Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/24/1968 (Tuesday)
Duration: (min: sec):
12:25
Number of Pages:
8
Description:
Lady Bird & Lynda Robb to Capitol for Senator Allen Ellender's Louisiana gumbo luncheon; Lady Bird & Jane Freeman discuss Humphrey campaign; possible style show in Texas & Lady Bird speech; Senate Ladies Luncheons; birthday cake for Senator Ellender; Abe Fortas' Supreme Court nomination; Lynda Robb tells stories about her family; New York Times interview on LBJ Library; tea with American Association of Nurserymen; reception for Junior Army Navy Guild Organization members; Clark Cliffords to dinner
Contributor:
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007; Mrs. Johnson's secretarial staff
Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary; Annotated Transcripts of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
Location Details:
White House, Washington, DC
Subject:
Congressional relations; Elections; Women; Pre-Presidential; LBJ travel; Judiciary; Africa; Johnson family; Humor and mimicry; Press relations; LBJ Library; Beautification; Social events; Latin America; LBJ health; USSR and Eastern Europe; Western Europe; 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
Specific Item Type:
Personal diary
Type:
Text; Audio
Format:
Audio tape; Paper
Archivist's Technical Note:
0:00-0:10 contains last segment of September 21, 1968, audio diary; 4:08, transcript should read "Voltaire's Candide." There are several missing and wrong words in the transcript.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/24/1968 (Tuesday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed May 01, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19680924