12 Jul 07 Lady Bird Dead at 94

Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, the widow of former US President Lyndon B Johnson, has died at the age of 94.

Mrs Johnson – who was widely known as Lady Bird Johnson – died at her home in Austin, Texas, of natural causes, a spokeswoman said.

In 2002, Lady Bird had a stroke that affected her speech. Last month, she was briefly admitted to a hospital with a low-grade fever.

Her husband – who was the US president in 1963-1969 – died in 1973.