Lady Bird Johnson

AmericansWomenFirst Ladies1900s2000s
Written By Heather Rogers, presidential doodler

FIRST LADY TO LYNDON B. JOHNSON // #36

  • Super shy when she was younger; she purposely answered some questions wrong to make sure she didn’t end up valedictorian or salutatorian

  • Earned a double-degree: history and journalism

  • Described Lyndon as “electric”

  • He proposed the day after they met (she didn’t say yes right away)

  • Started a diary days before she moved into the White House

  • Watered down her wine and enjoyed just a few kernels of popcorn to maintain her weight

  • Had been married 39 years when he died; she outlived him by another 34 years

 

Listen to In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson for more about her. She’s fascinating.

Heather Rogers, presidential doodler

I’ve read at least one book about every U.S. president, never tire of shoehorning presidential trivia into conversations, and am basically an expert at hiding mistakes in my sketchbooks.

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