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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

ci and I. Lyndon w a s in h is o ffic e - I knew a sta tem en t w as being p rep a red . He gave it on TV from the W hite H ouse -" A m erica i s shocked and sadden ed r b y the b ru tal sla y in g tonight of D r. M artin Luther King. I a s k e v
& 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

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/13/1968 (Saturday) (Item)

o king a t th e d e e r , co unting th e m and in s p e c tin g th e f e n c e s , p ic k in g up th e in te r c o m e v e r y few m in u te s to g iv e d ir e c tio n s to D a le w ho C S a tu rd a y , J a n u a ry 13 (C ontinu ed ) m u s t c u
, Martin & Danz Ranches; back to LBJ Ranch and talk about ranch issues with Dale Malechek; helicopter to Austin and a visit with Luci & Lyn Nugent; Johnsons to Andrews AFB and White House in pelting rain

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/29/1966 (Saturday) (Item)

e r^ A g lim p s e in to a h o u se w h e re I saw a p ic tu r e o f the King an d Q u een on th e w a ll; another^ a s m a ll h a m m o c k sw ay in g g en tly s u s p e n d e d f r o m th e b e a m - J t w a s th e b a b y 's c r a d le . A nd
Lady Bird tours the Khlong and describes people and sights; LBJ receives honorary degree from Chulalongkorn University; Lady Bird describes academic robes and King Kittikachorn; LBJ gives speech and signs International Education Act; Lady Bird meets

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/31/1966 (Monday) (Item)

a r S p an gled B a n n e r on f if e s . T he G ra n d C h a m b e r l a i n g r e e t e d u s , and we w alked u n d e r the gold c e r e m o n i a l u m b r e l l a s up to the p o r c h w h e r e the King a nd Q u een a w a ite d u s . I n s i d

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/9/1968 (Friday) (Item)

in h im ." So w e d ro v e down b y the g r a v e y a r d - - no u n f a m i l i a r s ig h t f o r M i s s i s s i p p i a n s , and th e h o u s e w h e r e L y n d o n w a s b o r n a n d a r o u n d loo king a t the c a t t l e . d i s p l a y e d

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/9/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)

. What a jo y i t is to h a v e a n u r s e h e r e w ith h i m . is a d o ra b le but stre n u o u s. h a d h a d a l it t l e g i r l . He S om eone c a l le d th a t M a r y M a r g a r e t V a le n ti C h ie f King c a m e and gave m e a b r i e f

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