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b y the b ru tal sla y in g tonight of D r. M artin Luther King.
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- & 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
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MEMORANDUM
TH E W H IT E HOUSE
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F r i d a y , A p r il 5, 1968
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WASHINOTON
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w ith a h e a v y h e a r t to d a y , b e c a u s e of th e tra g e d y of D r, King*s d e a th .
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- Lady Bird slept little; Lady Bird has coffee with LBJ; they decide Crossing the Trails of Texas trip should continue; Lady Bird alters speeches to include statement about Martin Luther King; to Dulles airport; Washington & foreign correspondents
- Lady Bird talks to LBJ at Camp David; Lady Bird & foreign press board buses for Goliad; view flowers & cattle; funeral service for Martin Luther King; ceremony at restored Presidio La Bahia; speeches by Stewart Udall & Lady Bird; migrant children
- with Jesse Kellam and the Thornberrys; upcoming Lady Bird trip with President Truman to Greece for funeral of King Paul; Executive Order creating Committee for the Preservation of the White House
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