Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/15/1968 (Wednesday)
Duration: (min: sec):
15:02
Number of Pages:
11
Description:
Upcoming Hudson River Valley trip; Lady Bird meets students from Moravian Seminary; arrival ceremony for President Bourguiba, Tunisia; lunch & desk work; tea with Bishop McKinstry, who performed the Johnsons' wedding ceremony at St. Mark's in San Antonio; tea for Tony Taylor & Johnson friends; Lady Bird tries hairpieces & has hair styled; Johnsons greet President Bourguiba; USIA takes photos; exchange of state gifts; Lady Bird names guests at state dinner; exchange of toasts; entertainment is dance numbers
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:
Lady Bird Johnson travel; Congressional relations; Religion; Ceremonies; Africa; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; Pre-Presidential; Johnson family; Humor and mimicry; Lady Bird Johnson personal; Social events; Press relations; Beautification; LBJ speeches and statements; Vietnam; Arts
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, 5/15/1968 (Wednesday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed February 13, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19680515