Profile
Lady Bird Johnson
Us Presidential First Lady
Female
Born
Dec 22, 1912
Hometown
United States
Died
Jul 11, 2007
Death Place
United States
Political Party
Democratic Party
Religion
Episcopal Church ...
Other Names
Claudia Alta Taylor
Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 during the presidency of her husband Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for beautification of the nation's cities and highways and conservation… Read More
Family
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Lady Bird Johnson
d.2007
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News + Updates
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Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Lady Bird Johnson.
CHILDHOOD
1912
Birth
Born on December 22, 1912.
TWENTIES
Notably well educated for her time, she proved a capable manager and a shrewd investor. After marrying LBJ 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 was serving in the Navy.
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1937
24 Years Old
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She also had two stepmothers; the second, Ruth Scroggins, who married Thomas Taylor in 1937.
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THIRTIES
1943
30 Years Old
In January-February 1943, Lady Bird Johnson spent $17,500 of her inheritance to purchase KTBC, an Austin radio station.
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1952
39 Years Old
She served as President of the company, LBJ Holding Co., and her husband negotiated an agreement with the CBS radio network. Lady Bird decided to expand by buying a television station in 1952 despite Lyndon's objections, reminding him that she could do as she wished with her inheritance.
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FORTIES
1960
47 Years Old
John F. Kennedy chose Lyndon Johnson as his running mate for the 1960 election.
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FIFTIES
Johnson created the modern structure of the First Lady's office; she was the first to have a press secretary and chief of staff of her own and an outside liaison with Congress. Her press secretary from 1963 to 1969 was Liz Carpenter, a fellow University of Texas alumna.
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1964
51 Years Old
During the 1964 election, Johnson traveled through eight Southern states in her own train to promote the Civil Rights Act, at one point giving 45 speeches over five days.
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1969
56 Years Old
A majestic grove of coastal redwoods, named in her honor by President Nixon in 1969, is located just north of Orick, California. "Lady Bird Johnson Grove" is part of Redwood National Park.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
In a 1982 poll taken of historians ranking the most influential and important First Ladies, Johnson placed third behind Abigail Adams and Eleanor Roosevelt for her work as a conservation activist.
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1988
75 Years Old
Johnson then received the Congressional Gold Medal in 1988, becoming the first wife of a president to receive the honor.
In 1993, Johnson's health began to fail.
1999
86 Years Old
In 1999 she was hospitalized for a fainting spell and, in 2002, she suffered a second, more severe, stroke, which left her unable to speak coherently or walk without assistance.
2005
92 Years Old
In 2005, she spent a few days in an Austin hospital for treatment of bronchitis.
2006
93 Years Old
In February 2006, Lady Bird's daughter Lynda Johnson Robb told a gathering at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, that her mother was now totally blind and was "not in very good health."
In June 2007, Johnson spent six days in Seton Hospital in Austin after suffering from a low-grade fever.
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