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Published on: 2015-10-27
Released on: 2015-10-27
Original language: English

A fresh look at Lady Bird Johnson that upends her image as a plain Jane who was married for her money and mistreated by Lyndon. This Lady Bird worked quietly behind the scenes through every campaign, every illness, and a trying presidency as a key strategist, fundraiser, barnstormer, peacemaker, and indispensable therapist.Lady Bird grew up the daughter of a domineering father and a cultured but fragile mother. When a tall, pushy Texan named Lyndon showed up in her life, she knew what she wanted: to leave the rural Texas of her childhood and experience the world like her mother dreamed, while climbing the mountain of ambition she inherited from her father. She married Lyndon within weeks, and the bargain they struck was tacitly agreed upon in the courtship letters they exchanged: this highly gifted politician would take her away, and she would save him from his weaknesses. The conventional story goes that Lyndon married Lady Bird for her money, demeaned her by flaunting his many affairs, and that her legacy was protecting the nation’s wildflowers. But she was actually a full political partner throughout his ascent—the one who swooped in to make the key call to a donor, to keep the team united, to campaign in hostile territory, and to jumpstart him out of his paralyzing darkness. And while others were shocked that she put up with his womanizing, she always knew she had the upper hand. Lady Bird began the partnership by using part of her nest egg to help finance Lyndon’s first political campaign. Over and over, she kept him from quitting, including the 1948 election when he was so immobilized with self-pity that she had to pick up the phone to solicit donations on his behalf. She was also the one who got him out of bed, when he was in a deep funk, to go to the 1964 Democratic nominating convention. In Lady Bird and Lyndon, Betty Boyd Caroli restores Lady Bird to her rightful place in history, painting a vivid portrait of a marriage with complex, but familiar and identifiable overtones. Briefing Room The White House Briefing Room. The White House provides timely and accurate information about the President's latest events and public statements. Here you'll find photos video and ... Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Wikipedia First Lady of the United States; In role January 20 1961 November 22 1963: President: John F. Kennedy: Preceded by: Mamie Eisenhower: Succeeded by: Lady Bird ... Eleanor Roosevelt Biography :: National First Ladies' Library Dutch English Irish; Eleanor Roosevelts paternal line was descended from a number of the early settlers of New York who emigrated from Holland (see Marriage ... NYDN Movies - NY Daily News Paul Wade and Miller weigh in on Knicks' treatment of Oakley Crips member is likely suspect in NYPD maintenance worker murder Doorman dies after slipping on snow ... Entertainment News Celebrity and Pop Culture - ABC News Get the latest entertainment news celebrity interviews and pop culture pulse on movies TV and music and more at ABCNews.com. Texarkana Gazette Texarkana Breaking News The Texarkana Gazette is the premier source for local news and sports in Texarkana and the surrounding Arklatex areas. LBJ . LBJ . WGBH American Experience PBS The complete program transcript for the LBJ biography documentary from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. U.S. News Latest National News Videos & Photos - ABC ... Get the latest breaking news across the U.S. on ABCNews.com Pat Nixon - Wikipedia Pat Nixon had an interest in adding artifacts to the Executive Mansion and built on Jacqueline Kennedy's more publicized efforts. She added more than 600 paintings ... Videos Access Hollywood 'New Celebrity Apprentice': Caitlyn Jenner's Heartfelt Surprise For Finalist Boy George; Mel Gibson Talks His Hollywood Comeback & Baby No. 9; Matt Damon & Ben ...
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