This week on "Sunday Morning" (Jan. 15)
Host: Jane Pauley
COVER STORY: President Obama: a look back | Watch Video
Martha Teichner explores eight extraordinary and turbulent years in our nation’s history, with the rise to office of our nation’s first African American chief executive, his dynamic and progressive agenda, his contentious relationship with the opposing party, and his legacy.
For more info:
- President Barack Obama (whitehouse.gov)
- Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations
- Charles Blow, The New York Times
THE WHITE HOUSE: A lens trained on history | Watch Video
Bill Plante talks with Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza.
For more info:
- Pete Souza (whitehouse.gov)
ADMINISTRATION: A final salute to Eric Fanning | Watch Video
Faith Salie profiles Eric Fanning, the outgoing Secretary of the Army, and the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service.
For more info:
- Eric Fanning, Secretary of the Army (army.mil)
FASHION: Michelle Obama: An appreciation | Watch Video
Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan on the outgoing, trendsetting first lady.
GALLERY: Michelle Obama’s best outfits
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ART: Dollhouses as history, and therapy | Watch Video
From beautiful to therapeutic to frivolous fun, dollhouses appeal to the voyeur in all of us -- even noted sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who still plays with dollhouses. And they have a special appeal to her that stretches back to Nazi Germany.
Chip Reid reports on an exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington, where miniature houses make a big impression.
For more info:
- “Small Stories: At Home in a Dollhouse” at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. (through January 22)
- drruth.com
- studiojoseph.com (Wendy Evans Joseph)
SUNDAY PROFILE: Viola Davis pulls no punches | Watch Video
You know you’ve made it as an actress when Meryl Streep sings your praises. “The thing that Viola can’t do is be invisible,” Streep said. “She can’t fade away. She can’t recede. She can’t be forgettable.”
It’s a drive that has been with Viola Davis since she was a little girl in Central Falls, Rhode Island, where money was so tight, she would dream about having food in the refrigerator.
And that hungry little girl, she tells Lee Cowan, is still with her today: “Totally. Completely. Still with me.”
For more info:
- “Fences” (Official site)
- “How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC)
- juveeproductions.com
- School of Rock
HISTORY: Dressed to thrill: Inaugural ball gowns | Watch Video
One of the most popular exhibitions at the Smithsonian’s National History of American History in Washington, D.C., is its collection of fashion and memorabilia from our nation’s first ladies, documenting their contributions to American life. Rita Braver reports.
GALLERY: Smithsonian’s “First Ladies” collection
For more info:
- “The First Ladies” (National History of American History)
TAKE NOTE: Jackie Evancho and sister Juliet on bonds and bullying | Watch Video
Next Friday, a little girl with a big voice will step up to the microphone and sing her heart out, for all of us. At 16 Jackie Evancho is fast becoming an international star.
But when Jackie agreed to perform at the Trump/Pence inauguration, critics accused her of betrayal, by giving tacit approval to an incoming administration they believe will be intolerant of people like her sister, Juliet, who is transgender. Michelle Miller reports.
For more info:
- jackieevancho.com
- Follow @JackieEvancho on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vevo and YouTube
- Jackie Evancho at Sony Music Masterworks
HISTORY: St. Paul’s Chapel: Witness to history | Watch Video
Our first president, George Washington, set precedents with everything he did, including his Inauguration. Mo Rocca visits St. Paul’s Chapel, the oldest surviving church in New York City, where Washington prayed on the day of assuming office in 1789.
OPINION: Peggy Noonan on inaugural addresses | Watch Video
The columnist and speechwriter discusses the weight of history on presidential speeches.
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NATURE: Swans (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday Morning in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, in the company of whistling swans. Videographer: Jeff Reisly.
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
ALMANAC: Boston’s Great Molasses Flood | Watch Video
On January 15, 1919, a sticky tsunami flattened entire blocks of the city’s North End. Jane Pauley reports.
For more info:
- “The Sticky Science Behind the Deadly Boston Molasses Disaster” (Smithsonian magazine)
- Images courtesy of Boston Public Library
PASSAGE: Lord Snowdon (Video)
He’s been called a womanizer, but that didn’t stop Anthony Armstrong-Jones from wooing a Royal. He was a dapper photographer, who caught the eye of Princess Margaret. Their romance led to marriage, and would lead to a new title for Armstrong-Jones: Lord Snowdon. He died last week at the age of 86.
CALENDAR: Week of January 16 (Video)
“Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.
NATURE UP CLOSE: Sierra Nevada, Death Valley and the rain shadow effect
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