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Lyndon B. Johnson 1908 –1973).Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (née Taylor; 1912 – 2007)

 Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963. Wikipedia

Born: August 27, 1908, Stonewall, Texas, United States
Died: January 22, 1973, Johnson City, Texas, United States
Vice president: Hubert Humphrey (1965–1969)
Spouse: Claudia Alta Johnson (m. 1934–1973)
Presidential term: November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969


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Lady Bird Johnson
Official portrait, 1967
First Lady of the United States
In role
November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJacqueline Kennedy
Succeeded byPat Nixon
Second Lady of the United States
In role
January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
Vice PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byPat Nixon
Succeeded byMuriel Humphrey
Personal details
Born
Claudia Alta Taylor

December 22, 1912
Karnack, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 2007 (aged 94)
West Lake Hills, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeJohnson Family Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1934; died 1973)
Children
EducationSt. Mary's Episcopal College for Women
University of Texas, Austin (BABJ)
Signature

Claudia Alta "Lady BirdJohnson (née Taylor; December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was the First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson. She served as the second lady from 1961 to 1963 when her husband was vice president.

Notably well educated for a woman of her era, Lady Bird proved a capable manager and a successful investor. After marrying Lyndon Johnson in 1934 when he was a political hopeful in Austin, Texas, she used a modest inheritance to bankroll his congressional campaign and then ran his office while he served in the Navy.

As First Lady, Mrs. Johnson broke new ground by interacting directly with Congress, employing her press secretary, and making a solo electioneering tour. She advocated beautifying the nation's cities and highways ("Where flowers bloom, so does hope"). The Highway Beautification Act was informally known as "Lady Bird's Bill". She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1984, the highest honors bestowed upon a U.S. civilian. Johnson has been consistently ranked in occasional Siena College Research Institute surveys as one of the most highly regarded American first ladies per historians' assessments.

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