02911cam a2200349 i 4500 532109952 TxAuBib 990407s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 99027544 9780684814803 hc. : alk. paper 0684814803 hc. : alk. paper (OCoLC)41211462 DLC eng DLC UKM BAKER BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG FMO UBC EXW EEK OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF OCLCO OCLCQ TPH TxAuBib rda Russell, Jan Jarboe, 1951- Lady Bird : a biography of Mrs. Johnson / Jan Jarboe Russell. New York : Scribner, 1999. 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A Lisa Drew book.". Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-319) and index. Lady Bird's red shoes -- Marriage, the ultimatum -- Gone to Texas -- Motherless child -- First flight -- The moth finds the flame -- A ten-week affair -- A life behind walls -- Getting rich -- LBJ's midlife crisis -- The trap of her father's house -- Lady Bird's thin line -- Whistling in the dark -- Paradise lost -- Home to Texas -- Our lady of flowers. "Long obscured by her husband's shadow, Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson emerges in this first comprehensive biography as a figure of surprising influence and the centering force for LBJ, a man who suffered from extreme mood swings and desperately needed someone to help control his darker impulses." "Lady Bird draws from rare conversations with the former First Lady and from interviews with key members of Johnson's inner circle of friends, family, and advisers. Lady Bird sheds new light on Mrs. Johnson's childhood, on her amazing acumen as a businesswoman, and on the central role she played in her husband's life and political career. A vital link to the Kennedys during LBJ's uneasy tenure as vice president and a voice of conscience on civil rights, Lady Bird is portrayed here as a political force, strikingly different from the somewhat minor figure depicted in previous works on LBJ. Especially fascinating today, in light of the enormous attention now focused on the private lives of our leaders, are the personal details about her marriage to a man whose extramarital affairs were widely discussed." "Russell shows us the private Lady Bird - not only a passionate conservationist but a remarkable woman who greatly influenced her husband, his administration, and the country."--Jacket. Johnson Lady Bird 1912- Johnson, Lady Bird 1912-2007. Presidents' spouses United States Biography. Presidents' spouses. United States. Biography. Russell, Jan Jarboe, New York : Scribner, ©1999 Lady Bird.