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Lady Bird Johnson
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Lady Bird Johnson, pictured here in 1962, was wife of then vice president Lyndon B. Johnson and an influenttial confidante who brought an air of grace to her husband's political life. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, who were both proud Texans, spent downtime on their ranch in Johnson City in 1963. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
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President Lyndon B. Johnson takes a family photo in the White House with the three leading ladies in his life: his youngest daughter Luci Baines Johnson (right), oldest daughter Lynda Bird Johnson (left) and his wife Lady Bird Johnson (seated). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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No one is better suited to be the belle of the ball than Lady Bird Johnson, whose canary yellow dress and long white gloves show off her elegance in this White House portrait. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Lady Bird Johnson, who was an advocate of Head Start and a dedicated environmental conservationist, was outspoken about her causes during a CBS interview at her ranch in Austin, Texas in 1969. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
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In 1970, Lady Bird Johnson published A White House Diary, a personal account of her husband's presidency. She's seen here posing with her daughter Luci Nugent at a book event. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Lady Bird Johnson speaks to President Richard Nixon at the funeral service for her husband, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in 1973. (Photo by Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
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After leaving the White House, Lady Bird Johnson was a vocal supporter of various causes including equal rights for women. In 1981, she attended an ERA event with First Lady Betty Ford (left). (Photo by Penelope Breese/Liaison)
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A champion of environmental preservation, Lady Bird Johnson spent much of her later life promoting the beautification of America. Here she's pictured amidst wildflower meadows in the blighted South Bronx. (Photo by John Pedin/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
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Lady Bird Johnson was a beloved and respected figure in America, pictured here at a party hosted by President Ronald Reagan at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in 1991.
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In 1982, Lady Bird Johnson founded the Lady Bird Wildflower Center in Texas to preserve and promote the beauty of the land. She once said: “My heart found its home long ago in the beauty, mystery, order and disorder of the flowering earth.” (Photo by Education Images/UIG via Getty Images