
Robert Caro reads from and discusses his book "The Years of Lyndon Johnson"
Studs Terkel Archive Podcast
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How Lady Bird Was One of the Seems of Generosity of Spirit and Openness and Honesty
In this early period, you know, things change, and we see her in this book as a very shy, different young woman. Her transformation into the poised, gracious, dignified, and very intelligent first lady is one of the thrilling things to write about. In this early part, I don't think that she really was familiar with her husband's political maneuverings completely. We have to come back again. Now he's representing, that's what she always wanted to represent. And so now he's New Deal, but not New Deal. He's both at once.
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