Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/12/1968 (Thursday)
Duration: (min: sec):
25:12
Number of Pages:
18
Description:
Hair salon; Luci Nugents escorts Tricia Nixon & Nixon Cabinet members' children through White House; Lynda & Chuck Robb are in Bangkok; last meeting of Committee for the Preservation of the White House; report on White House Historical Association; April riots; Madame Shoumatoff portraits of LBJ & Lady Bird; lunch; reception for Preservation Committee & donors; Johnsons greet Nixons; LBJ & Nixon have meeting; women visit in family quarters; Johnsons to Kuwaiti reception; Johnsons in wrong limousine
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:
Lady Bird Johnson personal; Johnson family; Johnson family travel; White House renovations; Arts; Civil disorders; Social events; Presidency; White House administration; Press relations; Middle East; Humor and mimicry; Condolences and greetings
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:
There are many misspellings, and wrong or missing words in the transcript.
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/12/1968 (Thursday),
Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary Collection,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed May 01, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/ctjd-19681212