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THE FIRST FAMILY Born in Stonewall, Texas, on August 27, 1908, Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn into office as the thirty-sixth president of the United States in Dallas, Texas. Like the man he succeeded, Johnson was born into a family with a political heritage. Claudia (Lady Bird) Taylor was born December 22, 1912, and married LBJ in 1934. Their first daughter, Lynda Bird Johnson, was born March 19, 1944, followed by Luci Baines on July 2, 1947.
Photographer: Natural Color by Mike Roberts
American
1963–1969
Medium/Technique
Photochrome on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8972
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. C-17351 U.S.A.
COLOR BY MIKE ROBERTS BERKELEY, CALIF 94710
Published for Washington Novelty Inc., Washington, D.C.
COLOR BY MIKE ROBERTS BERKELEY, CALIF 94710
Published for Washington Novelty Inc., Washington, D.C.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)