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Oral history transcript, Elizabeth (Liz) Carpenter, interview 1 (I), 12/3/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • But the thing that made this unique is we put out about sixty women who were out. They would go into a town three or four days before and have press conferences and boom the fact that the "Lady Bird Special" is coming to town. One of them was named Mrs. Robert
  • First meeting Lady Bird; worked for Esther Van Wagoner Tufty; her wedding; presentation of calf from LBJ and Rayburn to President Eisenhower; ready access; LBJ’s willingness to share credit with local Congressmen whenever a story broke; two real