President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1965 Medicare amendment to the Social Security Act. Which former first lady personally received one of the first Medicare cards from President Johnson?

Upon signing the Medicare provisions bill Lyndon Johnson personally handed former President Harry S. Truman and his wife, Bess, the first two Medicare cards at the Truman Library. Medicaid was also established for citizens with low income as part of the bill. In 2006 Medicare Part D was added expanding the coverage to include drugs. Mamie Eisenhower passed away in 1961 and Eleanor Roosevelt died the following year. Jackie Kennedy was not old enough to receive Medicare benefits at the time.