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oldest surviving First Lady of the United States turns 93 today
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Posted on 12/22/2005 9:05:11 AM PST by lunarbicep

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1 posted on 12/22/2005 9:05:13 AM PST by lunarbicep
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I once lost $40 in a bar bet because I was convinced she was not still alive. And that was 10 years ago.

Long live Lady Bird.


2 posted on 12/22/2005 9:07:22 AM PST by AbeKrieger (Islam is the virus that causes al-Qaeda.)
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To: lunarbicep

Loved her. Hated him........


3 posted on 12/22/2005 9:09:25 AM PST by Red Badger (And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him)
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To: AbeKrieger

I'm so embarassed. I honestly thought she had passed away years ago. Happy Birthday Lady Bird.


4 posted on 12/22/2005 9:09:44 AM PST by ninergold3 (aka GiantsPrincess)
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To: AbeKrieger

So, pull it on someone else and get you money back. One born every minute, you know.......


5 posted on 12/22/2005 9:10:25 AM PST by Red Badger (And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him)
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Keep America Beautiful............I think she started that.......


6 posted on 12/22/2005 9:11:28 AM PST by Red Badger (And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him)
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To: AbeKrieger

Same thing used to happen with Mamie Eisenhower - you know, Forgotten but Not Gone....


7 posted on 12/22/2005 9:11:33 AM PST by linda_22003
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To: AbeKrieger
This was one that surprised me: Madame Chiang Kai-shek
8 posted on 12/22/2005 9:12:52 AM PST by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: lunarbicep

Happy Birthday Mrs. Johnson!


9 posted on 12/22/2005 9:13:51 AM PST by GreenLanternCorps (11-3 AFC North Champs!!! Who Dey! Who Dey! Who Dey Think Gonna Beat Dem Bengals!!!)
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Today Lady Bird leads a life devoted to her husband's memory. . .

Very forgiving, given how he treated her.

10 posted on 12/22/2005 9:14:09 AM PST by Mike Bates (Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
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I'm so embarassed. I honestly thought she had passed away years ago

Don't fret, Niner. You're not alone on that thought.

11 posted on 12/22/2005 9:14:20 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: July 4th
This was one that surprised me: Madame Chiang Kai-shek

Ah, seems this thread is turning into a Dead Pool.

12 posted on 12/22/2005 9:14:45 AM PST by AbeKrieger (Islam is the virus that causes al-Qaeda.)
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If you do the math, you will find out that LBJ was a cradle robber.........


13 posted on 12/22/2005 9:14:58 AM PST by Red Badger (And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him)
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To: lunarbicep

She was all class all the way - he was pond scum.


14 posted on 12/22/2005 9:16:44 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten (Is your problem ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
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To: Red Badger
Lady Bird was a lot smarter than LBJ; not quite as crooked.

I hope she has a happy birthday.

15 posted on 12/22/2005 9:18:33 AM PST by lonestar (Me, too--Weinie)
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She's still 15 years younger than Helen Thomas.


16 posted on 12/22/2005 9:19:33 AM PST by exile (Exile - Helen Thomas tried to lure me into her Gingerbread House.)
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Ever read "Capitol Hill in Black and White?" A tremendous book. I forget the author's name but he was an African American who worked in Congress and did some other jobs for Johnson including chauffering. He makes it clear Lyndon was not exactly faithful to Lady Bird and he could be quite a sleaze.

I always thought Lady Bird was a more decent character until I read in this book that once she refused to let a black secret service agent touch her when she was in the presence of Sen Strom Thurmond's first wife. Mrs Thurmond was a bigot apparently, and Lady Bird didn't want to offend her. My opinion of her went down after that.


17 posted on 12/22/2005 9:23:23 AM PST by TNCMAXQ
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Very forgiving, given how he treated her.

According to White House tapes released recently, LJB bragged that he'd had more women by accident than Kennedy had on purpose.

18 posted on 12/22/2005 9:23:25 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Watching the Today Show since 2002 so you don't have to.)
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To: Mike Bates
Very forgiving, given how he treated her.

I have a hard time understanding how someone can remain with a serial adulterer.

19 posted on 12/22/2005 9:23:51 AM PST by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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"She was all class all the way - he was pond scum."

And she said as much soon after he died.

20 posted on 12/22/2005 9:25:12 AM PST by nightdriver
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