Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson

A revealing biography of Lady Bird Johnson exposes startling insights into her marriage to Lyndon Baines Johnson-and her unexpectedly strong impact on his presidency.

Long obscured by her husband's shadow, Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson emerges in this first comprehensive biography as a figure of surprising influence and the centering force for LBJ, a man who suffered from extreme mood swings and desperately needed someone to help control his darker impulses.

Expertly researched and written, L...