Dawn Porter proves herself once again as one of our finest chroniclers of recent American history. The thing that strikes you first is her voice. Lady Bird Johnson recorded 123 hours of audio tapes ...

She came into the world in 1912 as Claudia Alta Taylor. But by the time she was 2, her nursemaid had declared that she was “pretty as a lady bird.” And with that, her name was decided. Her fate, ...

During an early chapter in “The Lady Bird Diaries,” Lady Bird Johnson sounds wistful, imagining what life will be like—back in Texas, on the ranch—if only her husband decides not to run for president ...

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson (1912 - 2007) and President Lyndon Johnson (1908 - 1973) in the audience at a Music for Young America concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., May ...

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson (1912 - 2007) and President Lyndon Johnson (1908 - 1973) in the audience at a Music for Young America concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., May ...