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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Lady Bird Johnson Falls

By Steve Barnes (NYT)
Published: October 9, 2003

Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson, was taken to a hospital emergency room after falling at her house in Austin. She was released within hours. An aide said Mrs. Johnson, who is 90 and uses a walker, apparently stumbled and then fell backward. She had a stroke last year and was hospitalized for three weeks. Steve Barnes (NYT)