Lady Bird Johnson's father's decline in health and death; story of Lady Bird Johnson's mother building up Mr. Taylor's health and physique early in their marriage; Mrs. Johnson's role in the 1960 presidential campaign; public speaking; Mrs. Johnson's appreciation for the variety in lifestyles around the United States; voting and election day 1960; the Johnsons' activities in the days following the election, including John F. Kennedy's visit to the LBJ Ranch; the apartment on the fifth floor of the KTBC building in Austin; Lady Bird Johnson's impressions of George Reedy, Bill Moyers, Liz Carpenter, Walter Jenkins, Horace Busby, Mary Rather, and Juanita Roberts.
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 44 (XLIV), 1/26/1996, by Harry Middleton
Citation
Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 44 (XLIV), 1/26/1996, by Harry Middleton, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 30, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-ctj-19960126-44-11-52