Julia Sweig draws on Lady Bird’s own voice from her White House diaries. Johnson’s tapes show her to be a formidable storyteller and historian, bringing to life both the triumphs and tragedies that defined the ’60s. Scroll down to watch and hear more.

Paperback autobiography of Lady Bird Johnson's time as First Lady. Originally published in 1970, this intimate, behind-the-scenes account of Lyndon Johnson's presidency from November 22, 1963, to January 20, 1969.
856 pages

Historian Michael Gillette uses his recorded conversations with Lady Bird Johnson to create an informal, candid narrative of one of America's most-admired First Ladies. 416 pages

Short biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Cover depicts Mrs. Johnson standing in a field of wildflowers with the LBJ Ranch in the background, painted from life in 1978 at the LBJ Presidential Library by Aaron Shikler.

First-edition paperback biography of Lady Bird Johnson by former LBJ Presidential Library Director Harry Middleton. 183 pages

A first-edition paperback biography of Lady Bird Johnson by former LBJ Presidential Library Director Harry Middleton. Autographed by Lady Bird Johnson and Harry Middleton. 183 pages

Exhibition catalog from A White House Diary: The Exhibition. Catalog details exhibits based on the memoirs of Lady Bird Johnson. Contains a forward by former Library director Harry Middleton, and reminiscences by her personal aide Liz Carpenter.