Claudia Taylor Johnson, also known as Lady Bird Johnson (December 22, 1912 - July 11, 2007), was born in Karnack, Texas. Her father, the son of a sharecropper, became a very wealthy businessman. When Lady Bird was 5 years old, her pregnant mother fell down a flight of stairs and died of complications of the ensuing miscarriage. Lady Bird was nicknamed by a nanny who stated she was “as pretty as a ladybird.” In 1934, the very day after her first date with Lyndon Baines Johnson, he proposed. When he became President in 1963, she became the First Lady of the United States. She and LBJ had 2 daughters.
Recommended Resources
The Presidential Library at the University of Texas hosts the biography of the former First Lady, awards presented to her throughout her life, and honorary degrees she was awarded.
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/biographys.hom/ladybird_bio.asp
This website is an Internet memorial to Lady Bird Johnson (1912-2007). You can read a biography of this noted conservationist and philanthropist on this website. You can also find quotes about her. The site also has a news media section dedicated to her. If you are interested in knowing more about Lyndon B. Johnson's wife, this is the place to look.
http://www.ladybirdjohnsontribute.org/
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
This web site is the official site of Lady Bird’s project crated to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, landscapes, and plants.
http://www.wildflower.org/
National First Ladies’ Library: Lady Bird Johnson
Provides information about Lady Bird’s life, the profiles of her parents, her ancestry, education, and other life facts.
http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=37
