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

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Lady Bird Johnson was an American first lady, the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States (1963–69). She was an environmentalist noted for her emphasis on beautification. As first lady, she concentrated on Head Start, a program aimed at helping preschool children who were from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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   Dec 16, 2009 · Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson (1912-2007) was an American first lady (1963-69) and the wife of Lyndon Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. A strong believer in her husband’s ...

5. www.biography.com › history-culture › lady-bird-johnsonLady Bird Johnson: Biography, U.S. First Lady, Environmentalist

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   Nov 13, 2023 · Lady Bird Johnson was the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36 th president of the United States. As first lady from 1963 to 1969, Lady Bird Johnson supported the “war on poverty,” the Headstart ...

6. www.womenshistory.org › claudia-lady-bird-johnsonClaudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson | National Women's History Museum

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   Claudia Johnson, known as “Lady Bird,” was an environmentalist, businesswoman, political activist, and First Lady. Born Claudia Alta Taylor on December 22, 1912 in Karnack, Texas. As a child, someone remarked that she was as cute as a “lady bird” and the nickname stuck. Johnson grew up in a wealthy household, her father was a ...

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   Mrs. Johnson was born Claudia Alta Taylor in the East Texas town of Karnack on December 22, 1912. Her father, Thomas Jefferson Taylor, was owner of a general store. Her mother, Minnie Pattillo Taylor, died when Claudia was five years old. Legend has it that a nursemaid said Claudia was "as purty as a lady bird;" the nickname stuck for life.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Lady Bird Johnson (born December 22, 1912, Karnack, Texas, U.S.—died July 11, 2007, Austin, Texas) was an American first lady (1963–69), the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States, and an environmentalist noted for her emphasis on beautification.

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   • Ronald Reagan, Remarks on Presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Lady Bird Johnson Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, Lady Bird Johnson passed away on July 11, 2007, at the age of ninety-four in Austin, Texas. She is buried next to her husband at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas.

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   • Following President Johnson’s election, Lady Bird Johnson moved to establish her own record as first lady. She concentrated on Head Start, a program aimed at helping preschool children who were from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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   • As he frequently said, it was his curse to have hailed from “the wrong part of the country.” Lady Bird Johnson was an American first lady, the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States (1963–69). She was an environmentalist noted for her emphasis on beautification.

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   • As first lady, she supported the “war on poverty,” the Headstart Program, and worked for the “beautification” of Washington, DC. Following the presidency, Lady Bird Johnson wrote the 800-page White House Diary which detailed her husband’s life including the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination. She also remained active in beautification projects.

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   • 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.

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   Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, ; ; Ronald Reagan, Remarks on Presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Lady Bird Johnson Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, Lady Bird Johnson passed away on July 11, 2007, at the age of ninety-four in Austin, Texas. She is buried next to her husband at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas.