Lady Bird Johnson: References & Edit History
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Lady Bird Johnson’s role as first lady is covered in Lady Bird Johnson, A White House Diary (1970). Her lifelong interest in nature is reflected in Lady Bird Johnson and Carlton Lees, Wildflowers across America (1988, reissued 1993). A brief treatment of her life is Lewis L. Gould, “Lady Bird (Claudia Alta Taylor) Johnson,” in Lewis L. Gould (ed.), American First Ladies (1996), pp. 496–519. A detailed account of her beautification work is presented in Lewis L. Gould, Lady Bird Johnson and the Environment (1988). Liz Carpenter, Ruffles and Flourishes (1970, reissued 1993), offers an account of her life by her chief of staff and friend.
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Betty Boyd Caroli
Betty Boyd Caroli has written extensively about American first ladies. A graduate of Oberlin College, she holds a master's degree in Mass Communications from the Annenberg School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in American Civilization from New York University.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Deleted Web site: Official Site of Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - First Ladies recap: Lady Bird Johnson was a moral compass for her husband and for the country. | Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Correcting the Record on Lady Bird Johnson. | Jun 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - Lady Bird Johnson, first lady and diarist. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Lady Bird, Naturally. | Feb 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Potters Wax Museum - Lady Bird Johnson. | Nov 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - Listening to Lady Bird Johnson, in Her Own Words. | Sep 23, 2024 | ||
| Article updated for style; media added. | Jul 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Miller Center - Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson. | May 31, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iowa State University - Archives of Women's Political Communication - Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. | Jan 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: White House Historical Association - Biography of Claudia Johnson. | Jun 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Biography of Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson. | May 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. | Mar 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Beautification: A Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson. | Sep 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: US Presidents - Lady Bird Johnson. | Sep 05, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 09, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Wildlife Federation - Biography of Lady Bird Johnson. | Mar 30, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Biography of Lady Bird Johnson. | Sep 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National First Ladies' Library - First Lady Biography: Lady Bird Johnson. | Sep 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Claudia Alta Taylor [Lady Bird] Johnson. | Sep 27, 2013 | ||
| Changed "Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center" to "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center." | Mar 30, 2011 | ||
| Added photo of Johnson in classroom. | Jan 31, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Claudia Taylor Johnson. | Aug 13, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | May 12, 2008 | ||
| Death date added. | Jul 12, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 28, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 06, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jan 12, 2001 |
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