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Washington's Iron Butterfly : Bess Clements Abell, an oral history / Donald A. Ritchie and Terry L. Birdwhistell ; foreword by Richard Norton Smith.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Ritchie, Donald A., 1945- editor.
Birdwhistell, Terry L., editor.
Series:
Kentucky remembered. An oral history series.
Kentucky scholarship online.
Kentucky remembered. An oral history series
Kentucky scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Abell, Bess Clements, 1933-2020--Interviews.
Abell, Bess Clements.
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007--Friends and associates.
Johnson, Lady Bird.
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Friends and associates.
Johnson, Lyndon B.
United States. White House Office--Officials and employees.
United States.
Presidents--United States--Staff--Biography.
Presidents.
Social secretaries--Washington (D.C.)--Biography.
Social secretaries.
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs--1951-.
Washington (D.C.).
Kentucky--Biography.
Kentucky.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 237 pages).
Place of Publication:
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2022]
Summary:
This fascinating story of Elizabeth 'Bess' Clements Abell (1933-2020) offers a window into Abell's life as former social secretary to President Johnson, as well as an insider's view of social life in the nation's capital during the tumultuous 1960s.
Notes:
Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 13, 2022).
ISBN:
0-8131-8247-6

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