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Telephone conversation # 12908, sound recording, LBJ and IVAN ALLEN, 4/4/1968, 11:00PM (Item)
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
  • ALLEN THANKS LBJ FOR HIS STATEMENT UPON DEATH OF MLK, REPORTS ON SITUATION IN ATLANTA; LBJ'S CALL TO CORETTA SCOTT KING; RIOTING IN WASHINGTON, DC; POSTPONEMENT OF LBJ'S TRIP TO HONOLULU; LBJ'S 3/31/68 SPEECH; LADY BIRD JOHNSON THANKS ALLEN FOR HIS
Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 4/4/1968 (Item)
  • . Worked with Ashton. Entry No. Time Activity Worked with Bess on Austrian dinner. Worked with Liz on Texas trip. 4. ! Learned that Martin Luther King had been assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. 10:20 Secretary and Mrs. Clark Clifford, Mr
Telephone conversation # 12907, transcript, LBJ and BUFORD ELLINGTON, 4/4/1968, 9:36PM (Item)
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
President's Daily Diary entry, 4/4/1968 (Item)
  • for talk on TV about Martin Luther King, his assassination, violence, devi siveness, about working together in unity 9:10pm To Oval Office - dictated telegram to Mrs. King Signing mail and official business papers while listening to TV news reports from
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