At the marriage and Political Partnership between lady bird and Lyndon Johnson. Brian betty boyd caroli, your new book about lady bird and lyndon, you started in the prologue this way. At exactly 4 00 p. M. On december 9, 1964, Lady Bird Johnson started a slow, dignified descent down the wide stairway from the residential quarters of the white house to the state floor, where more than 600 guests were waiting. Why did you start it that way, and what were you talking about . Betty well, i wanted to draw the reader into the story, because that was a very important day for the johnsons. Remember, their older daughter was getting married, but it was also one of the worst periods in the presidency. You know, lady bird said that the first two years were wine and roses, and the last years were pure hell. And so, this was a happy family occasion, you could say, in the middle of what was really a devastating period for them. And i wanted to get the reader into the story before i began talking ab
From the residential quarters of the white house state or, where guests were0 waiting. Betty it was a very important day for the johns. Johnsons. Her daughter was getting married. The first two years were wine and roses, and the last were pure hell. This was the middle of what was a devastating. Devastating period. I want to get the reader into her story, before talking about her troubled childhood. Brian what else was there about the wedding, you said, that was important . Betty for me, what stood out was she said in her unpublished diaries that as lyndon walked birdthe aisle, lady was not looking at her daughter, but lyndon. She noticed his hair was grayer. Patent forenormous her to make, that her eyes were not on the daughter, but the husband. Brian what was the symbolism that is a johnson left the reception the flight to texas fly to texas . Betty i found that very hard to explain, how a father could leave her daughters reception at his daughters reception a few minutes after it fi
Words we heard so many wonderful words from our panel, so we are going to ask you to the fourth floor. Join me once again and taking the panel us, and we will see you on the fourth floor. [applause] join us today at 2 00 pm discussion e for a on ronald reagan. We look at reagans skills as a and how it r, attributed to his success as a president. And the influences of his experiences on his political career. That is today at 2 00 pm time here on cspan3s American History tv. Each week, we visit museums and historic places. Up next, we take you inside the of the u. S. Capital to learn about the history of women in congress. In the second of a twopart program, we continue the story with ning in the 1940s clare boothe luce. I am farar elliott, a curator for the museum. I take care of the artifacts, the objects that documents the house is rich heritage. I am matthew wasniewski. Historian at the house, and my job is to collect Historical Information on the members. To conduct oral histories.
Statewide numbers add up. If youre philly and your vote this is like some guy living in the suburbs where the vote is more important. You live in a big city never lived in a state that really was a close call. I guess the saying about florida . Only three kind of people down here, those who vote, those who count and those who cant count. Stupid joke. [laughter] always had a different number. Always say, this thing called im sorry. Gore. Hi, chris. Quick question, i guess, the last one. Im a big fan of worldwide government, and what . Worldwide government. Federal recallism. Just a different government in Different Countries around the world, whether it be in israel, china, different places, watching their government work. I always think of that my career, ending gold to travel around the worldful see how democracy is doing in different cubs. The thing that confuses me about america is the twoparty system. Do you think well get to the place without a twoparty system . It will be like in
Lyndon johnson developed a reputation as a dmen straightive public speaker with a pension for telling tall tales. His six consecutive terms in the house of representatives and two term as a senator from texas could not erase his down home image. Many democrats in 1960 frowned upon kennedys choice for a man they believed belched allowed, cussed, violated personal space, and never apologized. Once president , he claimed that he did not, want to be the president who built empires or sought grandeur. But johnson liked to be in charge. In private his wife said he was a warm and mellow man. In general, however, his voicterous and complex personality can fused many. Including johnson himself. Sometimes i dont even know whats going on up there, he once said. Tapping his head. Johnson was raised some smam town, america. At birth, he weighed 10 pounds and for the first three months of his life was simply called baby. A childhood friend once remarked if johnson conned lead, then he didnt care muc