Photo History & Signature Study Book

(This is a Limited Edition Book - Quantities are Limited)

2006 First Edition. Privately Printed. 4to - Large Format Book
9¾" x 12" tall, 250 pages. High-Quality Color and Black &
photographs. Most photographs never before published. Includes
Lengthy Signature Study Section of Johnson Family and others.
NOTE - Hardcover Edition comes with 20-minute DVD

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BOOK REVIEW

Reflections in History: A Personal Collection /  Lyndon B. Johnson 1908-1973
 by Dwayne A. Bridges

From the Book Introduction -

This book is the product of many years of collecting photographs and other material relating to the history of Lyndon B. Johnson. The history of LBJ has been widely written and discussed by many well-known authors. However, it is my intention to present the story of Lyndon Baines Johnson from a different perspective, a history that can be followed through the photography and gifts sent by the First Family to friends and constituents. These photographs and handwritten mementos offer a unique insight into an era and a man that was literally thrown into the presidential arena under extraordinary circumstances. Many of these insights are told through the photographers themselves, who were there to capture the moment.

The Photography -

Many of the photographs and stories in the book are from the photographers themselves who were there to capture the events as they occurred. The book is a large 10in x 12in format with 250 pages of high quality color and B&W photography dating from Lyndon Johnsons early days in Congress to a photograph that was taken only days before his death. Four living White House Photographers from the Johnson administration were interviewed for the first time and offer a rare perspective from behind the camera. A total of nine photographers are profiled in the book along with their biographies. The book has over seventy-five early B&W and color photographs, most of which have never been published until now. Also included are personal letters, cards, notes, and other gifts that were sent by the Johnson family to friends and constituents over a lifetime in politics
 

The Signature Study -

Included in the book is an in-depth study of Lyndon Johnson's signature habits beginning with his early years in Congress to his retirement at the Ranch. An unprecedented documentary of an Autopen Machine from the archives of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum with copies of its mechanical signatures used by the President and First Lady is also presented for the first time in print. Other signature examples by various secretaries and other proxies along with signatures of the two Johnson daughters Luci and Lynda are also presented.