The Presidential Sweet Tooth
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Luci Johnson's Wedding
- Photographer
- Dean Conger and James P. Blair, National Geographic Society
- Date of Work
- August 6, 1966.
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
Luci Johnson's Wedding
Luci Johnson and Patrick Nugent were married at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC and enjoyed their reception in the White House. They are pictured here cutting their eight-foot tall wedding cake in the East Room. When Luci tossed her bouquet at the reception, her sister Lynda caught it. Lynda was married a year later in the White House to Charles Robb.
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