YOU CAN'T CATCH US: Lady Bird Johnson's Trailblazing 1964 Campaign Train and the Women Who Rode with Her

At a time when political candidates' wives were expected to be seen and not heard, Lady Bird Johnson made history as the first presidential spouse to take a leading role on the campaign trail. She undertook an eight-state tour in October 1964, both to gather votes and to help ease the animosity that arose from signing the Civil Rights Act.