Office of the First Lady of the United States Staff, White House Social Secretary, Press Secretary, White House Chief Floral Designer, and White House Executive Chef. Though the persona, activities, and initiatives of the First Lady have always been significant to the history of the United States, the first First Lady to hire federally funded staff was Edith Roosevelt, who hired Belle Hagner as the first White House Social Secretary on October 2, 1901. Eleanor Roosevelt became the first First Lady to expand the office beyond social and administrative secretaries by hiring Malvina Thompson as her personal secretary and Jackie Kennedy was the first to employ a Press Secretary.
The Lady from Shanghai The Lady from Shanghai The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 film noir directed by Orson Welles and starring Welles, his estranged wife Rita Hayworth and Everett Sloane. It is based on the novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Although "The Lady from Shanghai" initially received mixed reviews, it has grown in stature over the years, and many critics have praised its set designs and camerawork. In 2018, "The Lady from Shanghai" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Irish sailor Michael O'Hara (Welles) meets