Effort to bring the Natural World and the man made world into harmony. To bring order, usefulness and delight to our whole environment, and that only begins with trees and flowers and landscapes. Thats from a film created by the johnson administration, with a deeper johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaign, or successful businesswoman and a savvy political partner, are 36 president , lyndon bains johnson. Good evening, welcome to cspans first ladies. Well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnston, also known as ladybird. Our two guests are cokie roberts, the host of womens political history, thanks for being here. Betty boyd caroli is the author of numerous books about first ladies, and is working on a new autobiography of labor johnson. Lets start with where we were 50 years ago. What are the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple in those first terrible days after the assassination of kennedy . They were enorm
Only begins with trees, flowers and landscaping. Thats from a film created by the Johnson Administration with Lady Bird Johnson talking about beautification, her signature issue as first lady. She was a natural campaigner, successful businesswoman and savvy partner to her husband, Lyndon Baines johnson. Good evening. Tonight well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson known toe everyone as lady bird. Here too tell her story tonight are Cokie Roberts, the author of two books about womens political history, founding mothers and ladies of liberty. Thanks for being here. And we have an expert, with a number books from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, currently working on a new biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Ladies, i want to start with the beginning of where we were 50 years ago this week. Bhamp the immediate challenges in the first terrible day. They were enormous. First of all, nobody knew if there was a widespread plot. So the country was in terror for a period of time. Then
Far more than a matter of cosmetics. For me, it describes the whole effort to bring the Natural World and the man made world into harmony, to bring order, usefulness, delight to our whole environment. And that of course only begins with trees and flowers and landscaping. Thats Lady Bird Johnson talking about beautification. She was a successful business woman and a savvy political p t partner to our president. Tonight well tell you the story of Claudia Taylor johnson, known to everyone as lady bird. Here to tell our story are two guests, Cokie Roberts, political analyst, also author, savvy mothers and ladies of liberty. B betty boyd caroli. I want to start at the beginning, 50 years ago this week. This is an administration birthed in national tragedy. What were the immediate challenges for the brandnew first couple in those first terrible days after the assassination of kennedy. Well, they were enormous. First of all, nobody knew whether there was a widespread plot, so the country was
Lawson muse. Investigators are now saying a shocking shooting in Charles County appears to be a murder suicide. Two Young Children dead. Their mom in the hospital right now. News 4s justin finch is live in waldorf. Reporter thats right, new information from the Charles County Sheriffs Office identifying three of the four victims in this case. Were told that when officers arrived here last night they found a woman bloody and shot outside of her home. Inside an upstairs bedroom they found two daughter, one 4 years old died on scene. A 17yearold later died at the hospital and suspected shooter in this case is their own father who is said to have turned the gun on himself. On this cloudy quiet day, hardly a trace of the horror that befell this block thursday night. Little girl is a cute little hi, hi. Reporter but neighbors wont see the friendly faceany more. 4yearold and her father carl ton, they and lay las 17yearold sister died in a shooting in the 3300 block of west dale court. Their f
Thatans, rice, sugar thing. At least now they are part of the program, and i am hopeful i have been hopeful ever since that the fruit and vegetable and would begin to organize and organize more arongly to be a part bigger part of what we might call production agriculture in america. We need more fresh Fruit Farmers in america. We need more greenhouses in places around the country. Thing, but at least now they have their foot in the door. Can yout know reduce some of the other things . Yeah, maybe. It is not as much as it used to be, i will tell you that. It is not as much support as there used to be for peanuts, cotton, rice. Of course, tobacco went out some years ago corns, beans, that kind of thing so it is not so much direct payment as it is just support mechanisms out there. Michael thank you, senator. Sen. Harkin ok. Thank you. [applause] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for it