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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, 8/1/1964 (Saturday) (Item)
  • , a n d t h e n he w a s s u m m o n e d b a c k into t h e M a e l s t r o m . He t a l k e d of s o m e of t h e p r o b l e m s . He b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e R e v . M a r t i n L u t h e r King is th e o nly one up t h e r e h i s f o l k s w