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Author: Lewis L. Gould Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography Languages : en Pages : 184
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Gould has dusted off, updated, and thinned his 1988 "Lady Bird Johnson and the Environment" to kick off the new series on the wives of US presidents.
Author: Lewis L. Gould Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography Languages : en Pages : 184
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Gould has dusted off, updated, and thinned his 1988 "Lady Bird Johnson and the Environment" to kick off the new series on the wives of US presidents.
Author: Lewis L. Gould Publisher: University Press of Kansas ISBN: 0700631518 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 334
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In the 1960s Lady Bird Johnson sought to improve the natural appearance of Washington, D.C., to make the nation’s highways less cluttered with billboards and junkyards, and to advance the environmental agenda of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency. The popular understanding of what she did remains incomplete, and her role as a woman conservationist has not been well understood. In this, the first book to example her accomplishments as First Lady, Lewis Gould shows Lady Bird Johnson as a catalyst for environmental ideas and as a powerful and persuasive force within her husband’s administration. Although passage of the Highway Beautification Act in 1965 was the legislative apex of her efforts, Lady Bird Johnson also articulated a wide range of conservation issues, framing policy initiatives and focusing public opinion. She instilled conservation and ecological ideas in the national mind, Gould argues, with a skill and adroitness that puts Mrs. Johnson in the front rank among modern First Ladies. Indeed, in his view, only Eleanor Roosevelt surpasses her in importance. This book is the result of Gould’s extensive research in the LBJ Library and draws on his interviews with such key figures as Interior Secretary Steward Udall, Press Secretary Liz Carpenter, District of Columbia Mayor Walter Washington, and Lady Bird Johnson herself.
Author: Lewis L. Gould Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 336
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Gould (American history, U. of Texas-Austin) has dusted off, updated, and thinned his 1988 Lady Bird Johnson and the Environment to kick off the new series on the wives of US presidents. He draws on Johnson's White House papers and interviews with her and her close associates to argue that she was one of the most politically active First Ladies though her concern with the environment was overshadowed by protests against the Vietnam War. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Julia Sweig Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0812995910 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 577
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A revelation . . . a book in the Caro mold, using Lady Bird, along with tapes and transcripts of her entire White House diary, to tell the history of America during the Johnson years.”—The New York Times The inspiration for the documentary film The Lady Bird Diaries, premiering November 13 on Hulu Perhaps the most underestimated First Lady of the twentieth century, Lady Bird Johnson was also one of the most powerful. In Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight, Julia Sweig reveals how indispensable the First Lady was to Lyndon Johnson’s administration—which Lady Bird called “our” presidency. In addition to advising him through critical moments, she took on her own policy initiatives, including the most ambitious national environmental effort since Theodore Roosevelt and a virtually unknown initiative to desegregate access to public recreation and national parks in Washington, D.C. Where no presidential biographer has understood Lady Bird’s full impact, Julia Sweig is the first to draw substantially on her White House diaries and to place her center stage. In doing so, Sweig reveals a woman ahead of her time—and an accomplished strategist and politician in her own right. Winner of the Texas Book Award • Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bogard Weld Award
Author: Tracy Nelson Maurer Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR) ISBN: 1250828651 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 23
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Lady Bird Johnson, That's Who! is Tracy Nelson Maurer's lively picture book biography of Lady Bird Johnson, with a focus on her environmentalist passion and legacy as First Lady. Who fought to stop pollution? Who helped make America cleaner and greener? Lady Bird Johnson, That's Who! Claudia Alta Taylor was a lonely girl, shy as a butterfly growing up in Texas. She never dreamed she'd blossom into a visionary leader whose love for wildflowers, beautiful landscapes, and building community compelled her to lead the effort to combat pollution in the United States. A lifelong environmentalist, Lady Bird Johnson embraced her platform as First Lady to promote policy that beautified America’s roadways, waterways and parks, inspiring people to take pride in the places they live. With elements of women’s history, civics, and conservationism, this is a timely and informative picture book biography.
Author: Kathi Appelt Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0060011076 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 50
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Bluebonnets and lady's slippers, larkspurs and blazing stars, black-eyed Susans and Granny's nightcaps. From a lonely childhood in the Piney Woods of East Texas to an exciting life in the White House, Lady Bird Johnson loved these wildflowers with all her heart. They were her companions in her youth, greeting her everywhere as she explored wild forests, bayous, and hills. Later, as First Lady, she sought to bring the beauty of wildflowers to America's cities and highways. She wanted to make sure every child could enjoy the splendor of wildflowers. In this warm, engaging look at the life of a great First Lady, Kathi Appelt tells the story behind Lady Bird Johnson's environmental vision. Joy Fisher Hein's colorful wildflowers burst from every page, inviting us to share in Lady Bird's love for natural beauty.
Author: Michael L. Gillette Publisher: Oxford Oral History ISBN: 9780190233075 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Over a span of 14 years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded 37 oral history interviews with the author. These newly released conversations comprise the compelling narrative of this book, an intimate story of a shy young country girl's transformation into one of America's most effective and admired first ladies.
Author: Lewis L. Gould Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135311552 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 492
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This volume presents thirty-nine interpretive biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest First Lady, Laura Bush. This new edition contains updated material on all the living First Ladies and updated bibliographies for each entry, as well as a portrait of the newest First Lady.
Author: Betty Boyd Caroli Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1439191220 Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Languages : en Pages : 480
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"Marriage is the most underreported story in political life and yet is often the key to its success. This is the idea driving a revealing new portrait of Lady Bird as the essential strategist, fundraiser, barnstormer, peacemaker, and ballast for Lyndon...[A] biography of a political partnership that helps explain how the wildly talented but deeply flawed Lyndon Baines Johnson ended up making history..."--P. [2] of jacket.
Author: Lewis L. Gould
Author: Lewis L. Gould
Author: Lewis L. Gould
Author: Lewis L. Gould
Author: Julia Sweig
Author: Tracy Nelson Maurer
Author: Kathi Appelt
Author: Michael L. Gillette
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Author: Lewis L. Gould
Author: Betty Boyd Caroli