Thousands of visitors streamed past the casket of Lady Bird Johnson on Saturday as former presidents and first ladies headed to Texas for her funeral service. First Lady Laura Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush planned to attend the service at Riverbend Centre. Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton; President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn Carter; and former first lady Nancy Reagan also said they would be on hand.Three days of ceremonies began Friday with private family prayer services, followed by a huge public outpouring. The body of the wife of former President Lyndon B. Johnson lay in repose at the LBJ Library and Museum, which was open to the public overnight.
As of early Saturday, about 9,750 people had visited the library to pay their respects, according to a family spokeswoman.
Lady Bird Johnson died Wednesday at her Austin home of natural causes.
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