Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. JohnsonAfter three years of cooperation with the author, Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson ended her participation in this biography after an essay Russel published about LBJ's infidelities. Lady Bird covers the full spectrum of Mrs. Johnson's life, career, and ultimately her multi-layers, seldom-documented relationship with LBJ. |
Contents
Lady Birds Red Shoes | 11 |
Marriage the Ultimatum | 15 |
Gone to Texas | 26 |
Motherless Child | 40 |
First Flight | 57 |
The Moth Finds the Flame | 73 |
A TenWeek Affair | 91 |
A Life Behind Walls | 113 |
Lady Birds Thin Line | 214 |
Whistling in the Dark | 240 |
Paradise Lost | 271 |
Home to Texas | 302 |
Our Lady of Flowers | 311 |
Author Interview List | 316 |
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Notes | 320 |
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