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Title: "Lady Bird" Johnson Dies Today at 94 Post by: Steve on July 11, 2007, 07:46:14 pm Former first lady "Lady Bird" Johnson passed today at age 94.
Mamie Eisenhower was first lady when I was born in 1957, and I have a few memories of Jackie Kennedy (I was 6 when JFK was murdered) but Lady Bird is the first "first lady" that I have the most clear, concrete memories of. I most remember her "Keep America Beautiful" campaigns, her efforts to rid our cities and highways of billboard clutter, and her efforts to plant wildflowers and beautify the coutrysides. A truly gracious lady, that took the "first lady" position at a very difficult and unpleasant time in our country's history, may she RIP. Title: "Lady Bird" Johnson Dies Today at 94 Post by: NellieBly on July 12, 2007, 07:58:20 am Nothing typifies central Texas more than the bluebonnets and she is responsible for that. I miss seeing them every April. I wish they would grow in Oklahoma. She left behind a permanent and beautiful legacy.
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