Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/6/1964 (Thursday)
Duration: (min: sec):
13:48
Number of Pages:
11
Description:
Visit with Mayor Daley of Chicago; race riots in Chicago; ceremony for UN Secretary U Thant; Lady Bird gives U Thant tour of White House grounds; Lady Bird meets Cystic Fibrosis national campaign child; nap; talk with Walter Cronkite about TV show about LBJ Ranch; houseguests; exchange of gifts with U Thant and Ambassador from Burma; state dinner; entertainment by Peter, Paul & Mary; LBJ meets with Dean Rusk and McGeorge Bundy
Contributor:
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007; Mrs. Johnson's secretarial staff
Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary; Annotated Transcripts of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
Location Details:
White House, Washington, DC
Subject:
Ceremonies; Civil disorders; Civil rights; Crime and law enforcement; LBJ Ranch; Lady Bird Johnson personal; Public relations; Southeast Asia; United Nations; Vietnam
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.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/6/1964 (Thursday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed May 01, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19640806