18 Feb 1915 Jahr - First ever showing of a motion picture in the White House was of Birth of a Nation. The President watched with his daughters, his cabinet and their wives. It was later stated that “the President was entirely unaware of the [racist] character of the play before it was presented and has at no time expressed his approbation of it.”

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