Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/16/1968 (Monday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/16/1968 (Monday)

Duration: (min: sec):

11:52

Number of Pages:

9

Description:

Breakfast with LBJ; work on Christmas party; telephone calls about Tony Taylor; lunch with houseguests; Lady Bird reminisces with Alabama cousin & Tony; recording for ABC television show; Simone Poulain is leaving staff; hair salon; LBJ's cold is worse; Pageant of Peace Christmas Tree lighting; speeches by boy scout, Walter Washington & LBJ; Les Carpenter is very ill; party for press women; gift wastebasket with photo montage; houseguests watching movie; LBJ's assessment of news agencies & Strom Thurmond

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 personal; Social events; Johnson family; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; Public relations; White House administration; LBJ health; Ceremonies; LBJ speeches and statements; Humor and mimicry; Press relations; Congressional relations

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