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Zusatztext Here's history at its best-as seen firsthand by a charming, clever, and canny woman. Lady Bird Johnson's voice, often funny and always elegant, rings out through these pages. A wonderfully readable book filled with unique insights about some of the most powerful people of the 20th century. Informationen zum Autor Michael L. Gillette directed the LBJ Library's Oral History Program from 1976 to 1991. He later served as director of the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives and is currently the executive director of Humanities Texas in Austin. He is the author of Launching the War on Poverty: An Oral History. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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 Baines Johnson, one of the most complicated, volatile, and powerful presidents of the 20th century. The former First Lady recounts how a cautious, conservative young woman succumbed to an ultimatum to marry a man she had known for less than three months, how she ran his congressional office during World War II, and how she transformed a struggling Austin radio station into the foundation of a communications empire. As a keen observer of the Washington scene during the eventful decades from the 1930s through the 1960s, Lady Bird Johnson shares dramatic accounts of pivotal moments in American history. We attend informal dinners at Sam Rayburn's apartment and opulent social events at grand mansions from an earlier age. Her rich verbal portraits bring to life scores of personalities, including First Ladies Edith Bolling Wilson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Pat Nixon. An informal, candid narrative by one of America's most admired First Ladies, this volume reveals how instrumental Lady Bird Johnson's support and guidance were at each stage of her husband's political ascent and how she herself emerged as a significant political force. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: Childhood Memories Chapter 2: Education, 1924-1934 Chapter 3: A Whirlwind Courtship Chapter 4: 1934-1937, A Future in Politics? Chapter 5: In Congress, 1937-1940 Chapter 6: 1941, "A Learning Experience" Chapter 7: 1942, Managing the Congressional Office Chapter 8: Nesting and Investing, 1942-1943 Chapter 9: War Years, 1943-1945 Chapter 10: "A Grinding Occupation," 1946-1947 Chapter 11: "The Hardest Years of Our Lives," 1948 Chapter 12: LBJ in the Senate Chapter 13: A Senate Wife Chapter 14: The LBJ Ranch Chapter 15: The Loyal Opposition, 1953-1955 Chapter 16: "Toward the Liberal Side", 1956-1959 Chapter 17: 1960, The Point of No Return Chapter 18: Vice Presidency: "A Pebble in a Shoe" Chapter 19: The White House Years Afterword Appendix: Lady Bird Johnson's Oral History Interviews Bibliographical Note Index ...
