Effort to bring the Natural World and the man made world into harmony. To bring order, usefulness and delight to our whole environment, and that only begins with trees and flowers and landscapes. Thats from a film created by the johnson administration, with a deeper johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaign, or successful businesswoman and a savvy political partner, are 36 president , lyndon bains johnson. Good evening, welcome to cspans first ladies. Well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnston, also known as ladybird. Our two guests are cokie roberts, the host of womens political history, thanks for being here. Betty boyd caroli is the author of numerous books about first ladies, and is working on a new autobiography of labor johnson. Lets start with where we were 50 years ago. What are the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple in those first terrible days after the assassination of kennedy . They were enorm
Only begins with trees, flowers and landscaping. Thats from a film created by the Johnson Administration with Lady Bird Johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaigner, successful businesswoman and savvy partner to her husband, Lyndon Baines johnson. Good evening. Tonight well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson known toe everyone as lady bird. Here too tell her story tonight are Cokie Roberts, the author of two books about womens political history, founding mothers and ladies of liberty. Thanks for being here. And we have an expert, with a number books from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, currently working on a new biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Ladies, i want to start with the beginning of where we were 50 years ago this week. Bhamp the immediate challenges in the first terrible day. They were enormous. First of all, nobody knew if there was a widespread plot. So the country was in terror for a period of time. Then
Far more than a matter of cosmetics. For me, it describes the whole effort to bring the Natural World and the man made world into harmony, to bring order, usefulness, delight to our whole environment. And that of course only begins with trees and flowers and landscaping. Thats Lady Bird Johnson talking about beautification. She was a successful business woman and a savvy political p t partner to our president. Tonight well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson, known to everyone as lady bird. Here to tell our story are two guests, Cokie Roberts, political analyst, also author, savvy mothers and ladies of liberty. B betty boyd caroli. I want to start at the beginning, 50 years ago this week. This is an administration birthed in national tragedy. What were the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple in those first terrible days after the assassination of kennedy. Well, they were enormous. First of all, nobody knew whether there was a widespread plot, so the country was
I think it is good in a world where theres quite enough to divide people that we should cherish the language and the emotion that unite us all. Jacqueline kennedys 1,000 day as first lady were defined by images, political spouse, young mother, fashion icon, advocate for the arts. As television came of age, it was ultimately the tragic images of president kennedys assassination and funeral that cemented Jacqueline Kennedy in the public consciousness. Good evening, and welcome to cspan series influence and image. Tonight well tell you the story of the wife of the 35th president of the United States Jacqueline Bouvier kennedy. We will tell you more about her life story. President ial historian and author of many books on the presidency and has a special focus on the cold war era and the Kennedy Administration. Barbara kennedy is a political scientist and wrote part of the jack Jacqueline Kennedy biography. I want to get into more details about the white house years about the assassination
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