On Nov. 17, 1934, Lyndon B. Johnson married Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with a $3 wedding ring from Sears.
For a young couple whose whirlwind courtship involved more than 90 letters in about as many days and a marriage proposal hours after their initial meeting, a quickly assembled wedding during an out-of-town trip sounds fitting. This is the love story of a future U.S. president and first lady, who married 90 years ago this week in San Antonio history. President Lyndon B. Johnson , then a legislative aide in Austin with an eye on a political career, married Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor on Nov.
students helping veterans with engineering and tech projects The hurriedly arranged nuptials were the result of a romance that blossomed quickly after LBJ and Lady Bird met through a mutual friend. Following a breakfast date at Austin’s Driskill Hotel hours after meeting, LBJ proposed marriage — which he did a few more times before Lady Bird let go of concerns of how such a short courtship would be viewed, archives show. Lady Bird finally agreed to marry LBJ after he gave her an ultimatum.
Brandeis High School senior hailed as a hero after saving choking drum major Quill went to the downtown Sears, Roebuck & Co., which was located inside the Tower Life Building at the time, to purchase a ring at the popular department store. Later that day, a 26-year-old LBJ placed the hastily bought ring on his 21-year-old bride’s finger. Historians say the wedding band, purchased for $2.98, is the same ring Lady Bird wore until her death in 2007.
As it plans for future, Hill Country city wrestles with growth, affordability Twenty-eight years ago this week, telephone officials announced two new area codes would be created when area code 210 split up the following year. On Nov. 22, 1996, it was announced San Antonio and most of Bexar County would retain 210, while the northern part of 210, encompassing New Braunfels, Uvalde, Fredericksburg and Kerrville would change to 830.
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