You were the first wife of flowers and beauty.
I wrote to Mrs. Johnson quite a few years back to thank her for one contribution, her beautification of America's highways. I was so touched by the beautiful bluebells blooming across country on one driving trip and was then educated to the fact that they were there because of "Ladybird." This beauty remains a good memory.
I'm grateful for all Lady Bird Johnson has done for America, and I know she will be missed but never forgotten
It looks like the former first lady on Friday will "lie in repose" at the LBJ Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, where the public can pay respects. A private funeral on Saturday in Austin will be followed on Sunday by private burial at the Johnson family cemetery in Stonewall, Texas.
Lady Bird Johnson, our former first lady, and Actress Helen Hayes founded the Wildflower Center in 1982 to protect and preserve North America's native plants and natural landscapes. Decades ago, Mrs. Johnson recognized that our country was losing its natural landscapes and its natural beauty. As much as 30 percent of the world's native flora is at risk of extinction. The Wildflower Center was intended to help preserve and restore that beauty and the biological richness of North America. Since
I remember how elegant she was on November 22, 1963. I was only ten years old at the time and I remember how she stood by her husband as he addressed the nation. She will be missed.
Dan Gould
16 years agoGood for Lady Bird. I regret not knowing more about her until now.
Jonathon Nierengarten
16 years agoHats off to a great American First Lady...