Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/8/1968 (Saturday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/8/1968 (Saturday)

Duration: (min: sec):

16:19

Number of Pages:

12

Description:

LBJ & Lady Bird read newspapers; to St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, for Robert Kennedy funeral; the Johnsons pay respects to the Kennedy family; lunch on plane back to Washington; Lady Bird reads newspapers and takes nap; mourners killed by train; Lady Bird visits with Luci & Lynda; Lady Bird has tea for Princess Grace, Monaco; LBJ & Billy Graham arrive; Johnsons meet Kennedy train at Union Station; cortege to Arlington Cemetery; James Earl Ray is arrested; Cardinal Cushing has attack on train

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; St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City

Subject:

Press relations; Johnson family travel; Condolences and greetings; Assassinations; Johnson family; Congressional relations; Arts; Ceremonies; Western Europe; Religion; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; National politics; Elections

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