Description
The first edition of Wildflowers Across America by Lady Bird Johnson and Carlton B. Lees, inscribed by the First Lady to Barbara Walters.
Octavo, 309pp, [2]. Purple cloth, title stamped in gilt. Stated “first edition” on copyright page. Light sunning to top quarter of cloth, internally fine. In the publisher’s dust jacket, price clipped, light shelf wear, wear along edges, bright illustrations.
Signed on the half title: “For Barbara – thank you for telling your listeners this story! Lady Bird Johnson.”
Barbara Walters (1929-2022) was a pioneering American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality known for her work in television news. She began her career in the early 1960s as a writer and researcher for NBC’s Today show, where she eventually became the first female co-host of a U.S. news program in 1974. Walters later moved to ABC, where she co-anchored the ABC Evening News, becoming the first female co-anchor of a network evening news broadcast. She gained widespread recognition for her in-depth interviews with world leaders, celebrities, and public figures on shows like 20/20 and The Barbara Walters Specials. In 1997, she co-created the daytime talk show The View, where she served as a co-host until her retirement from television in 2014.
