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Lady Bird Johnson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lady Bird Taylor Johnson, Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, Claudia Taylor, Claudia Johnson, Claudia Taylor Johnson, Lady Bird, Mrs. Claudia T. Johnson
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
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Claudia Alta Taylor, known as Lady Bird Johnson, was an American entrepreneur and politician. Born in Karnack, Texas, in 1912, she was educated at the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Alabama, and the Moody College of Communication. She was a member of the Democratic Party and worked in the field of politics. She was married to Lyndon B. Johnson and had two children, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson.
Johnson served as the Second Lady and later as the First Lady of the United States. She was an Episcopalian who spoke English. She died in Austin in 2007. Her notable awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. She also experienced blindness as a medical condition.
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Film & TV
Karnack, Texas, USA
Known for
- The Lady Bird Diaries — Self (archive footage)2023
- First Ladies — Self (archive footage)2020
- Race for the White House — Self (archive footage)2016
- The Presidents' Gatekeepers — Self (archive footage)2013
- All the Presidents' Wives — Self (archive footage)2008
- Oswald's Ghost — Self (archive footage)2007
- JFK: Breaking the News — Self (archive footage)2003
- Inside the White House — Self (archive footage)1996
- Intimate Portrait — Self1993
- LBJ — Herself1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Claudia
- Family name
- Taylor
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Karnack
- Place of death
- Austin
- Spouse
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Child
- Luci Baines Johnson
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States
- Educated at
- Moody College of Communication
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- Lady Bird Johnson, photo portrait, standing at rear of White House, color, crop (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Lady Bird Johnson
- date of birth
- 1912-12-22
- date of death
- 2007-07-11
- medical condition
- blindness
- birth name
- Claudia Alta Taylor
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- Lady Bird Johnson
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. She had previously been the second lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, when her husband was vice president under President John F. Kennedy.
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.
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