Presidency of LBJ

GBH Forum Network April 23, 2014
Video Thumbnail
GBH Forum Network Logo

GBH Forum Network

@gbhforumnetwork

About

The Forum Network is a public media service of GBH that records lectures from the world's foremost scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policymakers, and community leaders. We make them available online for free, encouraging deeper public understanding and civic engagement around the vital issues of our time. We maintain this commitment to providing outstanding educational content for lifelong learners with major support from The Lowell Institute, an organization created to carry out the 1836 bequest of John Lowell Jr., to educate the citizens of Boston and beyond.

Video Description

Robert Caro, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of President Johnson delivers the keynote address in the Kennedy Library's ongoing examination of 20th century presidents. He is joined by Jack Valenti, who served as Special Advisor to President Johnson; Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times writer Anthony Lewis; and Boston University historian Bruce Schulman to discuss President Lyndon Baines Johnson's legacy. Harvard University historian Lizabeth Cohen moderates the discussion.

You May Also Like