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- catalog abstract ""Long obscured by her husband's shadow, Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson emerges in this first comprehensive biography as a figure of surprising influence and the centering force for LBJ, a man who suffered from extreme mood swings and desperately needed someone to help control his darker impulses." "Lady Bird draws from rare conversations with the former First Lady and from interviews with key members of Johnson's inner circle of friends, family, and advisers. Lady Bird sheds new light on Mrs. Johnson's childhood, on her amazing acumen as a businesswoman, and on the central role she played in her husband's life and political career. A vital link to the Kennedys during LBJ's uneasy tenure as vice president and a voice of conscience on civil rights, Lady Bird is portrayed here as a political force, strikingly different from the somewhat minor figure depicted in previous works on LBJ. Especially fascinating today, in light of the enormous attention now focused on the private lives of our leaders, are the personal details about her marriage to a man whose extramarital affairs were widely discussed." "Russell shows us the private Lady Bird - not only a passionate conservationist but a remarkable woman who greatly influenced her husband, his administration, and the country."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11315446.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Long obscured by her husband's shadow, Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson emerges in this first comprehensive biography as a figure of surprising influence and the centering force for LBJ, a man who suffered from extreme mood swings and desperately needed someone to help control his darker impulses." "Lady Bird draws from rare conversations with the former First Lady and from interviews with key members of Johnson's inner circle of friends, family, and advisers. Lady Bird sheds new light on Mrs. Johnson's childhood, on her amazing acumen as a businesswoman, and on the central role she played in her husband's life and political career. A vital link to the Kennedys during LBJ's uneasy tenure as vice president and a voice of conscience on civil rights, Lady Bird is portrayed here as a political force, strikingly different from the somewhat minor figure depicted in previous works on LBJ. Especially fascinating today, in light of the enormous attention now focused on the private lives of our leaders, are the personal details about her marriage to a man whose extramarital affairs were widely discussed." "Russell shows us the private Lady Bird - not only a passionate conservationist but a remarkable woman who greatly influenced her husband, his administration, and the country."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-319) and index.".
- catalog description "Lady Bird's red shoes -- Marriage, the ultimatum -- Gone to Texas -- Motherless child -- First flight -- The moth finds the flame -- A ten-week affair -- A life behind walls -- Getting rich -- LBJ's midlife crisis -- The trap of her father's house -- Lady Bird's thin line -- Whistling in the dark -- Paradise lost -- Home to Texas -- Our lady of flowers.".
- catalog extent "350 p. [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Lady Bird.".
- catalog identifier "0684814803 (hc. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Lady Bird.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Scribner,".
- catalog relation "Lady Bird.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.923/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "E848.J64 R87 1999".
- catalog subject "Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007".
- catalog subject "Presidents' spouses United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Lady Bird's red shoes -- Marriage, the ultimatum -- Gone to Texas -- Motherless child -- First flight -- The moth finds the flame -- A ten-week affair -- A life behind walls -- Getting rich -- LBJ's midlife crisis -- The trap of her father's house -- Lady Bird's thin line -- Whistling in the dark -- Paradise lost -- Home to Texas -- Our lady of flowers.".
- catalog title "Lady Bird : a biography of Mrs. Johnson / Jan Jarboe Russell.".
- catalog type "Biography".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".