Lady Bird to memorial service for Merle Patman at Congressional Club; speeches by Ruth Burleson & Wright Patman; controversy over Robert Merrill's songs for evening entertainment; upcoming party for the Bob McNamaras; Lady Bird has medical appointment; Lady Bird talks with Luci Nugent; Lady Bird's interview with Howard K. Smith; Johnsons meet Prime Minister & Mrs. Harold Wilson; invitation to Winston Churchill; exchange of gifts; LBJ and Wilson give toasts; Bob Merrill & Veronica Tyler perform
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1968 (Thursday)
Citation
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1968 (Thursday), LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 29, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19680208