AUSTIN, Texas — Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.
Former first lady loved wildflowers, nature
lady bird johnson, 1912—2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 5:41 a.m. CDT, Monday, July 7, 2008
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