Lady Bird Johnson's Birthday: Her Life And Style In Pictures (PHOTOS)

Lady Bird Johnson, a former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, was born 97 years ago today. Though she became first lady unexpectedly when President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963, her husband was elected president in 1964. She passed away on July 11, 2007 at age 94. Check out these photos of the style-savvy first lady.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • August, 1948: Then-Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson poses on primary election day in Austin, Texas, with his wife Lady Bird and their daughters Lynda, left, and Luci in this Aug. 28, 1948 file photo. There's no Texas election quite like the infamous 1948 U.S. Senate primary race between Lyndon B. Johnson and Coke Stevenson, a contest that gave Johnson an 87-vote surprise victory and propelled him on his path toward the presidency. (AP Photo, File)

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[Heythatsmybike]

06:48 PM on 12/27/2009

this woman's husband axed kennedy

[SallyMutant]

01:20 AM on 12/26/2009

Nice post, but you left out the most beautiful photos of Lady Bird--as a fine old lady amongst the flowers at her wildflower reasearch center.

[SmallChange]

12:48 PM on 12/23/2009

OMG in 7 of the 14 photos - bare armed Lady Bird including one with bare shoulders. How did she ever get away with that?

[CARTERJ]

09:47 AM on 12/23/2009

What a lovely lady she was. Jackie Kennedy was a tough act to follow, but Lady Bird held her own, even though they were polar opposites, stylistically. Jackie was cool, aloof, regal and elegant, Lady Bird was real and down-to-earth with her own sense of self. It was she who gave the impetus to the environmental movement. Whenever I travel on the interstate and pass a section of wildflowers, I remember LadyBird. A class act all the way around.

[bisbeeornotbisbee]

07:40 AM on 12/23/2009

In Oct. 1964, LBJ and Lady Bird came to Dover, Del. to campaign. I always thought that Lady Bird was attractive, but I was stunned when I saw her in person: she was drop-down dead gorgeous! She was wearing a yellow wool Chanel-type suit, which contrasted with her dark hair. Such a sweet, lovely person, too. RIP, Lady Bird. I always loved you.

[DnDCfromChi-town]

01:39 AM on 12/23/2009

Go head mama!!!

[clarendon67]

09:44 PM on 12/22/2009

Lady Bird looked fabulous.

[HarpoSnarx]

05:59 PM on 12/22/2009

Lady Bird was a class act all the way.

[ElsaIndy]

05:11 PM on 12/22/2009

LadyBird was one of our finest First Ladies. Always elegant and dignified. She will be forever associated with wildflowers from her beautify America project. She was a professional woman in her own right and served this country during a terrible time with distinction and grace.

[snoopjohnny]

01:42 AM on 12/23/2009

Great post.....Lady Bird's dedicated efforts improved our highways and public places to create what we now consider the natural appearance of "America". Planted flowers and park benches replaced billboards and junkyards, giving the country something to be proud of. She was an even more active First Lady in some ways than Eleanor Roosevelt and a classy person who brought real change in a time of stress and conflict.

[Yamster]

04:42 PM on 12/22/2009

She was always a great dresser, but OH MY GOD! She's sleeveless! And strapless! And her calves and ankles are showing!

[msoverall]

09:06 PM on 12/22/2009

LOL, it's nice to point out the idiotic hypocracy of some folks here.

[BeaglesRule33511]

03:50 PM on 12/22/2009

Love her best in the second to the last photo ~ in the Second Floor Center Hall ~ pretty and happy.

[janie@atthelake]

02:27 PM on 12/22/2009

Nice photos.

[LMPE]

02:26 PM on 12/22/2009

Too bad that Lady Bird's husband started the Dems on a conservative path and got the US into the Vietnam War.

[mssreader]

03:24 PM on 12/22/2009

Oh my, lmpe. you really need to get your history straight. I suggest at least one year intensive study.