Lady Bird Johnson

In 1964, the United States was deeply divided. There was a backdrop of fear and grief. The nation was still reeling from the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The Cold War was raging. The Civil Rights Act had become law. And there was a presidential election. And in the middle of the moment was First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson.

In October 1964, as the South simmered under the tensions following the signing of the Civil Rights Act three months earlier, First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, began a whistle-stop tour of the South. She shattered the expectations of a presidential spouse with speeches, diplomacy, and palpable compassion as she encouraged the South to leave Jim Crow behind.

“You see her name kind of everywhere, and I don’t think that people have given her quite enough credit for everything that she did.”

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Host Bob Edwards talks with Liz Carpenter, a political humorist, speechwriter and former press secretary for Lady Bird Johnson. The native Texan says that Texas and Washington have changed a lot since the days of the Johnson administration.