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Claudia paid a lot of attention to the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., and pushed to have it cleaned up. She planted gardens throughout the city and initiated clean-ups in lower-income neighborhoods.
She was also passionate about the nation’s historic state parks and would bring media crews to them to promote their preservation.
After Lyndon’s presidency ended in 1969, she moved with him to their ranch in Texas. However, she continued to work and live in the public eye. Claudia served on the council of the National Park Service’s Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings, and Monuments for many years.
She published a book on her life in the White House in 1970 and continued to promote natural beauty and scenery throughout Texas.
In 1982, she founded the National Wildlife Research Center, which was expanded and renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in 1998.
During her later years, Claudia served on multiple boards and spent much time with her children and grandchildren.
After a life of hard work and dedication toward her passions, Lady Bird passed away in 2007 at her home in Austin, Texas. She was 94 years old.
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