First Lady Bird Johnson Has Died At 94

[Stealth Hunter]

CNN has got a report on it. That's too bad, too.

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

CNN has got a report on it. That's too bad, too.

Nothing too bad about it. At age 94 she lived a long life and was at the heart of the US political scene in the 1950's through her husbands presidency.

Lady Bird lived a long, productive, and influential life, without inappropriately interjecting herself into the political debate. We should feel blessed that she was part of our lives. God bless her.

[joea]

Good point WG

[Sailor Steve]

Shows how much I know; I thought she died years ago.

I just read an online article, and though it told how she got her nickname it managed to never mention her real name: Claudia Taylor Johnson.

A great lady.

[swifty]

Trivia

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.