Lady Bird Johnson
December 22, 1912—July 11, 2007

Among her many other duties and accomplishments, Mrs. Johnson served as a member and later as chairman of the Senate Wives Red Cross Unit for more than a decade. The Senate Wives would prepare comfort items for veterans’ hospitals and perform other production tasks at their monthly meeting at the Capitol.

For more on the American Red Cross and the White House see the links below:

- What Have American Presidents Said About the American Red Cross?
- Red Cross Volunteer Eleanor Roosevelt