Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/5/1966 (Monday)
Duration: (min: sec):
14:27
Number of Pages:
10
Description:
LBJ & Lady Bird to Detroit; Gov. Romney meets plane; LBJ gives speech with heckler in crowd; standing ovation; Lady Bird mentions LBJ's health; to Battle Creek, Michigan; 1948 Campaign; as child, Lady Bird went to Battle Creek Sanitarium with Aunt Effie; Lady Bird gives speech; to Dayton, Ohio; LBJ speaks at Montgomery County Fairgrounds; protesters; to Columbus, Ohio, and fairgrounds in Lancaster; LBJ uses bullhorn on streets, and requests ice cream at Dairy Queen; rain during speech
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; Detroit, Michigan
Subject:
Johnson family travel; LBJ speeches and statements; Vietnam; LBJ health; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; Johnson family; Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements; Health policy; Press relations; Labor; Congressional relations
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, 9/5/1966 (Monday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed April 23, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19660905