Amid the current political craziness, I decided to step back in time with Shannon McKenna Schmidt’s recently released “ You ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lady Bird Johnson, born Claudia Alta Taylor, is one of our most highly regarded first ladies in all of American history. She’s ...

Mention Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson to almost anyone except a presidential historian and you will likely be met with a blank stare. But use her lifelong nickname, “Lady Bird,” and it evokes ...

When you think of Lady Bird Johnson, you may think of her iconic name. Born Claudia Alta Taylor, the first lady was nicknamed "Lady Bird" by a nursemaid. Or, you may think of her environmental ...

It's one of the most historic hotels in Texas, and this summer it will debut new renovations that still keeps its history at ...

She came into the world in 1912 as Claudia Alta Taylor. But by the time she was 2, her nursemaid had declared that she was “pretty as a lady bird.” And with that, her name was decided. Her fate, ...

THIS WEEK IN 2007, FORMER FIRST LADY CLAUDIA “LADY BIRD” JOHNSON PASSED AWAY AT 94 YEARS OLD. BORN AS CLAUDIA ALTA TAYLOR IN KARNACK, TEXAS, SHE WAS JUST A TODDLER WHEN A FAMILY NURSEMAID DESCRIBED ...

"Over a span of eighteen years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded forty-seven oral history interviews with Michael Gillette and his colleagues. These conversations, just released in 2011, form the heart of ...

“Despite decades of harm, the Department of Transportation is pushing a plan to widen the Cross Bronx by adding another highway structure over the Bronx River and Starlight Park, doubling down on the ...

THIS WEEK IN 1964, FORMER FIRST LADY, LADY BIRD JOHNSON, PLANNED HER WHISTLE STOP CAMPAIGN TOUR THROUGH THE SOUTH. WITH 47 STOPS IN TOTAL, THE FIRST LADY CONNECTED WITH SOUTHERN VOTERS AHEAD OF THE ...