
Michael Beschloss: Taking Charge
PBS NewsHour
Narrator PBS NewsHour
Publisher: NewsHour Productions
Summary
During his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson secretly taped thousands of private conversations. These tapes, which include conversations with various public figures, from Robert Kennedy to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., recently came to light. Phil Ponce discusses the content and significance of these tapes with Michael Beschloss, Presidential historian and author of Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964.
Duration: 15 minutes (00:14:33) Publishing date: 1997-10-14; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —