Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
| Lynda Bird Johnson Robb | |
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Lady Bird Johnson (seated) with her daughter Lynda Johnson Robb (left) and First Lady Laura Bush in 2005
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| First Lady of Virginia | |
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In office January 16, 1982 – January 18, 1986 |
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| Governor | Chuck Robb |
| Preceded by | Edwina P. Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Jeannie Baliles |
| Second Lady of Virginia | |
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In office January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Edwina P. Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Martha Davis |
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| Born |
Lynda Bird Johnson March 19, 1944 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Robb |
| Children | Lucinda Desha Robb Catherine Lewis Robb Jennifer Wickliffe Robb |
| Parents |
Lyndon B. Johnson Lady Bird Johnson |
| Relatives |
Luci Baines Johnson (sister) Sam Houston Johnson (uncle) Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas, Austin |
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (born March 19, 1944) is an American chairwoman and magazine editor who served as First Lady of Virginia from 1982 to 1986, before that as Second Lady of Virginia from 1978-1982. She is the elder of the two daughters of former United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson and former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. She is the oldest living child of a U.S. President following the death of John Eisenhower on December 21, 2013.
When Lynda Bird Johnson was born, her mother, Lady Bird, had suffered three miscarriages, and her doctor spoke pessimistically of her chances of having more children, so her father, Lyndon suggested that she be named for both her parents. Thus, the name "Lynda Bird."
Johnson was engaged to Bernard Rosenbach before she met the actor George Hamilton, who himself had been engaged to Susan Kohner. In 1966, Johnson and Hamilton began dating. Because of an increase in Secret Service protection of Presidential relatives resulting from the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Hamilton-Johnson couple were one of the first to be protected by Secret Service agents.
Johnson later married U.S. Marine Corps Captain Charles S. Robb in the East Room of the White House in 1967 in a service celebrated by the Right Reverend Gerald Nicholas McAllister. Her husband served with distinction in Vietnam. Charles Robb later became Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1978-82), making her Second Lady of Virginia. Later, Robb became Governor of Virginia (1982-86), making her First Lady of Virginia. He also served two terms as U.S. Senator from Virginia.
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