Lady Bird Johnson buried today

July 15, 2007

The funeral procession, which departed from state capitol in Austin, Texas, slowly moved up Austin and Hill County roads which were lined with hundreds of admirers of Lady Bird Johnson holding flowers, waving American flags or holding up the "hook 'em Horns" sign in honor of her years as a student at the and former UT System regent as the hearse carrying her body passed en route to the  located in.

Mrs. Johnson will be buried in the family cemetery next to her late husband and ex-president who died in 1973. The funeral for Mrs. Johnson was held on Saturday at the Riverbend Centre, attended by over 1,800 people including family, friends along with former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. There were five current or former first ladies present, Laura Bush,, , and Hillary Rodham Clinton.