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LBJ

1991

221 minutes

DocumentaryHistory

Overview

Lyndon Johnson exploited his mastery of the legislative process to shepherd a collection of progressive programs, rivaling those of FDR's New Deal, through Congress with astounding success. However, visions of a Great Society were swallowed up in the quagmire of Vietnam: the unpopular and costly war eroded his political base and left him an exile within his own White House.

Top Cast

David McCullough headshot

David McCullough

Narrator

Lyndon B. Johnson headshot

Lyndon B. Johnson

Himself

Lady Bird Johnson headshot

Lady Bird Johnson

Herself