After powerful Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson (Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) loses the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination to Senator John F. Kennedy, he agrees to be his young rival's running mate. But once they win the election, despite his extensive legislative experience and shrewd political instincts, Johnson finds himself sidelined in the role of vice president.
That all changes on Nov. 22, 1963, when Kennedy is assassinated and Johnson, with his devoted wife Lady Bird (Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight) by his side, is suddenly thrust into the presidency. As the nation mourns, Johnson must contend with longtime adversary Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and Senator Richard Russell as he seeks to honour JFK's legacy by championing the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964.
I'm enjoying informing myself of world politics through watching film versions of history. Strange to see the last credits with a disclaimer that any resemblance to real persons is entirely coincidental! - Historical Drama!