AP News, July 12th, 2007
Key dates in the life of Lady Bird Johnson:
Dec. 22, 1912 _ Claudia Alta Taylor born in Karnack, Texas.
Around 1913 _ Nicknamed Lady Bird in infancy.
Nov. 17, 1934 _ Marries Lyndon Johnson.
April 10, 1937 _ Lyndon Johnson elected to Congress in special election.
March 19, 1944 _ Daughter Lynda Bird Johnson born.
July 2, 1947 _ Daughter Luci Baines Johnson born.
Nov. 2, 1948 _ Johnson elected to U.S. Senate.
Nov. 8, 1960 _ Johnson elected vice president as John F. Kennedy's running-mate.
Nov. 22, 1963 _ President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas; Vice President Johnson sworn in as president aboard Air Force One with his wife by his side.
Nov. 3, 1964 _ Johnson elected to a full term as president in landslide over Sen. Barry Goldwater.
Oct. 22, 1965 _ President Johnson signs the Highway Beautification Act, a key goal of the first lady.
Aug. 6, 1966 _ Daughter Luci marries Patrick Nugent.
Dec. 9, 1967 _ Daughter Lynda Bird marries Charles Robb.
March 31, 1968 _ President Johnson announces he won't seek a second full term as president.
Jan. 20, 1969 _ Richard Nixon sworn in as president.
Jan. 22, 1973 _ Former President Johnson dies unexpectedly of a heart attack.
Jan. 10, 1977 _ Receives Medal of Freedom.
Dec. 22, 1982 _ On 70th birthday, with Helen Hayes, founds the National Wildflower Research Center, later renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
April 28, 1988 _ Receives Congressional Gold Medal.
July 11, 2007 _ Dies of natural causes at her Austin home, surrounded by family and friends.
