Lady Bird Johnson - We have to change.

We have to change.

Context

She campaigned alone traveling throughout the South by train. She argued for change regarding civil rights. No First Lady had ever campaigned alone before, including Eleanor Roosevelt.

Topics

Citations

Claudia Johnson, 1912-2007, [Lady Bird], First Lady (Lyndon Baines Johnson), Campaign speech throughout the South, 1964

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About the Author

Lady Bird Johnson

Born: December 22, 1912
Died: July 11, 2007
Nationality: American
Profession: First Lady

Biography

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson was an American socialite and First Lady of the United States as the wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson from 1963 to 1969. She had previously served as the Second Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963.

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