In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson

"In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson" presents a surprising and original portrait of Lady Bird Johnson, told in the former first lady's own words -- from over 123 hours of her White House audio diaries, heard here largely for the first time ever. It recasts Lady Bird's role in the Johnson White House as her husband's closest advisor and most trusted political partner and provides history-making revelations about LBJ's time in office. It's the story of how one vastly underestimated woman navigated the power, politics and polarization of her era to become one of the most influential members of the Johnson administration... even if we never knew it. An eight-part series from ABC Audio & Best Case Studios. Hosted by New York Times bestselling author Julia Sweig.

Ep. 8: Claudia All My Life 04/12/2021

Ep. 8: Claudia All My Life It’s four in the morning when Lyndon wakes up Lady Bird to the news that Senator Robert Kennedy has been shot. This episode takes us through the tragic hours of vigil as the nation grapples with his death -- the third political assassination in five years, and just two months since the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. We’re led by Lady Bird’s experience of these days -- the nonstop TV coverage, the hushed atmosphere in the White House, and her vivid impressions of the funeral in New York, including a /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155513

Ep. 7: No Exit 04/05/2021

Ep. 7: No Exit Lyndon Johnson has been talking about escaping the presidency almost since the day he took office. But finally, on March 31, 1968, he stuns the nation with an announcement that he won’t seek reelection that fall. This episode presents a beat-by-beat account of the day, through Lady Bird’s perspective -- it’s a moment she’s been planning with Lyndon for four years. But there’s just a brief bit of relief following Lyndon’s speech. Just four days later, Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Mem /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155523

Ep. 6: Blindsided 03/29/2021

Ep. 6: Blindsided By the mid-60s, you can hear a growing distance between Lady Bird and the protest movement that’s sweeping the country. Bird’s a true believer in progressive causes -- civil rights, environmentalism -- but she’s also the product of her own generation and background. On a trip to two New England colleges to give speeches supporting their new environmental studies programs, Lady Bird is confronted by outspoken dissent from both students and faculty who walk out of her speeches, picket her presence and c /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155533

Ep. 5: California 03/22/2021

Ep. 5: California Riots, uprisings and protests rock the country in the summer of 1966, and despite their progress with civil rights legislation, the Johnsons can’t seem to move fast enough. And an increasingly unpopular war in Vietnam begins to overshadow just about everything else. Luci Johnson’s wedding in Washington, DC becomes the setting of dramatic anti-war protests, and Lady Bird herself is the target of a bomb threat. Feeling the urgency, Lady Bird is looking for ways to make beautification have more impact for /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155548

Ep. 4: Entangled 03/15/2021

Ep. 4: Entangled Network television comes calling for Lady Bird, as the president of ABC News convinces a reluctant first lady to host a documentary about her beautification work in DC. Lady Bird decides to use the opportunity to launch a full PR blitz to take her message to America. She’s on her way to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to talk to a group of privileged conservationists about the need to bring access to nature to the inner city, when Lyndon has another health scare. Though it’s not a heart attack, he’ll still need /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155553

Ep. 3: Renewal 03/08/2021

Ep. 3: Renewal Fresh from landslide victory in the 1964 election, Lyndon and Lady Bird shuttle back and forth between Washington, DC and Texas as they make plans for their first full term in office. But despite all that public support, it’s clear there’s trouble ahead. The civil rights movement is confronting a violent backlash, especially in the South, and despite LBJ’s public stance, Lady Bird knows they have “a small war on our hands” in Vietnam. Amid this turmoil, Lady Bird’s ideas about her own work are c /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155563

Ep. 2: Thank You, Mrs. Vice President 03/01/2021

Ep. 2: Thank You, Mrs. Vice President There are moments in Lady Bird’s audio diaries that truly re-write the known history of LBJ's presidency. This episode includes one of the most consequential. In a memo to Lyndon just five months into his presidency, Lady Bird predicts how the Vietnam war will derail his administration, and proposes a clear end-date for his time in office -- fully four years before he shocked the nation with his announcement in March of 1968 that he wouldn't run for reelection. We hear Lady Bird’s growing sense that Bob /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155588

Ep. 1: Fourteen Days 03/01/2021

Ep. 1: Fourteen Days In her first-ever diary entry, recorded eight days after President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, Lady Bird presents a dramatic, cinematically detailed moment-by-moment account of those terrible hours in Dallas, and the days that follow. The episode tracks the 14 days from the murder of the president to when the Johnsons move into the White House, days filled with tragic ceremony and heartfelt moments of solidarity between Jackie Kennedy and Lady Bird. We hear about the decade-long relationship between th /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155598

Trailer: Introducing 'In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson' 02/22/2021

Trailer: Introducing 'In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson' "In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson" uncovers Lady Bird’s surprisingly powerful role in the Johnson presidency and provides history-making revelations about Lyndon B. Johnson's time in office. Told in the former first lady's own words from over 123 hours of her audio diaries -- most of it never-before-heard -- "In Plain Sight" reveals how one vastly underestimated woman navigated the politics and polarization of her era. /episode/index/show/6f4310f2-8f40-46b7-a30c-405229f0f3f4/id/31155603

In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson

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