Connally, Nellie (1919–)
Connally, Nellie (1919–)
American memoirist and first lady of Texas. Born Idanell Brill, 1919, in Austin, Texas; attended University of Texas; m. John Connally (elected governor of Texas, 1962), Dec 21, 1940 (died 1993); children: 4, including Kathleen (committed suicide, 1958).
Was riding in the car with John F. Kennedy in Dallas when he was assassinated and her husband was seriously wounded; close friend of Lady Bird Johnson.
See also memoir (with Mickey Herskowitz and Shawn Coyne) From Love Field (2003).
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