Over a span of fourteen years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded thirty-seven oral history interviews with the author. These newly released conversations comprise the compelling narrative of Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History, an intimate story of a shy young country girl's transformation into one of America's most effective and admired first ladies. Lady Bird Johnson's odyssey is one of personal and intellectual growth, political and financial ambition, and a shared life with one of the most complicated, volatile, and powerful presidents in the twentieth century. These pages reveal how instrumental…mehr
Over a span of fourteen years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded thirty-seven oral history interviews with the author. These newly released conversations comprise the compelling narrative of Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History, an intimate story of a shy young country girl's transformation into one of America's most effective and admired first ladies. Lady Bird Johnson's odyssey is one of personal and intellectual growth, political and financial ambition, and a shared life with one of the most complicated, volatile, and powerful presidents in the twentieth century. These pages reveal how instrumental Lady Bird's support and guidance were at each stage of her husband's political ascent and how she herself emerged as a significant political force.
Executive director, Humanities Texas; former Chief of Acquisitions and Oral History, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum; author, Launching the War on Poverty: An Oral History, (2nd ed., OUP, 2010)
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Introduction Chapter 1: Childhood Memories Chapter 2: Education, 1924-1934 Chapter 3: A Whirlwind Courtship Chapter 4: Washington to Texas and Back, 1934-1937 Chapter 5: In Congress, 1937-1940 Chapter 6: 1941, "A Watershed Year" Chapter 7: 1942, Gravity, Anger, and Determination Chapter 8: Nesting and Investing, 1942-1943 Chapter 9: War Years, 1943-1945 Chapter 10: "A Grinding Occupation," 1946-1947 Chapter 11: 1948 Chapter 12: LBJ in the Senate Chapter 13: A Senate Wife Chapter 14: The LBJ Ranch Chapter 15: The Loyal Opposition, 1953-1955 Chapter 16: Pivotal Years, 1956-1959 Chapter 17: 1960, The Point of No Return Chapter 18: Vice Presidency: Growth, Travel and Tragedy Chapter 19: The White House Years Bibliography Notes Index
Introduction Chapter 1: Childhood Memories Chapter 2: Education, 1924-1934 Chapter 3: A Whirlwind Courtship Chapter 4: Washington to Texas and Back, 1934-1937 Chapter 5: In Congress, 1937-1940 Chapter 6: 1941, "A Watershed Year" Chapter 7: 1942, Gravity, Anger, and Determination Chapter 8: Nesting and Investing, 1942-1943 Chapter 9: War Years, 1943-1945 Chapter 10: "A Grinding Occupation," 1946-1947 Chapter 11: 1948 Chapter 12: LBJ in the Senate Chapter 13: A Senate Wife Chapter 14: The LBJ Ranch Chapter 15: The Loyal Opposition, 1953-1955 Chapter 16: Pivotal Years, 1956-1959 Chapter 17: 1960, The Point of No Return Chapter 18: Vice Presidency: Growth, Travel and Tragedy Chapter 19: The White House Years Bibliography Notes Index
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