Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/26/1968 (Wednesday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/26/1968 (Wednesday)

Duration: (min: sec):

08:44

Number of Pages:

6

Description:

Lady Bird to Portland, Oregon, for last trip & speech; LBJ nominates Abe Fortas as Chief Justice & Homer Thornberry for Associate Justice of Supreme Court; Lady Bird gives speech to American Institute of Architects; Orville Freeman is in panel discussion; "Mrs. LBJ" azalea named for Lady Bird; Lady Bird presents AIA award to Arthur O'Dell for the Potomac River Planning Task Force; reception at Portland Sheraton; mobile playground is designed in Lady Bird's honor; to Toll Gate State Park & Timberline Lodge; Lady Bird arrives at Timberline Lodge, a WPA project from the 1930s; Lady Bird & Orville Freeman ride in Sno-Cat; back to the Lodge; rest; dinner; Lady Bird describes the Lodge; entertainment by folk singers; the history of Mt. Hood told by professor from the University of Oregon; singing by The Bohemians; photographs; Lady Bird retires

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:

Sheraton Motor Inn, Portland, Oregon

Subject:

Lady Bird Johnson travel; Appointments and nominations; Judiciary; Lady Bird Johnson speeches and statements; Press relations; Beautification; Housing; Awards to Lady Bird Johnson; Urban affairs

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