Description
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.
Table of Contents
IntroductionChapter 1: Childhood MemoriesChapter 2: Education, 1924-1934Chapter 3: A Whirlwind CourtshipChapter 4: 1934-1937, A Future in Politics? Chapter 5: In Congress, 1937-1940Chapter 6: 1941, "A Learning Experience"Chapter 7: 1942, Managing the Congressional OfficeChapter 8: Nesting and Investing, 1942-1943Chapter 9: War Years, 1943-1945Chapter 10: "A Grinding Occupation," 1946-1947Chapter 11: "The Hardest Years of Our Lives," 1948Chapter 12: LBJ in the SenateChapter 13: A Senate WifeChapter 14: The LBJ RanchChapter 15: The Loyal Opposition, 1953-1955Chapter 16: "Toward the Liberal Side", 1956-1959Chapter 17: 1960, The Point of No ReturnChapter 18: Vice Presidency: "A Pebble in a Shoe"Chapter 19: The White House YearsAfterwordAppendix: Lady Bird Johnson's Oral History InterviewsBibliographical NoteIndex
