Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/8/1964 (Wednesday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/8/1964 (Wednesday)

Duration: (min: sec):

11:38

Number of Pages:

7

Description:

Lady Bird, LBJ and staff are up late because of the Farm Bill; Lady Bird does office work; LBJ, Lady Bird and Lynda Johnson attend funeral for General Douglas MacArthur; Lady Bird exchanges brief remarks with Robert Kennedy; Lady Bird describes funeral procession; Lady Bird invites MacArthurs to come to White House for tea; Lady Bird works with Hester Provenson on upcoming speech; Lady Bird watches Walter Lippman on TV; Foreign Aid Bill

Contributor:

Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007; Mrs. Johnson's secretarial staff

Collection:

Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary; Annotated Transcripts of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary

Location Details:

White House, Washington, DC

Subject:

Ceremonies; Condolences and greetings; Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements; Legislation; Public relations

Archivist's General Note:

An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.

Rights:

Public domain

Specific Item Type:

Personal diary

Type:

Text; Audio

Format:

Audio tape; Paper

Physical Item ID #:

D-13

Identifier:

ctjd-19640408

Date:

1964-04-08

Location(s):

Washington, DC

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)