... Lady Bird as a child, Lyndon B. Johnson's wife conducted her own campaign for her husband's election and lobbied for environmental protection.   Pat Nixon 1912-1993 Richard Nixon's wife created White House tours for the blind and deaf, and was the first first lady to wear pants in public.   Betty Ford 1918- Gerald Ford's wife once worked as a professional dancer with the Martha ... ...

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... States. From the beginning of FDR's term, Eleanor brought new life to the White House. She insisted on running the "White House elevator herself, and would sometimes take visitors on tours of the White House. (56) She stated that the reason why she would feel the responsibility was hers was because "[her] feeling about the White House is that it belongs ... ...

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