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Old 07-11-07, 05:38 PM   #5
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Lady Bird Johnson and Bess Truman are the only First Ladies of the United States to have lived at least 90 years.

Lady Bird Johnson outlived one of her successors, Pat Nixon, and three of her husband's successors as president: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan.
She was the only living presidential widow from May 19, 1994 to June 5, 2004, between the death of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the day when Nancy Reagan was widowed.
Lady Bird Johnson personally knew every other First Lady from Eleanor Roosevelt through Laura Bush.
Lady Bird Johnson was protected by the United States Secret Service longer than anyone else in history.
Although in attendance at the inauguration of President George W. Bush in January 2001, Lady Bird Johnson was unable to attend the state funerals of former U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan in 2004 and Gerald Ford in 2006.
Lady Bird Johnson was an honorary pallbearer for the funeral of former SenatorLloyd Bentsen of Texas in 2006. However, it is unclear whether or not she actually attended the funeral.
On September 13, 2006, Houston news anchor Bill Balleza, when reporting on the death of Ann Richards, said the former Texas governor's death had come as Texans were still mourning the "recent passing" of Lady Bird Johnson. Balleza was actually referring to Nellie Connally, the former First Lady of Texas, who had died on September 6, 2006.



-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Bird_Johnson
Great woman fro Texas however I was always parcial to Ima Hog. Love 7th grade Texas History.
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