August 22, 1964

On a Saturday morning 44 years ago today, a 6-pound, 10-ounce, 19-inch long baby girl was born at 7:07 a.m. at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Her mother had picked out the name Tambi for her first daughter eight or nine years earlier when she saw it among the credits for a TV show. Her father chose her middle name, Jennifer, from a list of names for children. Upon her birth, her mother's first words were "You're a pretty little doll!" Her father's first words were, "You're not wrinkled." 

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the president of the United States, and the Democrats were seeking a way to avoid a party split of civil rights during the election year. The Beatles were the rage, "Hello Dolly" was a hit song, and the most popular dance was the Watusi. Notable fashions included boots, textured stockings, reptile leather shoes, topless swimsuits, and dresses. 

All of the above information was recorded in my mother's impeccable penmanship in my baby book - "Baby's Milestones: Birth to Seven Years." Thanks, Mom, for keeping such a meticulous record of my early years!