While reading Robert Caro's biographies of LBJ, I developed a fascination with LBJ's wife, Lady Bird. Lady Bird Johnson's story is one of how a cripplingly shy girl, born in 1912 in rural Texas, was able to reach her greatest ambition to become somebody in the world by attaching herself in a strategic way to a powerful man, President Lyndon B. Johnson. In this video I talk about how they jointly politicked their way to the presidency, the tremendous personal sacrifices that Lady Bird made to maintain her marriage and support their joint ambitions, and Lady Bird's legacy as First Lady.
Books I read and drew upon for this video:
- Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson by Jan Jarboe Russell
- Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight by Julia E. Sweig
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volumes 1-4, by Robert Caro
Негізгі бет Lady Bird Johnson's path to power, as President Lyndon B Johnson's wife & advisor
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