Lady​ ​Bird​ ​Taylor​ ​Johnson

Lady​ ​Bird​ ​Taylor​ ​Johnson Inaugural​ ​Gown

● Served:​ ​1963-1968
● Designed​ ​by​ ​John​ ​Moore​ ​of​ ​Texas,​ ​through​ ​Neiman​ ​Marcus.
● The​ ​yellow​ ​color​ ​was​ ​thought​ ​to​ ​symbolize​ ​optimism,​ ​during​ ​a​ ​time​ ​following​ ​the​ ​Kennedy Presidency.
● Mrs.​ ​Johnson​ ​chose​ ​a​ ​simple​ ​design​ ​that​ ​would​ ​age​ ​well​ ​during​ ​exhibition​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Smithsonian.
 
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