Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady, dies at age 94

[Brent]

RIP

AUSTIN, Texas - Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.

Lady Bird Johnson returned home late last month after a week at Seton Medical Center, where she'd been admitted for a low-grade fever. Her husband died in 1973.

She died at her Austin home of natural causes about 4:18 p.m. CDT, said Elizabeth Christian, the spokeswoman. She said she was surrounded by family and friends.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19717425/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Bird_Johnson

[Regit]

She was a class act. Her death is a very sad occasion for America.

[vbhoutex]

She was a class act. Her death is a very sad occasion for America.

That is about the only way to say it. She oozed class and southern charm. May she RIP.

[HurricaneBill]

Just out of curiosity, where did she get the name Lady Bird?

[Regit]

Just out of curiosity, where did she get the name Lady Bird?

She got the name from a nurse when she was born and it stuck.

[vbhoutex]

Just out of curiosity, where did she get the name Lady Bird?

She got the name from a nurse when she was born and it stuck.

Her real name was Claudia. The nurse said she was "pretty as a lady bird" and the rest is history.

[TexasStooge]

R.I.P. Lady Bird Johnson.