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Season 4 Episode 1

Lyndon Baines Johnson rose from obscurity to the pinnacle of power.

Award winning filmmaker David Grubin profiles one of the most controversial U.S. presidents, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who rose from obscurity to the pinnacle of power, only to suffer disillusionment and defeat. Witness the events that brought LBJ from Texas to Washington, the White House, and a landslide election in 1964.

AIR DATE 9/29/91

About LBJ: American Experience

Sworn in after the assassination of JFK, Lyndon Johnson pushed progressive programs like the Civil Rights Act through Congress and won a term as president before the Vietnam War eroded his support.

Broadcast Dates
  • #401 - Lbj: Beautiful Texas |
    Tuesday, Sep 9 at 10pm TPT 2
  • #401 - Lbj: Beautiful Texas |
    Wednesday, Sep 10 at 4am TPT 2
  • #401 - Lbj: Beautiful Texas |
    Friday, Sep 12 at 3pm TPT 2
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