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Celebrating Lady Bird Johnson's 111th birthday

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  December 22, 2023 10:26pm CST
Austin
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Lady Bird Johnson's 111th birthday

Today would be the 111th birthday of former First Lady Claudia Alta Johnson, better known by her nickname, Lady Bird.

AUSTIN, Texas - Today would be the 111th birthday of former First Lady Claudia Alta Johnson, better known by her nickname, Lady Bird.

Johnson's legacy is deeply rooted in Austin. A UT Austin alumnus, she shared her first date with the future 36th president at the historic Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin.

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Lady Bird graduated cum laud from UT with a Bachelor's in Journalism.

That passion for journalism would lead to her flipping an inheritance from her father into the purchase of a local television station.

That station? None other than KTBC.

FOX 7 Austin is honored to carry on Lady Bird's legacy.