A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy
A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy, on a tour of the recently renovated White House. It was broadcast on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1962, on both CBS and NBC, and broadcast four days later on ABC.[1] The program was the first televised tour of the White House by a first lady. It is thought to be the first prime-time documentary specifically designed for a female audience.[2]
| A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy | |
|---|---|
 Collingwood and Kennedy during their tour | |
| Genre | Documentary/Special |
| Written by | Jacqueline Kennedy |
| Directed by | Franklin J. Schaffner |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Perry Wolff |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS, NBC, ABC |
| Release | February 14, 1962 |
The program showed Mrs. Kennedy on a tour of the house with CBS News correspondent Charles Collingwood. The videotaped tour was the first view of the White House to the American public.[2]
The broadcast was seen by more than eighty million viewers and syndicated globally to 50 countries, including China and the Soviet Union.[2]
References
change- ↑ Michael Curtin. "Television". A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jackie Kennedy's devotion to White House revealed". CBS News. February 14, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
