of 18 years' worth of interviews with ladybird johnson . and indomitable will come lbj in the presidency, the interesting thing about these books is that ladybird memories and history leading up to the presidency, and where it leaves off mark up digress book about lbj begins, and it is a tapestry of voices commenting about lyndon b. johnson. michael gillett who assembled ladybird sorrell history directed the lbj library oral history program from 1976-1991. he later served as director of the center for legislative archives at the national archives and is currently the executive director of humanities texas in austin. he is the author of launching the war on poverty, an oral history. to my right mark of the growth is the current director of the lyndon baines johnson presidential library and museum in austin, texas. a post he assumed in october of 2009. an award winning author and presidential historian, he has written three books relating to the american presidency, indomitable will lbj in the presidency was published by crown in march of 201

and, of course, ladybird is another word for lady bug. apparently it was decided later at some point that it needed the name -- the name needed to be attributed to her adult nurse because to do otherwise might give the indication of social interaction between the races, but -- and i have never read that anywhere else, but that is what she told me anyway. taken for what it's worth. >> isn't that fascinating? it's like the precursor to the civil rights act. >> this conversation is taking a nasty turn since i found out i got my tac -- facts wrong. [laughter] >> you know, you got so many other facts right in your book, i don't think you need to worry. i would like you each to talk a little bit, starting with you, marc, about the different facets and aspects of the personalities to which you were privy, in particular in your case lbj and some of the dynamics and contradictions in lbj is personality as reflected by the many voices that you have included in this book. >> well, i'm looking at in the audience. many technology to people, one of who

one might remember, if you go back and read various books, since roger brought up lyndon johnson, ladybird johnson was given all sport of rigid all sorts of ready a stations. even as late as the 1990's, during the clinton administration, a special deal was given to the washington post to get much cheaper spectrum than other people. the government has always found it difficult to run this as a market. now you have all sorts of government agencies, government bodies that have huge debt problems. local governments are really having difficulty meeting their budgets. and they are sitting on the enormous amounts of specter. and if they switch from analog technology, the generation of old technology, to egypt -- to digital technology, they could share that with private users and everybody would be better off. that is what economists want to see. but as roger said, every time we get close, politics seems to enter the fray again. so i am hopeful, but certainly cannot guarantee the problem will be solved. >> i think we do have to be patient, though, because the remember the idea of the spectrum auct

one might remember that the johnson family, ladybird johnson was given all sorts of radio stations. her husband, of course, was powerful in congress, and that led to the family fortune. and even as late as the '90s during the clinton administration, a special deal was given to "the washington post" to get much cheaper spectrum than other people. so the government has always found it difficult to run this as a market. and now you have all sorts of government agencies or government bodies that have huge debt problems, you know? local governments are really having difficulty meeting their budgets. and they're sitting on enormous amounts of spectrum. and if they switched from analog technology which is, you know, the generation-old technology to digital technology, they could share that technology with private users like mobile phones and tablets and all, and everyone would be were better o. that's what economists want to see. but as roger said, you know, every time we get close politics seems to enter the fray again. so i'm hopeful but certainly can't guarantee that this problem's goin

would you like to tell us about ladybird -- lady byrd?laughter] and she tried to help him. and she was -- he knew that she was always telling the truth. she did not want anything from him, and she was his great guide. he would tell me over and over again, i want you to be like your mother. he thought she was just about the most perfect woman he had ever met, and maybe only to his mother. [laughter] but, anyway, she worked with headstart. recognized what teddy roosevelt said is the bully pulpit. no, she is in a place of a lot of attention and you might as well use it for sending you care about. social work very hard, particularly on head start and on the environment. she was, next to johnny appleseed, she was right behind him. [laughter] [applause] this is her 100th birthday year and for her 70th birthday, she gave money to start the national wildflower research center. so that if you want to know about the wild flowers and the native plants in your area, you can now go on the internet. in those days, it was writing us or calling us, and w

she did not want it named after her, but the ladybird johnson -- we are going to do a children's gardenwe can teach them about why they should do it. we recycle all of our water. for 30 years -- i am very proud of the legacy of mother. what you have to realize is she had many, many years of productivity after daddy died. besides taking care of the lbj library and school and all of his legacies, which he has now left on our shoulders, lucy and i really miss her. we are trying to carry on the tradition that she was such a trailblazer in. [applause] >> question to both of you -- how did the presidential children reach out to one another? is there a children of the presidents club? >> that is one of the things that lynda and i was talking about. we both kind of zip our mouths shut. we became friends over the years, plus our parents were friends. the relationship goes way back, just like the nixon girls. we were in the same era growing up. lynda has hosted several of us at her home. there are many things we can learn from each other. how to deal with foundations and libraries and museums and