Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/11/1968 (Thursday)
Duration: (min: sec):
15:28
Number of Pages:
12
Description:
Ellsworth Bunker meets with LBJ; Lady Bird has meeting about upcoming Beautification luncheon; tour of Washington, D.C.; Lady Bird receives Citation of Merit from American Institute of Interior Designers; tea with Foxcroft School girls; LBJ signs Civil Rights Act of 1968 & gives speech; Lady Bird visits with Pat & Luci; Pat Nugent leaves for Vietnam; LBJ & departing Cabinet members gives speeches at reception; Lady Bird asks Bob McNamara to speak at LBJ Library; small dinner party
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:
Vietnam; Meetings; Beautification; Social events; Awards to Lady Bird Johnson; White House renovations; Press relations; Civil rights; Legislation; Ceremonies; Housing; Congressional relations; LBJ speeches and statements; Johnson family; LBJ Library
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, 4/11/1968 (Thursday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed April 27, 2024,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19680411