Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/27/1968 (Tuesday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/27/1968 (Tuesday)

Duration: (min: sec):

10:22

Number of Pages:

6

Description:

LBJ's 60th birthday; Lady Bird watched Democratic National Convention until 3 a.m.; Lady Bird talks to Lynda Robb on phone; Mrs. Richard Daley invites Lady Bird to luncheon in Chicago; LBJ & Jake Pickle swim; Liz Carpenter calls with Convention update; Johnsons to Luci's house for "press" birthday party; LBJ cuts cake & opens gifts; back to LBJ Ranch for birthday party; Lynda Robb arrives; dinner in front of three tvs watching convention; Vietnam plank of platform; Pat Nugent & Chuck Robb in Vietnam

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:

LBJ Ranch, near Stonewall, Texas

Subject:

LBJ personal; National politics; Elections; Texas politics; Johnson family; Invitations to Lady Bird Johnson; Press relations; Arts; Humor and mimicry; Vietnam

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