- Born
- Died
- Birth nameClaudia Alta Taylor
- Nickname
- Lady Bird
- Height1.68 m
- Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the U.S., was one of the most prominent First Ladies in American history. Though Eleanor Roosevelt, Nancy Reagan and Hillary Clinton exercised more power, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Dolly Madison were more glamorous, Lady Bird made herself a force to be reckoned with. She was instrumental in her husband's rise to power, as she had beguiled Sam Rayburn, the powerful Speaker of the House, who was her husband's mentor. As First Lady, she was a major force in engendering an ecological consciousness in Americans, with her "Keep America Beautiful" campaign. A class act all around, she was warmly embraced by Americans.- IMDb mini biography by: Jon C. Hopwood
- SpouseLyndon B. Johnson(November 17, 1934 - January 22, 1973) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Parents
- Her special love for flowers
- Suffered (and recovered from) a mild stroke in 2002.
- First lady of the United States, 22 November 1963 - 20 January 1969.
- Was nicknamed "ladybird" from the age of 2. A nurse gave her the nickname saying the little girl is "as pretty as a ladybird."
- At her death, she had been protected by the United States Secret Service longer than anyone else in history.
- Mother of Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Bird Johnson Robb.
- On change: Walk away from it until you're stronger. All your problems will be there when you get back, but you'll better able to cope.
- On imagination: It is wonderful to be in on the creation of something, see it used, and then walk away and smile at it.
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