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Lady Bird Johnson at the signing of the Highway Beautification Act, also referred to as "Lady Bird's Bill" In January 1968 at a White House luncheon, [62] Eartha Kitt, when asked by the first lady what her views were on the Vietnam War, replied: "You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot."
[4] It was the pet project of the First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, who believed that beauty, and generally clean streets, would make the U.S. a better place to live. [ 5 ] The act called for control of outdoor advertising , including removal of certain types of signs, along the nation's growing Interstate Highway System and the existing federal ...
Lady Bird Johnson, 1963. Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson consoled Jacqueline Kennedy after Johnson was sworn in as president. ... Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.
January 20 – President Johnson finishes his time in office and departs the White House with the First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. His successor, Richard Nixon , was inaugurated as the 37th president of the United States, at noon EST.
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 ...
Ahead, we break down 20 of the best Inauguration Day looks of all time, from Lady Gaga’s subtly patriotic Schiaparelli dress to Jackie O’s Halston hat and Oleg Cassini coat. Jill Biden (2021)
[6] [7] One production was at the LBJ Museum in Austin, Texas, where Lady Bird Johnson was among attendees. He appeared in the drama film The Boys in the Band (1970), reprising the role of Hank, [8] which he originated on stage. He portrayed Spock's half-brother Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). [5]
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 ...