Lestat, the vampire narrator of Anne Rice's most recent book, Blood Canticle, begins the novel with a harangue against its readers.
Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, four years after the Johnsons left the White House. The longest-living first lady in history was Bess Truman, who was 97 when she died in 1982. Johnson was born Claudia Alta Taylor in 1912. A nurse called her Lady Bird, a nickname she hated, but it stuck, reports CBS News' Harry Smith. The daughter of a Texas businessman, Johnson grew up to be one of the country's most influential environmentalists.
President Lyndon Johnson 36th President Lyndon Johnson, a member of the Democratic Party, took office as the 36th President of the United States on November 22, 1963 at age 55. Johnson served in office for 5 years and 2 months and did not seek reelection after his second term. He was born in Stonewall, TX and received an education from Texas State University.