Memorably depicted in "The Right Stuff", refusing to open her front door to Lyndon Johnson, who showed up unannounced to "reassure" her while John was suiting u

Memorably depicted in "The Right Stuff", refusing to open her front door to Lyndon Johnson, who showed up unannounced to "reassure" her while John was suiting up for his first Mercury shot. So NASA got John on the phone to get her to back down -- and he told her he was 100% behind her and to keep the door shut as long as she wanted.