Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/20/1969 (Monday)

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Title:

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/20/1969 (Monday)

Duration: (min: sec):

27:43

Number of Pages:

17

Description:

Lady Bird takes last stroll through rooms; Ashton Gonella's office & Luci Nugent's room are disaster; LBJ is giving Medals of Freedom to Mary Lasker, Laurance Rockefeller, et al; Johnsons greet Nixons and they ride down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol; Lady Bird reminisces about Sam Rayburn; Lady Bird describes ceremony; Nixon gives inaugural address; Johnsons to party at the Clark Cliffords'; LBJ gives speech from porch; large crowds at Andrews AFB and Bergstrom AFB; party at LBJ Ranch

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; White House administration; Johnson family; Humor and mimicry; Beautification; Press relations; Presidency; Congressional relations; Lady Bird Johnson reminiscences; Pre-Presidential; Ceremonies; Western Europe; Judiciary; Texas politics; LBJ speeches and statements; LBJ Ranch

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