First Ladies Season 1 Episode 5 - Lady Bird Johnson

Airdate: 2020-Nov-22

Episode summary:

The Johnson administration enacted the Civil Rights Act, one of the most prolific legislative programs in U.S. history – but it likely wouldn't have succeeded without Lady Bird Johnson's steadying presence. Catapulted, by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, into a role that she didn't prepare for, Lady Bird played a vital role in shaping her husband's presidency.

About First Ladies series:

First Ladies profiles Michelle Obama, Jackie Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Blending in-d...Show more >