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Lady Bird Johnson was the wife of President Lyndon Johnson. She set a precedent for First Ladies by helping to pushing the Highway Beautification Act into law. She is known as one of the more proactive First Ladies, and occupied The White House in a turbulent time during the height of the Vietnam War.
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- Born: December 22, 1912
- Political Party: Democrat
- First Lady: 1963-1969
- Preceded by: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
- Succeeded by: Pat Nixon
- Birth Name: Claudia Alta Taylor
- With Bess Truman, one of only two First Ladies to live past 90
- Nicknamed "Lady Bird" as an infant
- Graduated from High School at age 15
- Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- Congressional Gold Medal recipient
- Died: July 11, 2007
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Timeline
- 1928: Graduated from Marshall High School
- 1933: Graduated from University of Texas
- 1934: Marries Lyndon B. Johnson
- 1937: Finances LBJ's first campaign
- 1944: First child Lynda Bird Johnson
- 1947: Second child Luci Baines Johnson
- 1960: Becomes 2nd Lady
- 1963: Becomes 1st Lady after JFK Assassination
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RT @mrpaulmiller: The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid. ~Lady Bird Johnson
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The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid. ~Lady Bird Johnson
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