Press Releases | Feb, 7 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy, a new four-part series about President Lyndon B. Johnson, will premiere on CNN in recognition of Presidents’ Day.
LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy premieres over two consecutive nights with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, February 20 at 8pm CT and Monday, February 21 at 8pm CT.
Watch the trailer: f.io/9dTJBFc5
AUSTIN, TX – From CNN Original Series and Bat Bridge Entertainment, LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy offers a captivating look at one of the most consequential and enigmatic presidents in American history. As a master of the political process, he is responsible for passing some of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern history, laws that continue to impact all of us today.
But while he was reshaping the social fabric of America, he was simultaneously escalating a war that would ultimately divide the country, casting a pall over his legacy for years to come. Weaving together dramatic first-hand accounts from the surviving members of LBJ’s inner circle, never-before-broadcast archival material and LBJ’s own voice from secretly recorded audiotapes, Emmy Award-winning director Pat Kondelis crafts an intimate portrait of a larger-than-life figure and what he means today.
President and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, Mark K. Updegrove, who served as an Executive Producer of the series, said, “Nearly fifty years after his death, LBJ remains fascinating, enigmatic and relevant. The things he fought for in his presidency—racial equity, immigration reform, health care for all, economic justice, environmental preservation—are all part of the political discourse today. It’s hard to imagine how much he got done in his five-plus years in office. But coupled with that triumphant domestic legacy is the tragedy of the failed war in Vietnam that he escalated. LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy looks at it all, as President Johnsons might have said, ‘with the bark off.’”
Contact: Anne Wheeler, LBJ Foundation
awheeler@lbjfoundation.org, 512 731-2351
About the LBJ Foundation:
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the LBJ Presidential Library and the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Through the fundraising efforts of its Board of Trustees, the Foundation provides support to the Library that enhances quality programming, expands educational outreach and exhibits, and gives grants to researchers and scholars. The Foundation supports the LBJ School by providing funds for student scholarships and faculty endowments with the goal of attracting the brightest minds and preparing students for public policy leadership positions.
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