Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (ne Taylor, December 22, 1912 - July 11, 2007) was First Lady of the United States (1963-69), as the wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.
Notably well-educated for a woman of her era, she proved a capable manager and a shrewd investor. After marrying Lyndon B. Johnson in 1934 when he was a political hopeful in Austin, Texas, she used a modest inheritance to bankroll his congressional campaign, and then ran his office while he served in the Navy. Next, she bought a radio station and then a TV station, which soon made them millionaires. As First Lady, she broke new ground by interacting directly with Congress, employing her own press secretary, and making a solo electioneering tour.