Whistle Stop Tour, 1964
submitted by Marvin's Underground Evening Lectures
on 12/01/21
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On October 6, 1964, Lady Bird Johnson boarded the Lady Bird Special in Washington D.C. to travel 1,682 miles by rail through eight Southern states to campaign for her husband's 1964 presidential bid. She was accompanied by white-gloved "Ladies for Lyndon" who worked the crowd and charmed local leaders. Along the way they faced both enthusiastic supporters and hostile crowds angry at the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, but through it all, Lady Bird was courageous and tireless in her efforts to take the Johnsons' message to the South. Visit our 50th anniversary website at: whistlestop.lbjlibrary.org www.lbjlibrary.org
