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Yeah. And she also remodeled the White House. Yes. With new china and new drapes.

Yeah. And she also remodeled the White House. Yes. With new china and new drapes.

Yeah. And she also remodeled the White House. Yes. With new china and new drapes.

Yeah. I mean, she was stuck there. What was she supposed to do? I sort of feel for her in a way that like the only option she was given is sit there and look sad. Sit there and be the nation's sadness.

Yeah. I mean, she was stuck there. What was she supposed to do? I sort of feel for her in a way that like the only option she was given is sit there and look sad. Sit there and be the nation's sadness.

Yeah. I mean, she was stuck there. What was she supposed to do? I sort of feel for her in a way that like the only option she was given is sit there and look sad. Sit there and be the nation's sadness.

Well, I mean, that's another thing that you kind of learn is that she was a grieving woman. I mean, even before her husband was assassinated, she had children who died young. She was grieving. She suffered from mental illness. Were those also parts of the inspiration for the play? Yeah.

Well, I mean, that's another thing that you kind of learn is that she was a grieving woman. I mean, even before her husband was assassinated, she had children who died young. She was grieving. She suffered from mental illness. Were those also parts of the inspiration for the play? Yeah.

Well, I mean, that's another thing that you kind of learn is that she was a grieving woman. I mean, even before her husband was assassinated, she had children who died young. She was grieving. She suffered from mental illness. Were those also parts of the inspiration for the play? Yeah.

You know, the grieving mother stuff, I mostly – I didn't want to have to, like, cast children or figure out children. So I just sort of decided, oh, she hates her kids. And that solved that. They both do. They both do. Yeah. They both hate their kids. And then, you know, funny enough, I read something not long ago about how the Lincolns were, you know, neglectful parents, like –

You know, the grieving mother stuff, I mostly – I didn't want to have to, like, cast children or figure out children. So I just sort of decided, oh, she hates her kids. And that solved that. They both do. They both do. Yeah. They both hate their kids. And then, you know, funny enough, I read something not long ago about how the Lincolns were, you know, neglectful parents, like –

You know, the grieving mother stuff, I mostly – I didn't want to have to, like, cast children or figure out children. So I just sort of decided, oh, she hates her kids. And that solved that. They both do. They both do. Yeah. They both hate their kids. And then, you know, funny enough, I read something not long ago about how the Lincolns were, you know, neglectful parents, like –

Abraham would just let them run rampant in his work study when he was a lawyer. This is literally based on like reading three sentences of an article.

Abraham would just let them run rampant in his work study when he was a lawyer. This is literally based on like reading three sentences of an article.

Abraham would just let them run rampant in his work study when he was a lawyer. This is literally based on like reading three sentences of an article.

It's true then.

It's true then.

It's true then.

And so it's true. And I'm saying it on NPR.

And so it's true. And I'm saying it on NPR.