Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/17/1966 (Thursday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/17/1966 (Thursday)

Duration: (min: sec):

6:52

Number of Pages:

6

Description:

32nd wedding anniversary; LBJ in hospital for surgery on hernia & throat polyp; Lady Bird does office work; LBJ visits with President Eisenhower & Carl Albert; LBJ meets with staff about budget; LBJ feels better and keeps doctors and staff laughing; Lady Bird bowls; to hair salon; visit from Hubert Humphreys; LBJ gives Lady Bird diamond earrings; birthday cake with toasts from Humphrey and Nancy Dickerson; dinner with family & friends; toasts from Lynda & Luci, et al; reminiscences about Senate years

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:

Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland

Subject:

Lady Bird Johnson personal; LBJ health; Humor and mimicry; LBJ personal; Johnson family; Press relations; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; Pre-Presidential

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