Lady Bird Johnson : an oral history /

Lady Bird Johnson's odyssey is one of personal and intellectual growth, political and financial ambition and a shared life with Lyndon Baines Johnson, one of the most complicated, volatile and powerful presidents of the 20th century. The former First Lady recounts how a cautious, conservative y...

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Other Authors: Gillette, Michael L. (Interviewer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
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505 0 |a Childhood memories -- Education, 1924-1934 -- A whirlwind courtship -- 1935-1937, a future in politics? -- In Congress, 1937-1940 -- 1941, "a learning experience" -- 1942, managing the congressional office -- Nesting and investing, 1942-1943 -- War years, 1943-1945 -- "A grinding occupation," 1946-1947 -- "The hardest year of our lives," 1948 -- LBJ in the Senate -- A Senate wife -- The LBJ ranch -- The loyal opposition, 1953-1955 -- "Toward the liberal side," 1956-1959 -- 1960, the point of no return -- Vice presidency: "a pebble in a shoe" -- The White House years. 
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