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Journalist, Press Secretary, Activist, and Wife

Feminist activist and writer Liz Carpenter and her husband started their own news organization. Later, she worked in President Johnson's administration as a speechwriter and first lady Lady Bird Johnson's press secretary. Her memoir, about aging and widowhood, is called Getting Better all the Time.

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Other segments from the episode on July 15, 1987

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 15, 1987: Interview with Liz Carpenter; Review of Shura Cherkassky's album "Liszt, Tchaikovsky"; Interview with Luis Valdez and Daniel Valdez; Commentary on making…

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