean to You?" segment for the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. (She shows up at around the 2:15 mark.)
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At least two presidents have also gotten in on the Oscars fun. The first was FDR, who delivered a radio address from the White House during the 13th Academy Awards. Here's how the Los Angeles Times recapped his remarks at the time:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the 13th Academy Awards ceremony, addressing the nation and the crowd at the Biltmore Hotel in a six-minute direct-radio-line speech from the White House. Roosevelt was the first president to participate in the Academy Awards. He declined a special invitation to Los Angeles because of the world's political climate but made the most of his time as the opening act, chatting about the Lend-Lease Act and thanking Hollywood for raising money for defense and promoting the "American way of life" in its movies.
Ronald Reagan also taped his own video message for the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 (which, you may remember, were actually postponed 24 hours in the wake of an assassination attempt on his life). I'm having a hard time finding an archived write-up of his intro, but here's how the New York Times previewed it a few weeks ahead of the show:
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Article: Michelle Obama Wasn't the First First Lady To Take Part in the Oscars... [View all]
Tx4obama
Feb 2013
OP
They hate the black woman in the white house. That simple. I love her. She
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#3
And she really doesn't give two shites what they think. That's what I like the most..n/t
monmouth3
Feb 2013
#7
You noticed that too, huh? One can't help but wonder why FLOTUS and Beyonce catch so much crap...
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2013
#25
Those two ladies are beautiful. They can't take black beautiful women who are
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#27
The hate is coming from some very surprising (not really) quarters these days!!!
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2013
#28
More goal post moving? Michelle Obama is not "a politician", her husband is. She's an independent
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2013
#26