The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person – her husband.
Meaning of the quote
The First Lady is not a paid government worker. Instead, she is chosen by the President, who is her husband. The First Lady helps the President and serves the people, even though she does not get a salary.
About Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson was the First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969, and she was a highly educated and capable woman. She used her inheritance to support her husband’s political career and later advocated for beautifying the nation’s cities and highways, with the Highway Beautification Act being known as “Lady Bird’s Bill”. She received several prestigious honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.
More quotes from Lady Bird Johnson
The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person – her husband.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
It’s odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don’t quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
No news at 4:30 a.m. is good.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969