Biography
Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (née Taylor; December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was the First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson. She served as the second lady from 1961 to 1963 when her husband was vice president.
Notably well educated for a woman of her era, Lady Bird proved a capable manager and a successful investor. After marrying Lyndon 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.
As First Lady, Mrs. Johnson broke new ground by interacting directly with Congress, employing her press secretary, and making a solo electioneering tour. She advocated 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 in 1977 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1984, the highest honors bestowed upon a U.S. civilian. Johnson has been consistently ranked in occasional Siena College Research Institute surveys as one of the most highly regarded American first ladies per historians' assessments.
Filmography
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self 14
Movies 9
TV Shows 5
The Lady Bird Diaries (2023)
I Am Jackie O (2020)
First Ladies (2020)
Meet the Trumps: From Immigrant to President (2017)
Race for the White House (2016)
The Presidents' Gatekeepers (2013)
All the Presidents' Wives (2008)
Oswald's Ghost (2007)
Inside the White House (1996)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Charlie Rose (1991)
LBJ (1991)
The Store (1983)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1912-12-22
Deathday2007-07-11 (94 years old)
Birth NameClaudia Alta Taylor
Birth PlaceKarnack, United States of America
ReligionEpiscopal Church
RelationshipsLyndon B. Johnson (1934-11-17 - 1973-01-22)
ChildrenLynda Bird Johnson Robb, Luci Baines Johnson
FatherThomas Jefferson Taylor, II
MotherMinnie Pattillo
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsClaudia Alta Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor, Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor
AwardsLadies' Home Journal Women of the Year, Rachel Carson Award, Texas Women's Hall of Fame, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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