Michelle Obama: There’s no handbook for first ladies

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Michelle Obama: There's no handbook for first ladies

A new CNN Original Series about America's most iconic first ladies premieres with an episode on Michelle Obama. Watch Sunday, October 4 at 10 p.m. ET.

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CNN Original Series: 'First Ladies' 19 videos

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Michelle Obama: There's no handbook for first ladies

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'First Ladies': Hillary Clinton persists for women's rights

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How Hillary and Bill Clinton met

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'First Ladies': Eleanor Roosevelt was a FLOTUS rebel

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Civil rights was at the top of Eleanor Roosevelt's agenda

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The unique way Eleanor Roosevelt connected with Americans

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He was Eleanor Roosevelt's most powerful opponent

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'First Ladies': How the red scare almost killed Nancy Reagan's career

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US President Ronald Reagan (C) salutes beside his wife Nancy Reagan after being sworn in as 40th President of the United States by Chief Justice Warren Burger during inaugural ceremony, on January 20, 1981 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. At right is vice-president George W. Bush. (Photo credit should read /AFP/Getty Images)

'First Ladies': Reagan's inauguration was 'very Hollywood'

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'First Ladies' revisits the moment President Reagan was shot

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'First Ladies': Where Nancy Reagan's 'Just Say No' went wrong

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'First Ladies': How Nancy Reagan secured her husband's legacy

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Jackie Kennedy managed every detail of JFK's funeral

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'First Ladies': Inside the moment JFK was shot

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'First Ladies': Jackie Kennedy's French connection

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Watch a special preview of CNN's 'First Ladies'

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Michelle Obama as first lady was a cultural milestone

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She was the first FLOTUS to take on social media

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How Michelle Obama responded to gun violence as first lady

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