Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/9/1968 (Monday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/9/1968 (Monday)

Duration: (min: sec):

10:05

Number of Pages:

7

Description:

Lynda & Chuck Robb's one-year wedding anniversary; inaugural dress drama; Lady Bird meets with her staff; meeting with Harry McPherson about oral history project; meeting with Bess Abell & Jim Ketchum about Gilbert Stuart portrait of James Madison; Lady Bird to Army-Navy Club to reception for Jane Freeman; Lady Bird meets with Alan Boyd & 35 highway engineers; massage, rest & telephone calls; Archivist Wayne Grover resigns; party for James Webb & astronauts; signing ceremony; Important items displayed in the Treaty Room; dinner for James Webb & Apollo astronauts; Lady Bird names dinner guests; toasts by LBJ, James Webb & Walter Schirra; Webb receives the Medal of Freedom; entertainment is Jacques Offenbach's "Voyage to the Moon;" dancing

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

Subject:

Johnson family; Arts; Lady Bird Johnson personal; LBJ Library; Pre-Presidential; Transportation; Beautification; Space program; Social events; Ceremonies; Outer space

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