Ladybird Johnson has died

[SoCalDem]

94 years old..

per MSNBC

wikipedia has updated too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Bird_Johnson

[BlooInBloo]

1. RIP

[MonkeyFunk]

2. aww

she was quite a lady.

[Fleshdancer]

3. R.I.P Ladybird

[H2O Man]

4. Yep.

She was a wonderful lady. I always admired her.

[Lisa]

5. my condolences to Texans (and all Americans) on the loss of a great person ...

[Fleshdancer]

Texans have lost too many good women lately

:(

[VP505]

6. I always liked

Mrs Johnson, may she RIP.

[musette_sf]

7. Ann and Molly are in the welcoming party n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

49. Ahhh!

That made me tear up!

Three great women of Texas!

[SoCalDem]

54. all the good ones.. and we are stuck with the evil ones still kicking

no fair :(

[flygal]

67. Amen

[XOKCowboy]

80. Yep...

I see that we have the same taste in avatars. LadyBird was a woman of grace, persistence and great patience. She had to be to keep LBJ somewhat in line. She was a great lady. RIP LadyBird

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. My thoughts go out to her daughters and their families. eom

[Sparkly]

9. Sorry to hear it.

94 -- That's a good long life, though.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. RIP...

She was an amazing person...

Safe passage to her...

[senseandsensibility]

11. RIP

So sorry to hear that.

[FourScore]

12. Farewell, good lady! n/t

[originalpckelly]

13. RIP

[Tammie]

14. I'm truly sorry to hear this news

I liked her....RIP Ladybird.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

15. Lady Bird Johnson was a classy, classy lady.

RIP, you're with your Lyndon now.

[rtassi]

81. With Lyndon?

I believe it is our responsibility and calling as a humanity in our ongoing efforts to evolve, to practice forgiveness. That stated, to completely ignore the fact that Lady Bird spent (by choice) her married life with a man who's crimes against this country and his fellow man were so egregious as to saddle us with consequences that we are still living with today, to me, is beyond comprehension. LBJ helped orchestrate the murder of his boss in 1963, in addition to his many other well documented crimes, and if you believe that that could have happened without her knowledge, then perhaps you would consider re-examining that period of American History, as well as the relationship and union between a man and a women in an institution called marriage!

[John Kerry VonErich]

87. Proof proof proof

Give me evidence that she took part in all those things.

[TahitiNut]

16. Au revoir, Ladybird.

:patriot: Say 'Hi!" to Ann Richards and Molly Ivan!

[Subdivisions]

17. Rest well, our beautiful Texas wildflower.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. In one sense, she was an early environmentalist, calling our attention

to the way we had trashed our landscape.

[malaise]

22. Very true n/t

[Hidden Stillness]

43. Many, Many Programs With Real Citizen Participation, for the Good of All

She was a wonderful, true New Deal Democrat, as strong on education and programs to end poverty--real ones, that gave money and job training to the people, much as block grants do--as Pres. Johnson was. She also worked very hard the whole time, on the Keep America Beautiful campaign while First Lady, the revival of the tree-planting and appreciation of nature of Arbor Day, her calls for flower etc., plantings, and a huge anti-litter campaign that was very popular; I remember it all, a real civic era. A real environmentalist of the Rachel Carson type, and a true Democrat; she was wonderful, and classy.

[goodgd_yall]

73. Yes, she made a difference in getting us to pay attention

Over these past years I've been seeing more trash on our streets and highways and I've thought back to Ladybird Johnson and how she made a difference for my generation in getting Americans more conscious about keeping our land litter free. I'm grateful to her for that message.

[malaise]

19. RIP Ladybird

Southern to the core. And yes she loved her flowers.

[bigwillq]

20. RIP

May she rest in peace.

[Terri S]

21. aw, a magnificent lady

She will be missed.

[Alexander]

23. RIP

Here's hoping.

O8)

[qanda]

24. RIP

[Katherine Brengle]

25. :(

[IChing]

26. "Any committee is only as good as "

"Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable,
determined and vigorous person on it.
There must be somebody who provides the flame. "

Lady Bird Johnson

RIP

[Ilsa]

27. Great eulogy on CNN. RIP Lady Bird. You made the world more beautiful. nt

[demosincebirth]

28. Rest in peace, Lady Bird.

[Maat]

29. May she rest in peace!

Say 'hello' to Molly and Ann for us, LadyBird!

[RufusTFirefly]

30. Which comedian used to say this?

(imitating LBJ) "Ladybird! Company comin'! Byew-ti-fy yourself!"

May she rest in peace.

[SoCalDem]

She LOVED yellow.. I like this pic of her

[terrya]

31. Class act as First Lady

Sorry to hear about this.

[Kadie]

32. RIP

;(

[whistle]

33. Ahaa, that is sad, she was one first lady I really admired

[KoKo]

34. Highway Beatification Program (Wildflowers along I-95, etc) was HER PROGRAM!

and getting rid of BILL BOARDS on NATIONAL HIGHWAYS!

Loved her book about her problems with her daughters in the White House (they were party girls) and it was a great read...she was VERY REAL...And we owe the wildflowers on our National Highways to Lady Bird for her "Highway Beautification Program." RIP Ms. Johnson...you were a true "Lady with a Heart." :cry:

She and Rosalyn Carter are the two FIRST LADIES...I will always admire.

[Hardrada]

79. Actually it is the current Pope behind the Highway Beatification

Project. But, yes, of course Ladybird was for tidying up our environment and good for her!

[Maddy McCall]

35. Rest in peace, Ladybird.

:grouphug:

[uppityperson]

36. RIP

[Strawman]

37. R.I.P., Ladybird

[JitterbugPerfume]

38. Just this morning

a friend was telling me that he and his wife toured Ladybirds garden recently.

She was a great lady and she will be missed . Lady bird was one of the early environmentalists

[Vadem]

39. Yes, RIP, Lady Bird! I'm sitting here shedding tears for a true...

First Lady! She was always a lady, through thick and thin. Lady Bird, I have many wonderful memories of you in the White House--Rest in Peace and say hello to my beloved in heaven, who was also one of your biggest supporters.

[blogslut]

40. All gone now

It hit me like a ton of bricks. They're all gone. The Trumans, the Eisenhowers, the Kennedy's, the Fords, the Nixons and now the Johnsons. It's like an era has died. I'm bawling here.

[terrya]

47. Betty Ford is still alive.

But the others are indeed gone.

[blogslut]

52. My apologies

Your are correct. My apologies to Mrs. Ford who is most absolutely alive.

I'm still crying though and I'm not sure why. I guess because Ladybird really was a great woman and now she's gone.

[Ilsa]

41. The Bastards at FOX News are talking about the failures of the Johnson Administration.

Using words like "Collapse" of J.A. "Debt" -- as if the Bush* supporters have any room to talk.

They are so tacky.

[politicasista]

42. R.I.P. Mrs. Ladybird

Pickles could take lots of lessons from her.



:(

[DeepModem Mom]

44. Quite a woman!

Beautiful photo -- thank you!

[Pastiche423]

45. Peaceful journey, Ladybird

[vademocrat]

46. Rest in peace and thank you for the daffodils and tulips in DC!

It may have been part of the Highway Beautification Program she started - hillsides throughout DC are covered with daffodils and tulips in the spring. One of my favorite memories of living in DC..

[SoCalDem]

56. Trees too.. I have seen many pictures of her with a shovel & a spindly tree

She was dedicated to growing things

[WildEyedLiberal]

48. RIP

[Cameron27]

50. A great lady.

RIP

[ljm2002]

51. Sorry to hear it...

...she was a first lady to be admired, for sure. Always gracious, and a very real person.

RIP.

[ronnykmarshall]

53. Doesn't she look like Patti Lupone in this picture??

[SoCalDem]

58. Especially when both are black & white..look

[trackfan]

60. Patti Lupone played her in a TV movie some years back

didn't she?

[ronnykmarshall]

62. You're RIGHT!

Lemme look up the name of that movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093377/

Found it! LBJ: The Early Years - 1987 TV Film

[Beelzebud]

55. R.I.P. Mrs. Johnson

[Blue_In_AK]

57. Ladybird was a sweetheart.

[ThatsMyBarack]

59. She was from before my time.

What did you like about her? I can tell by that picture she was a classy dresser.

[democrat2thecore]

61. You'll Learn Over The Next Few Days

She was an environmentalist back when they said, "Concerned with ecology." Way before her time. She was also an early feminist back when they called them, "Women's Libbers." She was a great lady and Lyndon's greatest asset. What a long life. RIP, Lady Bird.

[SoCalDem]

64. She was a genteel lady.. always pleasant and did not put on airs

she knew that Jackie was the epitome of glamour, and Ladybird was just herself.. I think "Bar" tried to come off like Ladybird too, but Bar has no grace.. It must have been surgically removed while she was giving birth to the beast..

[SeattleGirl]

63. Rest in peace, Ladybird.

O8)

[charlyvi]

65. She was integral to the Head Start program....

Lobbying both publicly and privately to save kids at risk. RIP great lady! Give Lyndon hell!

[JCMach1]

83. Don't forget the wildflower projects she was involved with

... she always made the world a more beautiful place and that's not a bad thing...

[Beaverhausen]

66. RIP Lady Bird

[barbtries]

68. damn.

i thought she died a long time ago. with that in mind, she must have lived a good long time.

[goodgd_yall]

69. That's sad to hear. Requiescat in Pacem n/t

[treestar]

70. RIP

I didn't even realize she was still alive up to today.

You know how that liberal media follows all Democrats and their wives.

[Madspirit]

71. K&R...RIP : < ...n/t

[bdamomma]

72. RIP Lady Bird

you are in a better place.

[KoKo]

74. Lovely Lady...."Highway Beautification Act" and dealth with two daughters

who were REAL REBELLIOUS TEENS when the Media was still going AFTER PRESIDENT's DAUGHTERS....not like today.

[Michigander4Dean]

75. What a sweet lady. RIP Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson. nt

[bleedingheart]

76. Rest in peace Ladybird...

a great lady..

[Lifelong Protester]

77. Remember too her brave Whistle Stop tour

working hard to get her fellow southerners to see that the Civil Rights Act was a good thing, and therefor helped her husband immensely. She was very politically astute, and well-liked. She did a lot of good on that tour.

[wicket]

78. RIP Ladybird

:patriot:

[doni_georgia]

82. RIP Ladybird

[flaminbats]

84. southern hospitality..where did it go?

she never expected much from me, but always gave more than we asked of her. ;(

[19jet54]

85. Her Legacy...

... and her husband's can best be viewed by the Black Wall of names, called The Vietnam Memorial - I have the same respect for George & Laura Bush - Texas Warmongers!

[jackster]

86. A sad day...

Lady Bird Johnson was the original true Steel Magnolia - a successful businesswoman and media mogul with a heart of gold and that great Southern Charm

Lady Bird go in Peace

I loved, admired, and respected you

You made our country more beautiful in many, many ways