First Ladies
From the days of Martha Washington, America’s first ladies have been public figures. Betty Boyd Caroli talked about how Mrs. Washington and her successors defined their unique position. She …
567 viewsFrom the days of Martha Washington, America’s first ladies have been public figures. Betty Boyd Caroli talked about how Mrs. Washington and her successors defined their unique position. She …
567 viewsLady Bird Johnson’s December diary entries from 1963-68. She described visiting President John Kennedy’s grave and other events. She was born Dec. 22, 1912. Betty Boyd Caroli talked about th…
141 viewsCokie Roberts and Betty Boyd Caroli talked about the life and influence of first lady Lady Bird Johnson and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her bus…
8,362 viewsLady Bird Johnson’s December diary entries, 1963-1968 including visiting JFK’s grave, Christmas at the White House and her daughter Lynda’s White House wedding, her 53rd birthday celebration…
400 viewsLady Bird Johnson’s recorded diary entries from early January 1964, in the early days of LBJ’s presidency. She vividly described adjusting to life in the White House, for her husband and dau…
133 viewsHistorian Betty Boyd Caroli talked about her book Lady Bird and Lyndon, in which she looks at the marriage and political partnership between Lady Bird and President Lyndon Johnson.
1,511 viewsBetty Boyd Caroli, author of Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President, and Mark Updegrove, author of Destiny of Democracy: The Civil Rights Summit at the LB…
658 viewsHistorian Betty Caroli spoke about Lady Bird Johnson and her role during and immediately following President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
1,035 viewsMs. Caroli talked about her book The Roosevelt Women, published by Basic Books. The book examines the lives of nine women of President Theodore Roosevelt’s family, from his mother to the pre…
507 viewsBetty Caroli, former professor of women’s history at the City University of New York, spoke about her book The Roosevelt Women. She described the women in President Theodore Roosevelt’s fami…
1,428 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
101 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
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