Presidents Day First Ladies: Lady Bird Johnson And Jackie Kennedy

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 20, 2023

[REBROADCAST FROM April 27, 2021] For the second installment in this edition of our "Full Bio" series, Julia Sweig joins us to discuss the Kennedy assassination and how it led to the Johnsons' ascent to the highest office. Sweig is author of the book Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight and host of the podcast, In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson.

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