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[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 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.
Zephyr Wright (née Zephyr Black; [3] 1915 – April 25, 1988) [1] was an African-American civil rights activist and personal chef for President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson from 1942 until 1969.
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 showstopping looks like this ...
In 1964, Lady Bird Johnson became the first incoming first lady to hold the Bible for her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson. In his inaugural address, Calvin Coolidge spoke about the need to cut taxes ...
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 ...
First Lady Lady Bird Johnson visits a Head Start class, 1966. Johnson, whose own ticket out of poverty was a public education in Texas, believed that education was an essential component of the American dream, especially for minorities. [212] He made education the top priority of the Great Society agenda, with an emphasis on helping poor children.
Lady Bird Johnson. White House Photo/LBJ Library When Lyndon B. Johnson was reelected in 1965, Lady Bird Johnson wore a bright-yellow gown ordered from Neiman Marcus.