When A President Knew Diversity Was a Superpower
Lyndon B. Johnson hired Geri Whittington as a presidential secretary because she was the most qualified for the job. She also was the first Black woman to hold it. Whittington became a symbol of the racially integrated America that the Civil Rights Era championed.
Lyndon B. Johnson hired Geri Whittington as a presidential secretary because she was the most qualified for the job. She also was the first Black woman to hold it. Whittington became a symbol of the racially integrated America that the Civil Rights Era championed.
