Luci Baines Johnson

Luci Baines Johnson

Luci Baines Johnson Turpin is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the younger daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. Johnson converted to Roman Catholicism at the age of eighteen, when she requested and received conditional baptism.

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Summary Luci Baines JohnsonLuci Baines Johnson Turpin is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the younger daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. Johnson converted to Roman Catholicism at the age of eighteen, when she requested and received conditional baptism. In April 2010, Johnson was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system.

She returned to Austin in May 2010, and experienced a full recovery. Johnson is on the Board of Directors of the LBJ Foundation and has served on multiple civic boards, raising funds for The Lady Bird. Johnson Wildflower Center and the American Heart Association, acting as trustee of Boston University.