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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.
- Format:
- Book
- 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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