[ExI] r.i.p. ladybird johnson

[Jef Allbright]

On 7/12/07, spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Upon the passing of Ladybird Johnson, a local news writer commented that
> Ladybird changed the way America thought of the first lady.  It occurred to
> me how profound was his statement.  Before Mrs. Johnson became first lady,
> America thought of the first lady as Mrs. Kennedy.  But after Mrs. Johnson
> became the first lady, America thought of the first lady as Mrs. Johnson.
>
> Where the heck is everyone, and why am I reduced to making lame first lady
> jokes just to fill in the quietness?

And so you initiate a thread about personal identity?!

- Jef