Texas Matters: 1964, Civil Rights and the Lady Bird Special
Texas Matters: 1964, Civil Rights and the Lady Bird Special  
Podcast: Texas Matters
Published On: Fri Feb 13 2026
Description: In October 1964, as the South simmered under the tensions following the signing of the Civil Rights Act three months earlier, First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, began a whistle-stop tour of the South. She shattered the expectations of a presidential spouse with speeches, diplomacy, and palpable compassion as she encouraged the South to leave Jim Crow behind.