Videos

This 1968 documentary tells the story of Lady Bird Johnson’s beautification program. The program focused on improving neglected areas of the nation’s capital by planting trees and flowers, c…

A half-century after Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted presidential scholars discussing his place in American politics. Speakers included LBJ Presidential Librar…

A half-century after former President Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted a discussion about his record on race and domestic policy.

George Washington University lecturer Bell Julian Clement discussed American poverty policy and how the Johnson Administration’s Great Society program sought to provide economic security to …

The White House Naval Photographic Unit filmed the January 1968 activities of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The film shows President Johnson preparing for and delivering his January 17, 1968 …

This White House Naval Photographic Unit film presents the activities of President Lyndon B. Johnson in June 1968. It covers Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination and funeral, LBJ’s push…

In 1964 and 1965, President Lyndon Johnson called on Americans' “better angels” with speeches on the “Great Society” and immigration. His successor, Richard Nixon, asked for support in 1969 …

President Lyndon Johnson’s daughter, Lynda, married U.S. Marine Captain Charles Robb in a December 9, 1967, White House ceremony. The White House Naval Photographic Center captured the weddi…

The Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, together with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, debuted a website giving increased access to LBJ’s 650 hours of White House phone calls.…

This U.S. Information Agency short film describes the death and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. It includes footage of President Ly…

A panel of first ladies scholars talked about the work of Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, and Pat Nixon to preserve the historic nature of the White House -- and how that work reflect…

Chase Untermeyer, author of When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration, and Jonathan Darman, author of Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America, …

Library director Mark Updegrove showed the Presidential Suite exhibit at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. It is a reconstruction of the living space where President and Ladybird John…

Julia Sweig looked at the life of Lady Bird Johnson using the former first lady’s extensive diaries and audio recordings. This was a virtual event hosted by the New York Historical Society.

First ladies scholars reconsidered the lives and legacies of Sarah Polk, Mary Lincoln, and Lady Bird Johnson. They looked at how the women were viewed in their own times, and how history rem…

Julia Sweig talked about the influence Lady Bird Johnson had on Lyndon Johnson’s decision-making, both before and during his presidency. She also discussed Mrs. Johnson’s accomplishments as …

Lynda Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson -- the daughters of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson -- shared their White House memories with moderator and journalist Susan Page. They were joined by…

This is the final film in a monthly series produced by the Naval Photographic Unit to document the activities of President Lyndon B. Johnson between 1964 and 1969. The 37th president reflect…

Brooklyn College Professor KC Johnson taught a class on Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon’s Supreme Court nominations. He described Johnson’s plan to fill the bench with liberal ju…

Boston College Professor Seth Jacobs discussed President Lyndon Johnson and the factors that led him to escalate the war in Vietnam following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Ke…