EBOOK Lady Bird Johnson:An Oral History
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An Oral History
Over a span of eighteen years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded forty-seven oral history interviews with Michael Gillette and his colleagues. These conversations, just released in 2011, form the heart 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 Lyndon B. Johnson, 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.
Over a span of eighteen years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded forty-seven oral history interviews with Michael Gillette and his colleagues. These conversations, just released in 2011, form the heart 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 Lyndon B. Johnson, 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.