Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/5/1968 (Wednesday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/5/1968 (Wednesday)

Duration: (min: sec):

10:10

Number of Pages:

8

Description:

Robert Kennedy is shot in Los Angeles; LBJ discusses gun control with Senator Mike Mansfield; LBJ calls Senators Dirksen & Aiken about agriculture; Lady Bird cancels appointments; Lady Bird works on telegrams for Rose & Ethel Kennedy; LBJ makes plane available for Kennedy family; Lady Bird has coffee with houseguests; phone call from Luci Nugent; Lady Bird talks with Lynda Robb; LBJ has meetings & telephone calls; Lady Bird thinks of dangers to her family; LBJ gives television speech

Contributor:

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

Collection:

Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

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

Location Details:

White House, Washington, DC

Subject:

Assassinations; Congressional relations; National politics; Elections; Crime and law enforcement; Legislation; Agriculture; Johnson family; Condolences and greetings; Civil disorders; LBJ speeches and statements

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