美国名人前第一夫人、环保活动家伯德约翰逊夫人.docx

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1、美国名人前第一夫人、环保活动家伯德约翰逊夫人1.adyBirdJohnson:TheFormerFirstLadyWasanEnvironmentalActivistWhoMadeAmericaMoreBeautifulplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:19repeatByDanaDemange2007-8-4VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutLadyBirdJohnson.Sheisbestkn

2、ownforbeingthewifeofPresidentLyndonBainesJohnsonwholedthenationduringthenineteensixties.ButMissusJohnsonwasalsoaninfluentialenvironmentalactivist,tirelesscampaignerandsuccessfulbusinesswoman.SheshowedgreatstrengthandheroismduringatenseperiodinAmericanhistory.HerworktomakeAmericabeautifulcanstillbese

3、entodayinfloweringfields,roads,andparksacrossthecountry.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:1.adyBirdJohnsonwasbornClaudiaAltaTaylorinnineteentwelve.TheTaylorfamilylivedinthesmalltownofKarnack,Texas.Claudiasfather,ThomasJeffersonTaylorzownedtwostoresaswellasthousandsofhectaresforcottonproduction.Hermother,MinnieTaylorz

4、diedwhenClaudiawasonlyfiveyearsold.AwomanwhoworkedfortheTaylorfamilygaveClaudiahernickname.AliceTittlesaidthesmallchildwasaspurtyasaladybird.VOICETWO:Claudiahadtwoolderbrotherswhowentawaytoschool.Shespentmanyhoursbyherselfexploringthenaturalbeautyofthefieldsandforestsnearherhome.Shesaidshegrewuplist

5、eningtothewindinthepinetreesoftheEastTexaswoods.Shesaidherheartfounditshomeinthebeauty,mystery,orderanddisorderofthefloweringearth.Claudiaattendedpublicschoolsandworkedhardatherstudies.Butshewasveryshyanddidnotlikeattention.Whenshegraduatedfromhighschool,shehadthethirdhighestgradesintheclass.Sherepo

6、rtedlymadesureshefinishedthirdtoavoidgivingthegraduationspeechrequiredbythetoptwostudentsintheclass.VOICEONE:Innineteenthirty-fourLadyBirdgraduatedfromtheUniversityofTexasinAustinwithdegreesinhistoryandjournalism.Sheplannedtoteachorworkasatheatercritic.Butthenshemetanenergeticcongressionalassistantn

7、amedLyndonBainesJohnson.TheyoungpoliticianfromTexasaskedhertomarryhimontheirfirstdate.AfterweeksofpressurefromMisterJohnson,LadyBirdacceptedhismarriageproposal.HereisMissusJohnsontalkingaboutherfirstmeetingwithherfuturehusband:1.ADYBIRDJOHNSON:Wehadabreakfastdate,butwewoundupbyspendingthewholedaytog

8、ether,ridingandtalking.Well,hereallyletmeknowbeforethedaywasoverthathewantedtomarryme.AndIthoughtthisimpossible.Butontheotherhand,therewasonethingIknewIjustcouldntbeartohavehappenandthatwastosaygoodbye,goodbyeperiod.VOICETWO:1.yndonJohnsonwasbusyplanninghispoliticalcareer.Withinthreeyears,heranforas

9、eatintheUnitedStatesCongressandwon.LadyBirdJohnsonhadgivenhimtenthousanddollarstogethiscampaignstarted.WhenJapaneseplanesattackedAmericanshipsatPearlHarbor,Hawaiiinnineteenforty-one,MisterJohnsonjoinedthenavytofightinWorldWarTwo.MissusJohnsonstayedinWashington,D.C.andsupervisedhiscongressionaloffice

10、duringtheeightmonthshewasaway.Herexcellentorganizationalskillsandsmartpoliticalsensemadeherperfectforthejob.VOICEONE:AfterMisterJohnsonreturned,LadyBirdJohnsonsoonfoundanewproject.SheusedaboutseventeenthousanddollarsoffamilymoneytobuyasmallradiostationinAustin,Texas.Theradiostationwasindebtandhadasm

11、allbroadcastrange.MissusJohnsonusedherhusbandsconnectionswiththeFederalCommunicationsCommissiontoincreasetheradiostationspowerandrange.Soon,thestationstartedmakingmoneyandthecompanyexpandedintotelevisionaswell.MissusJohnsonwaspresidentofthefamilycompany,LBJCompany.ShetraveledfromWashingtontoAustinev

12、eryweektotakecareofbusiness.DuringthistimetheJohnsonfamilystartedtogrow.LadyBirdhadadaughter,LyndaBird,innineteenforty-four.Aseconddaughter,LuciBaineszwasbornthreeyearslater.LyndonJohnsonspowerinpoliticsalsocontinuedtogrow.Innineteenforty-eighthewaselectedtotheUnitedStatesSenate.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Inni

13、neteensixty,JohnF.KennedyranforpresidentoftheUnitedStateswithLyndonJohnsonasvicepresident.MissusKennedywasunabletotravelandcampaignforthecandidatesbecauseofherpregnancy.MissusJohnsonbravelyacceptedthejob.Shevisitedelevenstatestohelpexpressthegoalsofthecandidates.Theywontheelection.MissusJohnsonwasal

14、soatherhusbandssidewhenhevisitedTexaswithPresidentandMissusKennedyonNovembertwenty-second,nineteensixty-three.AfterthetragicshootingofPresidentKennedyinDallas,securityofficialsledtheJohnsonstothepresidentialplanetoflybacktoWashington.Duringtheflight,MissusJohnsonandMissusKennedywatchedasLyndonJohnso

15、nwassworninasPresidentoftheUnitedStates.VOICEONE:IntheweeksafterthisnationaltragedyLyndonJohnsonworkedhardtoshowAmericansthathecouldbeastrongpresident.Withhisstrongsupport,hegotCongresstopasstheCivilRightsActofnineteensixty-four.Thislawbanneddiscriminationbasedonrace,color,religion,ornationalorigini

16、npublicplacesandfederalprograms.Butthelawwasnotpopularwithmanywhitevotersinthesouthernpartofthecountry.Onceagain,LadyBirdJohnsoncametotherescue.AspartofLyndonJohnsonsnineteensixty-fourcampaignforpresidentshebecameaspokesmanforthelaw.LadyBirdJohnsonvisitedimportantsouthernstatesalthoughDemocraticgovernorsfearedforhersafety.Shetraveledthroughpoorareastalkingtoangrycrowdswhowereagainstherhusbandscivilright