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

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Title:

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

Collection:

Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

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.

Physical Item ID #:

D-81

Identifier:

ctjd-19681212

Date:

1968-12-12

Location(s):

Washington, DC

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)