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Contents 1 Centenarian 2 Additional question 3 What does "Ladybird" mean? 4 questioning a statement.

[edit] Centenarian

Any opinions on what her status will be on the day she becomes a centenarian if she lives?? Georgia guy 00:42, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

December 22, 2012

That's the day she becomes a centenarian. What I want to know is any evidence on what she will be like that day. Georgia guy 21:55, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

I don't know how to provide evidence for the future, but I am certain she'll be just as charming and polite as she ever was. --Angr/탉 22:46, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

With her current state of health, we must first hope she lives to be one hundred years old. 23:06, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Additional question

Her husband died 33 years ago. How close is she to being the longest first lady to survive the corresponding President?? This already is longer than JLBK, who survived JFK for 30 1/2 years. Georgia guy 22:54, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

I found the answer of Edith Wilson. The day Lady Bird Johnson would have to surpass Edith Wilson is December 10, 2010. Georgia guy 19:56, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the answer is Sarah Polk. She survived her husband by 42 years and 2 months (James K. Polk died June 15, 1849, she followed on August 14, 1891). Mrs. Johnson would pass Mrs. Polk on or around March 22, 2015, if she is still alive at the age of 102. MDolson22 05:12 27 April 2006 (UTC)

That is very unlikely since now, its basically a deathwatch. Her daughter said herself that her mother "is not in very good health." 13:30 3 May 2006 (UTC)

It is not a deathwatch, most people at that age are likely not to be in the greatest health so Lynda Robb's statement could apply to most anyone that age. 18:19 1 Jun 2006 (UTC)

i wouldn't call it a deathwatch. i wouldn't judge the quality of her life. is it true she had a niece or student nicknamed "ladybug" or "wadeybug" who was incidently a water lover. respectfully submitted by linda grace

[edit] What does "Ladybird" mean?

A nursemaid commented on her, "She's as pretty as a ladybird."

Was the nursemaid British (and referring to the Coccinellidae), or is there something else that's called a ladybird? Marnanel 18:38, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] questioning a statement.

I doubt this statement in the article:

She has been protected by the Secret Service longer than anyone else in history.

According to the Secret Service site, they say about the protection of spouses of former Presidents:

Title 18, Section 3056 of the U.S. Code states, "The United States Secret Service is authorized to protect former presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes, except that protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage unless the former president did not serve as president prior to January 1, 1997, in which case, former president and their spouses for a period of not more than ten years from the date a former president leaves office, except that--

• protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage or the divorce from, or death of a former president; and
• should the death of a president occur while in office or within one year after leaving office, the spouse shall receive protection for one year from the time of such death.

If I'm reading this correctly, it seems that her protection ended with LBJ's death in 1973, rendering the statement wrong. Until a legal eagle can parse the law in a way that confirms or denies the statement, I'm editing this out. - Thanks, Hoshie 06:30, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm not a legal eagle so I've had to read it a few times and the conclusion I have come to is that because she has not remarried the protection continues . . . and continues . . .

My basis fo this is that the criteria for expiration of said protection seems to be dependent on remarriage and the subsequent clauses relating to expiration continue to flow on from that basis of remarriage. DJE

"The United States Secret Service is authorized to protect former presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes, except that protection of a spouse shall terminate in the event of remarriage"

- This gives lifetime protection to former Presidents and their spouses, unless the spouse remarries. Everything after this only applies if the President did not serve before 1997. So Ms. Johnson still gets protection, as the clauses following (about death of the President) don't apply to her. --Zonath^Yak 04:30, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

I just deleted the "dubious" claim. Extremely sexy 22:51, 12 January 2007 (UTC)