Lady Bird Johnson is dead At 94. Of course when someone of that age it is not unexpected, especially after a lengthy illness --but nonetheless a sad occaision.
With her passing another little bit of our links to history also pass. She was witness no many great events, indeed, events that leave their mark to this day. And she long enough to, in fact, see the effects of those events as they played out over the years. A Cold War First Lady, she saw that conflicts demise. She was next to an embattled President fighting an unpopular war. Her story was an interesting one. And she will be missed.