Liz Carpenter
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Mary Elizabeth Sutherland Carpenter was a writer, feminist, reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relations expert. As the first woman executive assistant to Vice Presi
Liz Carpenter in 1987
Liz Carpenter (left) with Cactus Pryor (right) in 2003
Lady Bird Johnson
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Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson was the first lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. She had previously been the second
Liz Carpenter
…expert. As the first woman executive assistant to Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson from 1961 to 1963, and then as press secretary for First Lady Lady Bird Johnson from 1963 to 1969, Carpenter was a prominent member of the Johnson White House and also a close personal friend of the Johnsons. Carpenter was an ardent…
Official portrait, 1967
The Brick House, Lady Bird's birthplace and childhood home in Karnack, Texas
Lady Bird, c. 1915
Johnson, c. 1962