Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson and Nancy Reagan grappled with the contradictions of a role that is at once public and private, superficial and serious.

Why do most chroniclers of LBJ’s presidency miss the centrality and influence of the first lady?

What the First Lady could learn from the fashion show that was supposed to showcase America First fashion.

The documentary short “Catwoman vs. the White House” reconstructs an unexpected moment of activism during the Vietnam War.

How the entertainer was blacklisted for standing up to the President.

Concerns are raised when the first lady treats her office like a brand.

The roadside battle for people’s attention has been raging for more than a century.

But it didn’t work out for their parties.

For years, LBJ was reviled for Vietnam. Then the historical tables turned in his direction. But they turned a little too far.

The history of Head Start shows that child poverty is a choice.

A new history of the environmental movement places too much emphasis on famous figures like Rachel Carson and shies away from confronting failures.

On a presidential paper trail.

A review of "Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women’s Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics."

Lyndon Johnson and the events in Dallas.