Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter


Liz Carpenter (1920–2010) was a feisty Texan who became a trailblazing journalist, White House official, author, humorist, political activist, and feminist leader. Often front and center as history was unfolding, in the 1960s she served as executive assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson and as press secretary to Lady Bird Johnson. This award-winning documentary is co-directed by Carpenter’s daughter, Christy, who is scheduled to attend the screening.

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  • $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

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About Christy Carpenter
Prior to producing and co-directing this documentary, Christy Carpenter served in New York City as the EVP and COO of the Paley Center for Media. She has more than four decades of experience as a senior executive in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. 


Community partner: The Progressive Forum


Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc., The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.

Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; and ILEX Foundation.

Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter

Directed by Christy Carpenter and Abby Ginzberg
(USA, 2024, 77 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

Location

Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
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