Johnson, Luci Baines (1947–)

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Johnson, Luci Baines (1947–)

American first daughter. Name variations: Luci Nugent; Luci Turpin. Born Luci Baines Johnson in 1947; youngest dau. of Lady Bird Johnson (b. 1912) and Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973, president of US, 1963–68); m. Patrick Nugent, 1966 (div. 1979); m. Ian Turpin (banker), 1984; children: (1st m.) 5.

Following 1st marriage, had to drop out of Georgetown School of Nursing (undergraduates were not allowed to be married); divorced and remarried, managed the Johnson family radio and real estate concerns in Texas with 2nd husband; enrolled at St. Edward's University in Austin (1994), determined to have her degree; graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

See also Women in World History.

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