First Ladies
Season 1 • Episode 5: Lady Bird Johnson • Watch with subtitles
Episode 5: Lady Bird Johnson
November 15, 2020
The Johnson administration enacted the Civil Rights Act, one of the most prolific legislative programs in U.S. history – but it likely wouldn’t have succeeded without Lady Bird Johnson’s steadying presence. Catapulted, by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, into a role that she didn’t prepare for, Lady Bird played a vital role in shaping her husband’s presidency.
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