Topic: Lyndon B Johnson

Madeline Brown authored an open letter to her son, Stephen, detailing her 1987 revelation regarding his biological father, Lyndon B. Johnson. The account describes a 1969 meeting at the Shamrock Hotel in Houston where Johnson refused to acknowledge paternity to protect his post-presidential reputation. This disclosure followed a $10.5 million lawsuit filed against Lady Bird Johnson for conspiring to deny Stephen his legal heirship.

Author Madeline Duncan Brown describes meeting Lyndon B. Johnson at a party hosted by KTBC at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas. Brown discusses her career as an advertising account executive handling major Texas clients like Brown and Root, Lone Star Brewing, and Republic National Bank. She details how her agency managed political accounts and the influence of Johnson's broadcast properties on local business.

Madeline Duncan Brown details discovering her pregnancy and the emotional process of informing her religious parents. After her father consulted a priest, Brown met Lyndon B. Johnson at the Driscoll Hotel to deliver the news. The encounter was volatile, involving Johnson breaking a lamp in anger before acknowledging his responsibility for the situation.

A caller discusses the book "A Texan Looks at Lyndon" by historian J. Evetts Haley, which detailed the "illegitimate power" of Lyndon B. Johnson. The caller describes historical efforts to censor or destroy the book and recommends the private library in Midland as a source for suppressed Texas history.