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Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (née Taylor; December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was first lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of then president Lyndon B. Johnson. She had previously served as second lady from 1961 to 1963 when her husband was vice president.
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
As first lady, Lady Bird Johnson was the first to take a more active role during the presidential oath of office, holding the bible for Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 — a choice that has since become ...
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.
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 ...
In May 1929, she became the first first lady to appear in Vogue, Katherine A.S. Sibley wrote in "A Companion to First Ladies." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933. ... Lady Bird Johnson, 1963.
[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 ...
#6 Lady Bird Johnson (1963-1969) Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson was first lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969. For her husband Lyndon B. Johnson's ceremony, she wore a red wool dress and ...