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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. On her 70th birthday in 1982, Lady Bird Johnson and actress Helen Hayes founded the National Wildflower Research Center to protect and preserve North America's native plants and natural landscapes. Johnson donated funding and 60 acres of land in East Austin to establish the organization.
Lady Bird Johnson worked tirelessly for the preservation of wild landscapes and the environment. More than 200 laws related to the environment were passed during the Johnson Administration, many of which were influenced by Mrs. Johnson's work. Among the major legislative initiatives were the Wilderness Act of 1964, the Land and Water ...
Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson believed a First Lady needed to be a "showman and a salesman, a clothes horse and a publicity sounding board, with a good heart, and a real interest in the folks." Satisfying these conditions would be a tall order for any woman, and even more so in the wake of the popular and well-heeled Jacqueline Kennedy.
Lady Bird Johnson died of natural causes on July 11, 2007 at the age of 94. She was remembered for increasing the role of the first lady to include active participation in her husband's ...
Mar 22, 2021 · Lady Bird Johnson is typically remembered as a polite Southern woman and adoring wife whose sole accomplishment as first lady was a highway beautification campaign. But Sweig says the diaries show ...
Lady Bird Johnson, née Claudia Alta Taylor, (born December 22, 1912, Karnack, Texas, U.S.—died July 11, 2007, Austin, Texas), American first lady (1963–69), the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States, and an environmentalist noted for her emphasis on beautification. The daughter of Thomas Jefferson Taylor, a ...
Nov 13, 2023 · First Lady Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson was one of the most influential -- yet often overlooked - political figures of the 1960s, helping to guide the country through the aftermath of ...
