Lady Bird Johnson has died
July 11, 2007 at 5:13 pm by Andisheh Nouraee in Randomly NotedLady Bird Johnson has died. She was the widow of Lyndon Johnson and, if I’m not mistaken, the second longest-living first lady after Bess Truman.
In April, I toured the Johnson ranch near Austin, Texas. It was her main residence at the time, but she was not home.
I snapped some photos of the ranch with my camera phone. Among them is a photo of her likely resting place next to her husband. Lyndon Johnson’s tomb is the tallest one in the foreground. Four generations of Johnsons are buried here.
July 11th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Andy, thank you very much for not making any tasteless “Johnson” jokes that would have detracted from your respectful coverage of the passing of the former first lady. Which reminds me — what famous American company is named after a man with two penises? Johnson & Johnson.
July 11th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
I started to write a joke about how Lady Bird Johnson and Lyndon Baines Johnson must have had a heckuva time keeping their monogrammed towels straight, but I reconsidered.
July 11th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Four generations! That’s a lot of Johnsons.
July 11th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
You know, this reminds me of the time officials exhumed the body of President Zachary Taylor. The coroner who examined the remains declared: “Mrs. Taylor was a VERY lucky woman!”
July 12th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
There used to be a famous NASCAR driver named “Junior Johnson.” I don’t suppose he got the “pole” position very often!
Get it?
July 12th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
NASCAR….don’t forget Dick Trickle. Seriously.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Silly Billy: I’m sorry I don’t get it. Could you explain?
July 12th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Hey, Ken: if CL had a goddamn NASCAR writer like a REAL newspaper, you wouldn’t have any trouble “getting it.” Why don’t you put Scott Henry on the beat? He’s a drag since he quit writing about butt plugs and shit like that. Know what I’m saying, dog?
July 13th, 2007 at 9:24 am
A NASCAR writer?
Please don’t tell me that CL would consider going Redneck on us…
July 13th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Yer, right, Silly Billy. We need a NASCARrespondent. But what good would that do you? They don’t have a track in Brooklyn.
July 13th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
You wanna bet? They get going fast on Flatbush Avenue and pedestrians have to jump out of the way — where do you think the word “Dodgers” came from, anyway? It’s sort of like a cross between NASCAR and whack a mole.