Structured entries
- THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: "LBJ" Part 1.
9/30/91
Return. The fourth season begins with writer-producer David Grubin's four-hour political biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson--a mover, a crowd, a charmer [and a bully] who also was narrator. David McCullough says, "the central character in a struggle of moral importance ending in ruin." Part 1 opens by examining LBJ's start in Texas politics as a New Deal Congressman in the late 1930s; the "stolen" Senate election of 1948, in which "Landslide Lyndon" beat Gov. Coke Barbenson by 87 votes; and his rising power in the '50s as Senate majority leader. During these years, one-time Presidential Press Secretary George Reedy notes, Johnson mastered the art of persuasion through "an incredible blend of blagging, cajolery, reminders of past favors [and] promises of future favors." LBJ's failed Presidential bid in 1960 led to a frustrating stint as John Kennedy's Vice President. "My future," he told an aide, "is behind me." It wasn't, and Part 1 concludes with the early days of LBJ's Presidency, which saw bold initiatives on ethnic issues. It also saw the escalation of an "inherited" conflict in Vietnam. Among those interviewed: Lady Bird Johnson, George Ball, Clark Clifford, John Connally, Daniel Ellsberg, J. William Fulbright, Dean Rusk, R. Sargent Shriver, Roger Wilkins. (2 hrs.)
- LBJ Part 2.
10/1/91
- THE CRASH OF 1929.
10/7/91
- NIGHTLINE: LBJ Telephone tapes.
11/30/93
- 20th CENTURY: Mike Wallace w/Jack Valenti (LBJ aide) Gr. Society.
11/23/94
- LBJ: THE EARLY YEARS.
(1987)
w/ Randy Quaid; Patti LuPone; Morgan Brittany; Pat Hingle; Barry Corbin & Kevin McCarthy
LBJ: The Early Years takes the fascinating Texan from his days as a power-hungry Congressional secretary (who takes a day off to elope with his bride in the boss's Cadillac) to his swearing-in as President on Air Force One. It is that rare thing: A serious biography that is also highly entertaining and funny. NBC Patti LuPone, Randy Quaid as Johnsons
- THE CONSERVATIVES.
1/20/87
- Lyndon Johnson
w/ Laurence Luckinbill
- THE GREAT SOCIETY REMEMBERED.
1/14/87
Reviews LBS's efforts.
- How Much is a Trillion?
1/14/87
- (7) LYNDON JOHNSON
1/14/87
Laurence Luckinbill plays the 36th Pres. in this monologue.
- GREAT SOCIETY REMEMBERED:
1/14/87
A review of Johnson's efforts to create a "great society" through Congressional legislation. (missed open)
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1271. "L B J"
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE:
"LBJ" Part 1.
9/30/91
LBJ PART 1 9/30/91
Return. The fourth season begins with writer-pro-
ducer David Grubin's four-hour political biogra-
phy of Lyndon Baines Johnson--a mover, a
crowd, a charmer [and a bully] who also was
narrator. David McCullough says, "the central
character in a struggle of moral importance end-
ing in ruin."
Part 1 opens by examining LBJ's start in Texas
politics as a New Deal Congressman in the late
1930s; the "stolen" Senate election of 1948, in
which "Landslide Lyndon" beat Gov. Coke Bar-
benson by 87 votes; and his rising power in the
'50s as Senate majority leader. During these
years, one-time Presidential Press Secretary
George Reedy notes, Johnson mastered the art
of persuasion through "an incredible blend of
blagging, cajolery, reminders of past favors
[and] promises of future favors."
LBJ's failed Presidential bid in 1960 led to a
frustrating stint as John Kennedy's Vice Presi-
Nov 22, 1963
dent. "My future," he told an aide, "is behind
me." It wasn't, and Part 1 concludes with the
early days of LBJ's Presidency, which saw bold
initiatives on ethnic issues. It also saw the es-
calation of an "inherited" conflict in Vietnam.
Among those interviewed: Lady Bird Johnson,
George Ball, Clark Clifford, John Connally, Dan-
iel Ellsberg, J. William Fulbright, Dean Rusk, R.
Sargent Shriver, Roger Wilkins. (2 hrs.)
LBJ Part 2. 10/1/91
THE CRASH OF 1929. 10/7/91
NIGHTLINE: LBJ Telephone tapes.11/30/93
20th CENTURY: Mike Wallace w/Jack
Valenti (LBJ aide) Gr. Society.11/23/94
1271B. LBJ: THE EARLY YEARS. (1987)
w/Randy Quaid,,
Patti LuPone, Morgan
Brittany, Pat Hingle,
Barry Corbin & Kevin
McCarthy.
LBJ: The Early Years takes the
fascinating Texan from his days as a
power-hungry Congressional secretary
(who takes a day off to elope with his
bride in the boss's Cadillac) to his
swearing-in as President on Air Force
One. It is that rare thing: A serious
biography that is also highly
entertaining and funny. NBC
Patti LuPone, Randy Quaid as Johnsons
THE CONSERVATIVES. 1/20/87
Lyndon Johnson
w/Laurence Luckinbill 1/14/87
THE GREAT SOCIETY REMEMBERED.
Reviews LBS's efforts. 1/14/87
How Much is a Trillion?
(7) LYNDON JOHNSON 1/14/87
Laurence Luckinbill plays the 36th
Pres. in this monologue.
GREAT SOCIETY REMEMBERED:1/14/87
A review of Johnson's efforts to
create a "great society" through
Congressional legislation.
(missed open)
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1271c. (A&E) BIOGRAPHY: 2/17/98
Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-73)
AM. EXPERIENCE: L. B. J.
(A&E) BIOGRAPHY: 3/30/98
Lady Bird Johnson is profiled.
NIGHTLINE: THE LBJ TAPES.5/26/2000
(7) LADY BIRD: 12/12/2001
Included: WHITE HOUSE Audio tapes.
(DSC) DECISIONS THAT SHOOK THE
WORLD, (Debut) 10/12/2004)
Pivotal turning points in 20th-
century America. First up: A look
at Lyndon Johnson's impact on civil-
rights legislation.
1272. GEORGE WALLACE. 8/24/97
w/Gary Sinise, Mare Winningham,
& Clarence Williams III.
BIOGRAPHY: GEO. WALLACE.8/27/97
PERSPECTIVES: Centuary of Strife.(1963)
1272B. GEORGE WALLACE.:
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: 4/23/2000
2-part profile of Geo. Wallace
(1919-98) Marr.: Randy Quaid.
733. F.D.R.
734. F.D.R.
734B. F.D.R.
740. HARRY S. TRUMAN.
741. HARRY S. TRUMAN.
737. IKE. (EISENHAUER)
