Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/22/1967 (Saturday)
Duration: (min: sec):
10:30
Number of Pages:
7
Description:
LBJ leaves next day for German Chancellor Adenauer's funeral; Lady Bird cannot go with him; Lady Bird works on family album; lunch; drive through Watts Branch on way to Betty Talmadge's home to play bridge; Lady Bird describes Watts Branch; Lady Bird is recognized by three little boys; story about a maid; hair styled by Jean Louis; dinner for friends; Hubert Humphrey shares stories from visit to Great Britain; Ladies to West Hall; men to Yellow Room; LBJ & guests reminisce about Senate years
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:
Condolences and greetings; LBJ travel; Meetings; White House renovations; Social events; Lady Bird Johnson personal; Natural resources and national parks; Beautification; Humor and mimicry; Latin America; Western Europe; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences
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.
Rights:
Public domain
Specific Item Type:
Personal diary
Type:
Text; Audio
Format:
Audio tape; Paper
Archivist's Technical Note:
05:29-10:30 - variable speeds distort Lady Bird Johnson's voice; 09:44 - wrong sentence: "rather than the caricature painted of him of bombast and bafoonery" by some of the press
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/22/1967 (Saturday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed March 16, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19670422