/tags/lady-bird-johnson Lady Bird Johnson en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:57:28 GMT /politics/2022-02-21/biographer-lady-bird-johnson-influenced-lbjs-presidency-while-hiding-in-plain-sight The first lady may have been uncomfortable using words like "power" and "influence" to describe her role in her husband's presidency, but Julia Sweig says she's not sure Johnson could have pulled it off without the "astute political animal." Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:57:28 GMT /politics/2022-02-21/biographer-lady-bird-johnson-influenced-lbjs-presidency-while-hiding-in-plain-sight Jennifer Stayton /austin/2021-07-15/new-exhibit-beyond-the-wildflowers-celebrates-the-life-of-lady-bird-johnson “Lady Bird: Beyond the Wildflowers� will feature never-before-seen artifacts such as letters, photographs and clothing that belonged to the former first lady. The exhibit runs through August 2023. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:12:25 GMT /austin/2021-07-15/new-exhibit-beyond-the-wildflowers-celebrates-the-life-of-lady-bird-johnson Nadia Hamdan /life-arts/2015-11-13/philanthropist-who-helped-bring-long-center-to-austin-dies-at-79 Prominent Austin philanthropist, arts activist and lawyer Jo Anne Christian died Thursday afternoon after a battle with lung cancer. She was 79 years� Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:47:28 GMT /life-arts/2015-11-13/philanthropist-who-helped-bring-long-center-to-austin-dies-at-79 KUT Staff