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Lectures in History

First Ladies in Their Own Words - Lady Bird Johnson

Lectures in History

C-SPAN

History, Politics, News

4.1696 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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First Ladies from Lady Bird Johnson to Melania Trump talked about the role of the First Lady, their time in the White House, and the issues important to them. This week, check out C-SPAN's latest podcast, First Ladies: In Their Own Words. To find future episodes, find it wherever you listen to podcasts. And follow so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is C-SPAN's First Ladies in Their Own Words podcast, listening to the voices of eight

0:37.3

modern first ladies.

0:38.9

We begin with Lady Bird Johnson, the 36th First Lady of the United States.

0:43.9

Born Claudia Taylor in 1912, Lady Bird grew up in Texas and married Lyndon Johnson,

0:50.4

a young congressional aide with big ambitions in 1934.

0:55.0

We drove out to Arlington.

0:57.0

There were long, long lines of solemn, respectful people

1:02.0

all along the hill in Robert Lee's home

1:06.0

as we wound up to the grave site.

1:08.0

The grave site was covered with flowers. We got out and put our flowers

1:14.2

down. We stood a moment in silence. And then we turned around and left. He'd sang our own word

1:23.1

to the beautiful vista of Washington, is that they spread out below us.

1:28.3

In our hearts, you look around you in this jungle

1:31.3

and I find myself in,

1:33.3

and you want somebody to tied to,

1:35.3

and you look for who is strong and intelligent,

1:39.3

and instinct, not prior, knowledge or sentiment,

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