In partnership with KERA, the Center for Presidential History at SMU and Humanities Texas, attend a screening of Shaking it Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter, an intimate look at the trailblazing career and influential life of journalist, author, humorist, political activist, and proud Texan. Carpenter served as a key aide to Vice President Lyndon Johnson, chief of staff/press secretary for Lady Bird Johnson, and later as an inspirational leader for women’s equality.

 A conversation will follow between film director and Liz Carpenter’s daughter, Christy Carpenter and Dr. Elizabeth Rees, a Postdoctoral Fellow at SMU’s Center for Presidential History discuss the film, Liz’s historical impact on journalism, the LBJ White House and the Women’s Movement.

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