Title:

Letter from Lady Bird Johnson to Mary Lasker

Creator:

The White House
Johnson, Lady Bird

Recipient:

Lasker, Mary

Date:

30 July 1968

Description:

Lady Bird Johnson was a personal friend of Lasker, with whom she shared an interest in flowers, gardening, and urban beautification. Their friendship gave Lasker access to President Lyndon Johnson, who credited medical science with saving his life after his heart attack in 1958, and who was responsive to the memoranda and drafts of speeches Lasker regularly submitted to him.

Original Repository:

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers

Location:

Box: 276

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Lady Bird Johnson.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers. 12417

Legacy ID:

TLBBCL

NLM ID:

101584665X30

Profiles Collection:

The Mary Lasker Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584665X30

Story Section:

Biographical Information