<p>LBJ Presidential Library President Mark Lawrence and LBJ Foundation President and CEO Mark Updegrove sit down with Jade Emerson to discuss Lady Bird's time as first lady. As renowned historians, they give their take on Lady Bird's influence on her husband's policies, her own agenda and how she evolved the role of first lady. </p>

LBJ Presidential Library President Mark Lawrence and LBJ Foundation President and CEO Mark Updegrove sit down with Jade Emerson to discuss Lady Bird's time as first lady. As renowned historians, they give their take on Lady Bird's influence on her husband's policies, her own agenda and how she evolved the role of first lady.

Bonus: Historians weigh in

In the years following her time in the White House, Lady Bird Johnson spent countless hours detailing her life experiences with historians for the LBJ Presidential Library. To bring her incredible story to life, host Jade Emerson unearthed those never-before-played audio files and interviewed historians, White House insiders and the people who knew and loved Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson. This intimate portrait begins deep in the woods in East Texas and follows her path as she transforms from a shy, quiet child to a powerful political advisor and a beloved Texas icon. "Lady Bird" is produced by The Drag, the production house behind the popular true crime podcast series "Darkness."

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