New book explores Lady Bird Johnson's 1964 whistle stop campaign tour; Habitat for Humanity of Orange County

Due South · Mar 11, 2026 · 50m

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Shannon McKenna Schmidt explores the history of Lady Bird Johnson's 1964 whistle stop campaign tour

In 1964, Lady Bird Johnson became the first First Lady to take a prominent role in campaigning for her husband’s presidential election. Her whistle stop tour on a train called the Lady Bird Special traveled through eight Southern states, after the passage of the Civil Rights Act. We talk to the author of a new book about Johnson’s tour, “You Can’t Catch Us: Lady Bird Johnson’s Trailblazing 1964 Campaign Train and the Women Who Rode with Her.”

Shannon McKenna Schmidt, historical…