Oct 3, 2023 - Friends of the LBJ Library were invited to join us for an advance screening of the new Hulu film The Lady Bird Diaries, largely based on the incredible audio diaries the First Lady kept beginning in 1963, shortly after the Kennedy assassination, through the end of the presidency in 1969. The film premiered at SXSW in March 2023 and will debut on Hulu this fall. After the screening, the film’s director Dawn Porter and producer Kim Reynolds joined Abby Johnston, editorial director of The 19th*, for a discussion.

About the Film

From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter comes The Lady Bird Diaries, a groundbreaking all-archival documentary film about Lady Bird Johnson, one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies. The feature film looks at the 123 hours of personal and revealing audio diaries that Lady Bird recorded during her husband’s administration. The film reveals Lady Bird as an astute observer of character and culture and a savvy political strategist. It recasts her crucial role in LBJ’s presidency and brings viewers behind the scenes of one of the most tumultuous and consequential periods in modern American history.

Explore Lady Bird Johnson's Audio Diaries

For more information about Lady Bird Johnson's audio diaries that she recorded from 1963 to 1969, please visit our LBJ Library resource page here.
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