Your First Ladies Man

Andrew Och is an unexpected ambassador for America’s first ladies.

Andrew Och stands outside the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., where he filmed artifact footage for the C-SPAN-White House Historical Association’s acclaimed television series “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” Och was a field producer for the program who later parlayed his interest and knowledge of America’s first ladies into the “First Ladies Man.” (Credit: Jennifer Taylor)

That rain-soaked November day in Plains, Georgia, in 2013 was the day the past nearly caught up to the present.

Andrew Och had just finished eating dinner at the Historic Inn and Antique Mall on Main Street where he was introduced to First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s niece Kim Carter Fuller, director of the Friends of Jimmy Carter in Plains. Och, finishing the day’s special–chili cheese dogs and peanut butter ice cream—shared how he spent his time alongside the lead park ranger capturing film footage of key biographical sites and artifacts that mark the life of Mrs. Carter, the former president…