Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/18/1968 (Saturday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/18/1968 (Saturday)

Duration: (min: sec):

21:26

Number of Pages:

14

Description:

Lady Bird is guest of Laurence & Mary Rockefeller; Lady Bird reads "The Hudson River" by Carl Carmer; Lady Bird & Rockefellers to Van Cortlandt Manor; to Sunnyside Estate, home of Washington Irving; lunch; presentation by Carl Carmer; actor tells story of Rip Van Winkle; tour; Lady Bird is asked to be member of Jackson Hole Corporation; tour & visit at Nelson Rockefeller's home; cocktails at Lyndhurst Mansion; dinner at Brooke Astor's home; visit with John & Peter Loeb

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:

Laurence Rockefeller home, Tarrytown, New York

Subject:

Lady Bird Johnson travel; Press relations; Beautification; Arts; Humor and mimicry; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; Lady Bird Johnson personal

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