[2] She was fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Russian, in contrast to her husband who had difficulties with foreign languages.

She developed ideas such as Essen auf Rädern (Meals on Wheels) and care of senior citizens for a day or a short time (Kurzzeitpflege).

She said that whoever takes care of others has no time to be old ("Wer sich um andere kümmert, hat keine Zeit, alt zu sein.

[6] While Lübke was President, several venues were established to house and meet foreign visitors, including the Petersberg, Schloss Augustusburg in Brühl and the Redoute in Bad Gosdesberg.

[1] After her husband's tenure, which ended in 1969, Wilhelmine Lübke remained a focal point in Bonn's society, receiving many guests privately.

She initiated a museum in his memory, founded in 1975 at his birthplace in Sundern-Enkhausen, the Heinrich-Lübke-Haus [de], which also remembers her achievements.