Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/8/1968 (Saturday)
Duration: (min: sec):
16:19
Number of Pages:
12
Description:
LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed by train; Lady Bird visits with Luci & Lynda; Lady Bird has tea for Princess Grace, Monaco; LBJ & Billy Graham arrive; Johnsons meet Kennedy train at Union Station; cortege to Arlington Cemetery; James Earl Ray is arrested; Cardinal Cushing has attack on train
Contributor:
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007; Mrs. Johnson's secretarial staff
Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary; Annotated Transcripts of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
Location Details:
White House, Washington, DC; St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
Subject:
Press relations; Johnson family travel; Condolences and greetings; Assassinations; Johnson family; Congressional relations; Arts; Ceremonies; Western Europe; Religion; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; National politics; Elections
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.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/8/1968 (Saturday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed March 28, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19680608