Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Oct 3, 2023 - Friends of the LBJ Library were invited to join us for an advance screening of the new Hulu film The Lady Bird Diaries, largely based on the incredible audio diaries the First Lady kept beginning in 1963, shortly after the Kennedy assassination, through the end of the presidency in 1969. The film premiered at SXSW in March 2023 and will debut on Hulu this fall. After the screening, the film’s director Dawn Porter and producer Kim Reynolds joined Abby Johnston, editorial director of The 19th*, for a discussion.
About the Film
From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter comes The Lady Bird Diaries, a groundbreaking all-archival documentary film about Lady Bird Johnson, one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies. The feature film looks at the 123 hours of personal and revealing audio diaries that Lady Bird recorded during her husband’s administration. The film reveals Lady Bird as an astute observer of character and culture and a savvy political strategist. It recasts her crucial role in LBJ’s presidency and brings viewers behind the scenes of one of the most tumultuous and consequential periods in modern American history.
Explore Lady Bird Johnson's Audio Diaries
For more information about Lady Bird Johnson's audio diaries that she recorded from 1963 to 1969, please visit our LBJ Library resource page here.
lbjlibrary.org/life-and-legacy/lady-bird-johnson/lady-bird-johnson-audio-recordings
Oct 3, 2023 - Friends of the LBJ Library were invited to join us for an advance screening of the new Hulu film The Lady Bird Diaries, largely based on the incredible audio diaries the First Lady kept beginning in 1963, shortly after the Kennedy assassination, through the end of the presidency in 1969. The film premiered at SXSW in March 2023 and will debut on Hulu this fall. After the screening, the film’s director Dawn Porter and producer Kim Reynolds joined Abby Johnston, editorial director of The 19th*, for a discussion.
About the Film
From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter comes The Lady Bird Diaries, a groundbreaking all-archival documentary film about Lady Bird Johnson, one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies. The feature film looks at the 123 hours of personal and revealing audio diaries that Lady Bird recorded during her husband’s administration. The film reveals Lady Bird as an astute observer of character and culture and a savvy political strategist. It recasts her crucial role in LBJ’s presidency and brings viewers behind the scenes of one of the most tumultuous and consequential periods in modern American history.
Explore Lady Bird Johnson's Audio Diaries
For more information about Lady Bird Johnson's audio diaries that she recorded from 1963 to 1969, please visit our LBJ Library resource page here.
lbjlibrary.org/life-and-legacy/lady-bird-johnson/lady-bird-johnson-audio-recordings
![[Podcast] With the Bark Off: A Conversation About Truman With Jeffrey Frank](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UKIL-iryrVA/mqdefault.jpg "[Podcast] With the Bark Off: A Conversation About Truman With Jeffrey Frank
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When it comes to writing about American politics, few authors are as accomplished or as versatile as Jeffrey Frank. Jeffrey is an eminent journalist, having served as senior editor at The New Yorker and deputy editor of the New York Posts Outlook section. His work has also appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian.
Jeffrey has published four novels that dissect the social world of elite Washington. In 2013, he turned to presidential history, publishing Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage, a bestselling account of the partnership between President Eisenhower and his Vice President, Richard Nixon.
Jeffrey joins Mark Lawrence to talk about his latest book, The Trials of Harry S. Truman, the first study in many years to tell the story of the Truman presidency.
Episode link: https://lbjpodcast.com/episodes/jeffrey-frank-T78l_Zxs")
