Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/18/1968 (Thursday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/18/1968 (Thursday)

Duration: (min: sec):

15:19

Number of Pages:

10

Description:

News stories about State of the Union message; Women Doers' Luncheon on "Crime in the Streets;" Lady Bird mentions gist of speakers' remarks; LBJ greets women; Eartha Kitt confronts LBJ about childcare; outburst by Eartha Kitt on welfare & high taxes; Kitt further denounces the Vietnam War; responses by Betty Hughes, Benetta Washington and Lady Bird; Lady Bird works on small projects; reception for Commission on Federal Crime Law; LBJ gives speech & goes back to office; Lady Bird bowls; dinner

Contributor:

Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007; Mrs. Johnson's secretarial staff

Collection:

Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary; Annotated Transcripts of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary

Location Details:

White House, Washington, DC

Subject:

LBJ speeches and statements; Press relations; Women Doers; Crime and law enforcement; Vietnam criticism; Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements; Press 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.

Rights:

Public domain