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East Wing Magazine

“It All Began So Beautifully”

A 'Lady Bird Diaries’ review, plus the Bidens to head to Lewiston and Trump says Melania doesn’t approve of his campaign style.

Nov 03, 2023
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Lady Bird Johnson working at her desk. (Photo: LBJ Presidential Library)

The Washington Post

‘The Lady Bird Diaries’: Portrait of a First Lady, in Her Own Words

Nov. 1, 2023 — Review: “It all began so beautifully.” These are the opening words of “The Lady Bird Diaries,” Dawn Porter’s mesmerizing documentary portrait of former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. The words are Lady Bird’s own, as is most of the narration of this extraordinary contemporaneous account of her husband Lyndon’s presidency. Read more

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