Julia E. Sweig

Julia Sweig is the author of Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight. She is writing a book about the scientist and AIDS activist Mathilde Krim.

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  1. Jill Biden’s Momentous Choice

    First ladies have unique influence over their husband’s decision to embark on a presidential campaign, and over the presidency itself.

    Felicia Kornbluh and Julia E. Sweig
    Jill Biden, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Lady Bird Johnson
    Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Sources: Hulton Archive / Getty; Christian Liewig / Corbis / Getty; PhotoQuest / Getty.