Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/6/1968 (Wednesday)
Duration: (min: sec):
10:52
Number of Pages:
8
Description:
Richard Nixon wins Presidential election; LBJ & Lady Bird call Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Gerard Nugent has back surgery; Hubert Humphrey & Richard Nixon give speeches; Johnsons make additional election phone calls; Johnsons & Arthur Krims drive through Martin & Danz Ranches; Frank Erwin & LBJ Library; Johnsons watch tv election coverage; party for military staff stationed at LBJ Ranch; story about elderly man & LBJ; LBJ gives speech & awards to military staff
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:
LBJ Ranch, near Stonewall, Texas
Subject:
Elections; Johnson family; National politics; LBJ Library; Texas politics; Social events; LBJ Ranch; Pre-Presidential; LBJ speeches and statements; Presidency
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:
At 6:54, there is a name omitted from the transcript: Knetsch "and Jim Cross"
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 11/6/1968 (Wednesday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed May 01, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19681106