{"product_id":"book-yatn","title":"You Can't Catch Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1,682 miles. The First Lady of the United States. One incredible journey.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eAt 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. Her mission: to aid her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, in his reelection bid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eProud of her Southern heritage and of what her husband had done for civil rights, Lady Bird undertook an eight-state whistle-stop tour in October 1964, both to garner votes for Lyndon and to help ease the animosity that arose from the signing of the Civil Rights Act three months earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eThe \"Lady Bird Special,\" a custom, nineteen-car train, forged headlong into the powder keg of Southern politics, traveling from Washington DC to New Orleans and making forty-seven stops in only four days. Despite the potential dangers, the First Lady, aided by a team of pioneering women, pressed forward, making speeches, shaking hands, and breaking ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Can't Catch Us\u003c\/em\u003e isn't simply the story of an election campaign. It's the story of a women-led operation and an appeal for understanding and civility. Lady Bird Johnson's monumental journey expanded the role of women in politics and progressed the fight for women's rights-a fight we still continue today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50756127162672,"sku":"BDyatn","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/yatn-Square-cover.jpg?v=1774289168","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-yatn","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}