She also founded the Society for a More Beautiful National Capital.

Where flowers bloom, so does hope, she said.

Ever-eloquent, she said, You must do the things you think you cannot do.

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While in the White House she supported progressive causes such as abortion rights and the Equal Rights Amendment.

In later years she spoke openly about her struggle with alcoholism, hoping to remove its stigma.

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