Lady Bird Johnson: Former First Lady Dies at 94

Lady Bird Johnson was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Born Claudia Alta Taylor on December 22, 1912, in Karnack, Texas, she was nicknamed Lady Bird as a child.

She was married to Lyndon B. Johnson for 38 years and became First Lady after John F. Kennedy's assassination. She championed highway beautification and conservation, and the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 was nicknamed the Lady Bird Bill. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1988.

She founded the National Wildflower Research Center, now the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, in Austin. She also built a successful broadcasting business. Lady Bird died of natural causes at her home in Austin, Texas, on July 11, 2007, at age 94.

Achievements: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977), Congressional Gold Medal (1988).

Birth: December 22, 1912 - Karnack, Texas.

Profession: First Lady and conservationist.

Interesting Facts: She was the last surviving First Lady of the 1960s.