Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird works on speeches & Beautification luncheon; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird works with staff, Nash Castro & Jane Freeman on tour guide script; Lady Bird calls LBJ in Honolulu; LBJ's eyes are bothering him; Beautification coffee in Rose Garden; bus tour of Beautification sites in Washington, D.C.; buses are greeted by Buchanan School principal & families; photos taken; Lady Bird points out gift of Mexican playground equipment; Beautification luncheon at the White House; Lady Bird names guests; Lady Bird gives speech; Washington Mayor Walter Washington gives speech; YWCA film presentation & tea; Lady Bird views Head Start films; Lady Bird, Mary Lasker & Nash Castro discuss future of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1968 (Wednesday)
Citation
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1968 (Wednesday), LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 30, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19680417