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Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President

History tends to remember Lady Bird as a passive First Lady whom President Johnson married for financial reasons and often mistreated. Author Betty Boyd Caroli sheds new light on the presidential marriage, revealing the relationship behind the scenes as a functional political partnership in which Lady Bird was a key strategist, a crucial therapist, and a woman of agency.

Betty Boyd Caroli is the author of Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President. Kati Marton (moderator) is an award-winning journalist and author of several books, including Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History.











When: Tue., Nov. 3, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Where: New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
212-873-3400
Price: $34
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History tends to remember Lady Bird as a passive First Lady whom President Johnson married for financial reasons and often mistreated. Author Betty Boyd Caroli sheds new light on the presidential marriage, revealing the relationship behind the scenes as a functional political partnership in which Lady Bird was a key strategist, a crucial therapist, and a woman of agency.

Betty Boyd Caroli is the author of Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President. Kati Marton (moderator) is an award-winning journalist and author of several books, including Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History.

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