All the presidents' wives: An in-depth look at America's First Ladies - from Martha Washington to Mary Todd Lincoln to Eleanor Roosevelt to Jacqueline Kennedy to Hillary Clinton. Each segment offers an engaging portrait of the woman. These women have held one of the most enigmatic, yet high-profile, jobs in the country. First mothers: Chronicles the life stories of Sara Delano Roosevelt, Rose Kennedy, Hannah Milhous Nixon, Nelle Reagan, Virginia Clinton, and Dorothy and Barbara Bush - the women whose guidance and wisdom shaped the most powerful men in the world.

First mothers is based on the book by Time Magazine correspondent Bonnie Angelo.

All the presidents' wives / produced by Greystone Communications, Inc. for A&E Network ; producer/writer, Martin Gillam -- First mothers / produced by Weller/Grossman Productions, Inc. for History ; producer/writer, Julia Silverton.