Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/5/1968 (Friday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/5/1968 (Friday)

Duration: (min: sec):

06:56

Number of Pages:

6

Description:

Lady Bird slept little; Lady Bird has coffee with LBJ; they decide Crossing the Trails of Texas trip should continue; Lady Bird alters speeches to include statement about Martin Luther King; to Dulles airport; Washington & foreign correspondents on plane; Lady Bird makes statement about Martin Luther King on plane intercom; Lady Bird interviewed by German press; welcoming ceremonies in San Antonio; buses to Fredericksburg; Lady Bird narrates on bus intercom; tour of Fredericksburg on orchard wagons; "Crossing the Trails of Texas" trip; tour of Fredericksburg; riots in Washington, D.C.; Lady Bird gives tour of the LBJ Ranch & Danz & Martin Ranches where press see wildflowers & wildlife; BBQ dinner at LBJ Ranch; Cactus Pryor & Brownie McNeil entertain; Lady Bird, staff & friends discuss press visit & riots in Washington; Lady Bird talks on phone with Lynda Robb; Lady Bird & Liz Carpenter work on speeches & talk to John Connally about Hemis Fair visit; the Secret Service change Lady Bird's arrival time

Contributor:

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

Collection:

Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary

Collection Description:

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Series:

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

Location Details:

White House, Washington, DC; Texas

Subject:

Lady Bird Johnson personal; Lady Bird Johnson travel; Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements; Western Europe; Press relations; Assassinations; Ceremonies

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