Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1968 (Thursday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/8/1968 (Thursday)

Duration: (min: sec):

17:32

Number of Pages:

12

Description:

Lady Bird to memorial service for Merle Patman at Congressional Club; speeches by Ruth Burleson & Wright Patman; controversy over Robert Merrill's songs for evening entertainment; upcoming party for the Bob McNamaras; Lady Bird has medical appointment; Lady Bird talks with Luci Nugent; Lady Bird's interview with Howard K. Smith; Johnsons meet Prime Minister & Mrs. Harold Wilson; invitation to Winston Churchill; exchange of gifts; LBJ and Wilson give toasts; Bob Merrill & Veronica Tyler perform

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:

Condolences and greetings; Congressional relations; Texas politics; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; Pre-Presidential; Press relations; Lady Bird Johnson health; Johnson family; Vietnam; Social events; Arts; Western Europe; Humor and mimicry; LBJ speeches and statements; East Asia and the Pacific

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