Tell us what you think about our programming this weekend. You can tweet us at booktv, comment on our facebook wall or send us an email. Nonfiction books every weekend on cspan2. And now from the 17th annual texas book festival in austin, texas, a discussion of president Lyndon Johnson and first lady ladybird johnson. This is just over 50 minutes. Hi, and welcome to the texas book festival. D my name is carol dawson, and iw love being a moderator every year at the texas book festival, and i particularly love this task this year. Task this year i have had the privilege of reading two books that interlock so beautifully that it provided one hold 360degree experience in reading them. Before we begin, and i introduce our authors, i want to remind you all that all proceeds of book sales at the texas book festival goats the libraries of this great state. So, please avail yourself of the book tent and after a recession is over the book signing tents where you can get both of the signatures of
Youre so gracious. Carry pop back to the earlier panel real quick . Engaging. You are very accessible in terms of answering questions and how are you doing this and what are people wearing. ,y question for this panel is how many people are in the press corps . Is about 40, im guessing. I wouldve thought twice as many. Peoplee are a number of who wear multiple hats. You could be sent off to boston and all the sorts of things. We are all aware of the strains that journalistic institutions and the media are under and the need to have fewer people covering more things. Technology can help with that. The number of people in the press room who are devoted to the Supreme Court correspondence has gone down materially. The core people you rely on, that you have known like these , those institutions remain committed. There are a lot of regional papers that have completely , some of theerage Television Networks have retrenched considerably. It is a smaller and smaller group. When i read something
Our entire environment. That only begins with flowers and trees and landscaping. That is from a film created by the Johnson Administration with Lady Bird Johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue. She was a natural campaigner, a successful businesswoman, and a savvy political partner to her husband, our 36th president , Lyndon Baines johnson. Good evening and welcome to c spans first ladies. We will tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson, known to everyone as lady bird, wife of the 36th president. Here to tell our story tonight are two guests, Cokie Roberts, political commentator for abc news and npr. Shes also the author of two books about womens political history. Eddie lloyd caroli is a first ladys expert. She is the author of numerous books. She is currently working on a new biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Ladies, i want to start with the beginning, where we were 50 years ago this week. This is an administration birthed in national tragedy. Over the immediate
Signature issue as first lady. Campaigner,tural successful businesswoman and husband,tner to her Lyndon Johnson. You the storytell of Claudia Taylor johnson known ourady bird, the wife of 36th president. Here to tell her story are Cokie Roberts, political commentary for abc news and npr, also the books, founding mothers and ladies of liberty. Curly is an expert of working on a biography Lady Bird Johnson. I want to start with the beginning, where we were 50 week, this is an administration birthed in national tragedy. The immediate challenges for the brand new the firstle in terrible days after the assassination of kennedy. It was enormous. Nobody knew if it was a widespread plot so the country was in terror for a period of had to be both taking over and making sure that peaceful transition of power without seeming to take the image ofof kennedys out the of the way so they had to be very, very careful in how they handled it and Lyndon Johnson birdery lucky he had lady to help him with t
Beautification her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaigner successful businesswoman and a savvy political partner to her husband are 36th president Lyndon Baines johnson. Good evening and welcome to cspans first ladys implements an image. Tonight we will tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson unto everyone is lady bird. The wife of our 36th president. Here to tell her story archie. Guest the you roberts political commentator for abc news and npr and the author of two books about womens political history founding mothers and thanks for being here. Betty is the first ladys expert. She is the author of numerous books including first ladies from washington to Michelle Obama and working on a new biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Ladies i want to start with the beginning where we were 50 years ago this week. This is an administration birthed a national tragedy. What were the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple on the first terrible days after the assass