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Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (born March 19, 1944) is the elder daughter of the 36th U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.She served as chairwoman of the Board of Reading is Fundamental, the nation's largest children's literacy organization, as well as chairwoman of the President's Advisory Committee for Women.
Luci Baines Johnson (born July 2, 1947) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the younger daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.
In January–February 1943, during World War II, Lady Bird Johnson spent $17,500 of her inheritance to purchase KTBC, an Austin radio station. [2] She bought the radio station from a three-man partnership that included Robert B. Anderson, a future U.S. secretary of the navy and U.S. secretary of the treasury, and Texas oilman and rancher Wesley ...
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson (1912 - 2007) and President Lyndon Johnson (1908 - 1973) in the audience at a Music for Young America concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C ...
During Lyndon B. Johnson’s five years as President of the United States, Lady Bird Johnson recorded 123 hours of audio recordings meant to reflect on her time as First Lady.
She was married to Lyndon B. Johnson from 1934 until his death in 1973. [1] She was well-educated for a woman of her era and was a capable manager and a successful investor. [2] As first lady, she was an advocate for beautifying the nation's cities and highways, and the Highway Beautification Act came to be informally known as "Lady Bird's Bill ...
Lady Bird Johnson (1965) While it can be hard to follow in the footsteps of Jackie Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson certainly carved her own fashion path as first lady, pulling out a number of ...
The newly sworn in U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, his wife Lady Bird, and their two daughters Luci and Lynda also marched in the procession. [109] President Johnson had been advised not to do so because of the potential risk in the wake of President Kennedy's assassination.