Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1968 (Thursday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1968 (Thursday)

Duration: (min: sec):

09:45

Number of Pages:

8

Description:

Lady Bird has photos taken with Mrs. Post & her staff; Lady Bird back to White House; newspaper stories; LBJ to Hawaii for Vietnam talks; LBJ, Luci & Lyn to New York for installation of Archbishop; upcoming Austrian dinner; upcoming Texas trip & speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip postponed

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:

Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida

Subject:

Lady Bird Johnson personal; Lady Bird Johnson travel; Press relations; LBJ travel; Vietnam; Johnson family travel; Religion; Western Europe; Social events; Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements; LBJ health; Johnson family; Assassinations; Civil rights; Condolences and greetings

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