LADY BIRD JOHNSON “The President’s House”
In 1968, Lady Bird Johnson and the White House Naval Photographic Unit worked together to produce “The President’s House,” a film taking the viewers through some of the private parts of the residence. Allowing cameras to film her, President Johnson, and members of the Johnson family, we see a portrait of a family trying to balance the competing needs of the presidency and home life at the White House. Also included are views of the Lincoln Bedroom, the Treaty Room, and other parts of the private residence. Produced toward the end of his time there, President Johnson also appears at the end of the film in the Oval Office to talk with viewers about his time as president. This film had never before been seen in its entirety on tv or online until C-SPAN’s airing of it. The film comes to C-SPAN courtesy of the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.