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Lady Bird Johnson, In Her Own Words - Not Even Pasthttps://notevenpast.org/lady-bird-johnson-her-own-words/[6/8/2020 1:24:30 PM]"The past is never dead. It's not even past." William FaulknerNOT EVEN PAST     THE PUBLIC HISTORIANMore from The Public HistorianBOOKSMore BooksDIGITAL HISTORYLady Bird Johnson, In Her OwnWordsby Michael L. GilletteBetween 1977 and 1991, Michael L. Gillette, executive director of Humanities Texas and former directorof the LBJ Library Oral History Program, sat down with Lady Bird Johnson to discuss her childhood, familylife and experiences as First Lady. For the first time anywhere, Not Even Past is publishing audiosegments from these incredible conversations.Lady Bird, 1915 (Image courtesy of the LBJ Library)What happened when a young Lady Bird and a friend traveled to New York City in June 1934? Hear herimpressions of Chinatown, Depression era poverty and a “museum for fish” she visited.How did Lady Bird and LBJ meet? In this segment, she describes their very, very brief courtship andLyndon’s almost immediate proposal. Like 0TweetMaking History: Houston’s “Spirit of theConfederacy”May 06, 2020America for Americans: A History ofXenophobia in the United States byErika Lee (2019)April 20, 2020Más de 72: Digital Archive ReviewBOOKS FILMS & MEDIA THE PUBLIC HISTORIAN BLOG TEXAS ABOUTSTUDENTSOUR/STORIES15 MINUTE HISTORYLady Bird Johnson, In Her Own Words - Not Even Pasthttps://notevenpast.org/lady-bird-johnson-her-own-words/[6/8/2020 1:24:30 PM]More from Digital HistoryFILMS & MEDIAMore from Films & MediaTEXASMore from TexasAfter LBJ’s proposal, Lady Bird went out to San Marcos to meet Lyndon’s parents. Here she talks aboutfirst meeting Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and her impressions of the old Texas family.“You’ve brought a lot of boys home, and this time you’ve brought a man.” These were the words of LadyBird’s father after meeting Lyndon for the first time. Hear more about that initial encounter and life at the“Brick House,” Lady Bird’s family home in Karnack, TX.Credits:Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson Oral History Interviews, by Michael L. Gillette, LBJ LibraryPosted April 11, 2013More 1900s, Biography, Blog, Discover, United StatesMarch 16, 2020Ayka (Dir: Sergei Dvortsevoy, 2018)October 02, 2019A (Queer) Rebel Wife In TexasMarch 11, 2020Lady Bird Johnson, In Her Own Words - Not Even Pasthttps://notevenpast.org/lady-bird-johnson-her-own-words/[6/8/2020 1:24:30 PM]19th century 20th Century African American History american history Asia Asia & Middle East book review Brazil British Empire China Civil War Cold War Colonialism communism cultural history digital history Early Modern Europe Europe film gender history History of Science immigration India Islam Latin America Latin American History Mexico Not Even Past Public History race religion Russia slavery Texas Texas History Texas History Day Transnational Twentieth Century History United States US History USSR Womens History world history World War IINOT EVEN PAST is produced byThe Department of HistoryTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN We are supported by the College of Liberal ArtsAnd our READERSDONATECONTACTAll content © 2010-present NOT EVEN PAST and the authors,unless otherwise notedSign up to receive bi-weekly email updatesBOOKS FILMS & MEDIA THE PUBLIC HISTORIAN BLOG TEXAS

Lady Bird Johnson, In Her Own Words

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