Lady Bird Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lady Bird Johnson

wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1912

Place of Birth: Karnack, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jul-2007

Profession: politician, entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Lady Bird Johnson

  • Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (née Taylor; December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was an American socialite and the First Lady of the United States (1963–1969) as the wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B.
  • Johnson.
  • She also served as the Second Lady of the United States. Notably well-educated for a woman of her era, she proved a capable manager and a successful investor.
  • After marrying Lyndon B.
  • 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.
  • She bought a radio station, and, later, a television station which generated revenues that made the Johnsons into millionaires. As First Lady, she broke new ground by interacting directly with Congress, employing her own press secretary, and making a solo electioneering tour. Johnson was an advocate for beautifying the nation's cities and highways ("Where flowers bloom, so does hope").
  • The Highway Beautification Act was informally known as "Lady Bird's Bill." She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honors bestowed upon a US civilian.

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