Public relations icon and esteemed member of the late Lady Bird Johnson’s brain trust, Martha Tiller will share stories of her fascinating life at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 27, at the Allen Public Library.  A longtime witness and participant to history, Tiller was a staff assistant on an Emmy Award winning program for CBS Television in New York City and later Asst. to the Producer of  the popular TV show PASSWORD with Goodson-Todman Productions. Returning to Texas, she worked for Texas governor John Connally and served as Communication Director for the Texas Fine Arts Commission in Austin from 1967 to 1969.   Later, she was the press and social secretary to Lady Bird Johnson, assisting in her efforts beautify Austin’s Town Lake (now Lady Bird Lake) and protect wildflowers along Texas Highways.    Prior to this she was Executive Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson. 

In 1976, Martha moved to Dallas where she started her own firm, Martha Tiller Public Relations. Tiller not only appeared in two episodes of the popular television series Dallas, she also convinced the show’s producers to feature Dallas elites as extras.  In 1993, she escorted Anthony Kennedy Shriver to the Sixth-Floor Museum in Dallas, where he was the first member of the Kennedy family to visit this iconic institution.            

Can’t be there in person? The program will be streamed live on ACTV  . Find viewing options at Watch ACTV or view online at  ACTV.org or YouTube.com/AllenCityTV

Call 214-509-4911.