First Ladies Lady Bird Johnson (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 41 min | Documentary, Biography

First Ladies

Lady Bird Johnson (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 41 min | Documentary, Biography

The Johnson administration enacted the Civil Rights Act, one of the most prolific legislative programs in U.S. history--but it likely wouldn't have succeeded without Lady Bird Johnson's steadying presence. Catapulted by the assassination ...See moreThe Johnson administration enacted the Civil Rights Act, one of the most prolific legislative programs in U.S. history--but it likely wouldn't have succeeded without Lady Bird Johnson's steadying presence. Catapulted by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy into a role for which she hadn't prepared, Lady Bird played a vital role in shaping her husband's presidency. Written by CNN See less

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Robin Wright Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Beowulf (2007)
Kati Marton Self - Author & Journalist Self - Author & Journalist See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Mark K. Updegrove Self - Presidential Historian (as Mark Updegrove) Self - Presidential Historian (as Mark Updegrove) See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)
Luci Baines Johnson Self - Daughter of Lady Bird Johnson Self - Daughter of Lady Bird Johnson See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb Self - Daughter of Lady Bird Johnson (as Lynda Johnson Robb) Self - Daughter of Lady Bird Johnson (as Lynda Johnson Robb) See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)
Kate Andersen Brower Self - Author, 'First Women' Self - Author, 'First Women' See fewer	The Residence (2025)
Julia Sweig Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	The Lady Bird Diaries (2023)
Zephyr Wright Self - The Johnson Family's Cook (archive footage) Self - The Johnson Family's Cook (archive footage) See fewer
Leah Wright-Rigueur Self - Harvard Kennedy School Self - Harvard Kennedy School See fewer	Reclaimed (2021)
Joseph A. Califano Self - Special Assistant to President Johnson (as Joseph Califano) Self - Special Assistant to President Johnson (as Joseph Califano) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Betty Boyd Caroli Self - Historian & Biographer Self - Historian & Biographer See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Barry Goldwater Self - Republican Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - Republican Presidential Candidate (archive footage) See fewer	Issues and Answers (1960)
William Miller Self - Republican Vice Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - Republican Vice Presidential Candidate (archive footage) See fewer	NET Journal (1966)
Jim Jones Self - Chief of Staff, Johnson Administration (as James Jones) Self - Chief of Staff, Johnson Administration (as James Jones) See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Eartha Kitt Self - Actress and Activist (archive footage) Self - Actress and Activist (archive footage) See fewer	The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Tina Harris Lady Bird Johnson Lady Bird Johnson See fewer	Happy Valley (2014)
Mark Heenehan Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson See fewer	Crossroads (I) (2002)
Ty Hurley White House Aide 2 White House Aide 2 See fewer	Rustom (2016)
Lady Bird Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Spartamerika
Jacqueline Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Tour of the White House (1962)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Hubert H. Humphrey Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Candidate (1972)
Patrick John Nugent Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Merv Griffin Show (1962)