Lynda Bird Johnson Robb | |
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 Johnson Robb in 2016 | |
| First Lady of Virginia | |
| In role January 16, 1982 – January 18, 1986 | |
| Governor | Chuck Robb |
| Preceded by | Edwina P. Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Jeannie Baliles |
| Second Lady ofVirginia | |
| In role January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1982 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Chuck Robb |
| Preceded by | Edwina P. Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Martha Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lynda Bird Johnson (1944-03-19)March 19, 1944 (age 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Johnson family |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (née Johnson; born March 19, 1944) is the elder daughter of the 36th U.S. PresidentLyndon B. Johnson and former First LadyLady Bird Johnson. She served as chairwoman of the Board ofReading is Fundamental, the nation's largest children's literacy organization, as well as chairwoman of thePresident's Advisory Committee for Women. She is a magazine editor who served asFirst Lady of Virginia from 1982 to 1986, and asSecond Lady of Virginia from 1978 to 1982. She is the oldest livingchild of a U.S. president, following the death ofJohn Eisenhower on December 21, 2013. She serves as a Vice President of theSociety of Presidential Descendants.
When Lynda Bird Johnson was born, her motherLady Bird had suffered three miscarriages and her doctor spoke pessimistically of her chances of having any more children, so her father suggested that she be named for both her parents. Thus, the name "Lynda Bird".[1][2]
Johnson was engaged to Bernard Rosenbach before she met the actorGeorge Hamilton, who himself had been engaged toSusan Kohner. In 1966, Johnson and Hamilton began dating.[3][4]
Johnson later marriedU.S. Marine CorpsCaptainCharles S. Robb.[5]
On May 9, 1979, PresidentJimmy Carter appointed Lynda Bird Johnson Robb to chair thePresident's Advisory Committee for Women. The committee of 30 worked to carry out Carter's mandate to promote equality for women in the cultural, social, economic, and political life of the United States.[6]
Robb was educated at theNational Cathedral School for Girls, graduated from theUniversity of Texas at Austin, and was a member ofZeta Tau Alpha sorority. She also briefly attendedMercy College.[7]
She has three daughters, Lucinda Desha Robb (born 1968), Catherine Lewis Robb (born 1970) and Jennifer Wickliffe Robb (born 1978).[8]
In 2004, Robb attended thestate funeral of President Ronald Reagan, on behalf of her mother, who was unable to attend because of poor health. She again represented her mother at thestate funeral of President Gerald Ford, who died December 26, 2006. In 2018, Robb attended thestate funeral of George H. W. Bush alongside her husbandCharles Robb, her sisterLuci Baines Johnson and her brother-in-law Ian Turpin.[9]
Robb serves as a vice president of theSociety of Presidential Descendants.[10]
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