Than any first lady before her, accompanying the president to the soviet union and asia. She took a solo trip to africa. Watch our, saturday at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. In august 1970 four, Vice President ford was signed in as president of the United States. She was less excited about becoming first lady, but he encouraged her and said we can do this. She said, if im going to do this, i will have fun doing it. The fun started immediately. Within 10 days, she had a state dinner to entertain. She had to prepare for in her role as first lady. She hit the ground running. First lady betty ford, monday night at 9 00 eastern, live on cspan. Next from the linden being johnsons president ial library, a tour of the white house narrated by lady bird johnson. It is a very small room. A little crowded. Lets walk this way slowly. Years ago when i was the wife of a brand new texas congressman, i snapped photos. I never imagined that one day i would live on the other side of that fence. Like the t
Beautification her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaigner successful businesswoman and a savvy political partner to her husband are 36th president Lyndon Baines johnson. Good evening and welcome to cspans first ladys implements an image. Tonight we will tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson unto everyone is lady bird. The wife of our 36th president. Here to tell her story archie. Guest the you roberts political commentator for abc news and npr and the author of two books about womens political history founding mothers and thanks for being here. Betty is the first ladys expert. She is the author of numerous books including first ladies from washington to Michelle Obama and working on a new biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Ladies i want to start with the beginning where we were 50 years ago this week. This is an administration birthed a national tragedy. What were the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple on the first terrible days after the assass
What solution is there . Even if you had a fair tax or flat tax, youve still got to have an i. R. S. And i love Arthur Laffer, reagans economic advisor, he said, you dont have to have the i. R. S. Do away with it. The problem with the i. R. S. Is of course theyre going to get arrogant because they pick who theyre going to audit, just like weve seen with all these abuses, they put they pick what all they are going to audit, just as weve been hearing, they get so intrusive, so personal, and then they decide what your punishment is going to be. Theres no other area in america, and i sure dont think the think the founders anticipated that the i. R. S. Or any entity would exist that could be the prosecutor, the judge, the jury, and the executioner all. And thats why Arthur Laffer says, you need to get rid of the i. R. S. And have an Auditing Agency thats a fraction of the size of the i. R. S. , they dont get to pick who they audit, thats done completely at random they never get to pick who
Taking over and he still is our. Image pushing the kennedys out of the way. Lyndon johnson was very lucky to help them with that. And when to to say say. What did she do during those first weeks . She said she was on skates. In fact, it would be hard to find a first lady that is repaired and she was. She merely started taking notes. Notes while she was still in planning to hear it president kennedy had died. Started making plans me for putting her Radio Station line draw to some kind of line trust so they would not be used in marketing. She really took over fast. A quick study. Theest she could play off idea of and for taking notes. This was an history with document itself defensively as you. There was a daily dialer diary. There were also Lyndon Johnson phone things. This hates. There was also a Television Crew that followed and documented. Is this new to the administration . Had this been going on for a allowing collects the of documentation was new. She did not report everything. So
About beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaigner, successful businesswoman, and a savvy political partner to her husband, our 36th president , Lyndon Baines johnson. Good evening and welcome to cspans first ladies influence and image. Tonight well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson, known to everyone as lady bird. The wife of our 36th president. Here to tell her story tonight are two guests Cokie Roberts, political commentator for abc news and npr. Shes also the author of two books about womens political history founding mothers and ladies of liberty. Thanks for being here. Betty karolyi is a first ladies expert. Shes the author of numerous books including first ladies from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama. And shes currently working on a new biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Ladies, i want to start with the beginning, where we were 50 years ago this week. This is an administration birthed in national tragedy. What were the immediate chal