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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Gillette, Michael L. (Interviewer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Johnson, Lady Bird, > 1912-2007 > Interviews. Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography. Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973. United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.

Table of Contents:

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.