Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1968 (Wednesday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/17/1968 (Wednesday)

Duration: (min: sec):

08:10

Number of Pages:

6

Description:

Lady Bird reads newspaper headlines; Lady Bird works on speeches & Beautification luncheon; Lady Bird has hair styled; Lady Bird works with staff, Nash Castro & Jane Freeman on tour guide script; Lady Bird calls LBJ in Honolulu; LBJ's eyes are bothering him; Beautification coffee in Rose Garden; bus tour of Beautification sites in Washington, D.C.; buses are greeted by Buchanan School principal & families; photos taken; Lady Bird points out gift of Mexican playground equipment; Beautification luncheon at the White House; Lady Bird names guests; Lady Bird gives speech; Washington Mayor Walter Washington gives speech; YWCA film presentation & tea; Lady Bird views Head Start films; Lady Bird, Mary Lasker & Nash Castro discuss future of Beautification Committee; Lady Bird bowls two games; Lady Bird records diary, eats cold dinner, watches television & receives massage; Lynda Robb attends Women's National Press Club Dinner

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

Subject:

Press relations; Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements; Beautification; Lady Bird Johnson personal; White House administration; LBJ health; LBJ travel; LBJ Ranch; Latin America

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