Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/15/1968 (Wednesday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/15/1968 (Wednesday)

Duration: (min: sec):

15:02

Number of Pages:

11

Description:

Upcoming Hudson River Valley trip; Lady Bird meets students from Moravian Seminary; arrival ceremony for President Bourguiba, Tunisia; lunch & desk work; tea with Bishop McKinstry, who performed the Johnsons' wedding ceremony at St. Mark's in San Antonio; tea for Tony Taylor & Johnson friends; Lady Bird tries hairpieces & has hair styled; Johnsons greet President Bourguiba; USIA takes photos; exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird names guests at state dinner; exchange of toasts; entertainment is dance numbers

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:

Lady Bird Johnson travel; Congressional relations; Religion; Ceremonies; Africa; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; Pre-Presidential; Johnson family; Humor and mimicry; Lady Bird Johnson personal; Social events; Press relations; Beautification; LBJ speeches and statements; Vietnam; Arts

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