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  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 6/5/1967
  • Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary
  • June 5, 1967. "This day began with the most dread and frightening sound that can happen in this house–the sudden ringing of the telephone in the middle of the night. It can never be good news." (Lady Bird Johnson” Diary) At 4:35 AM
  • ." (Lady Bird Johnson in her diary) At 4:35 AM LBJ receives a call from Secretary of State Dean Rusk who tells him that war has broken out in the Middle East. Over the next
  • An edited transcript for this day was included in Lady Bird Johnson's book "A White House Diary," published in 1970.
  • Lady Bird Johnson personal
  • Johnsons are awakened by telephone; Lady Bird goes to her room & has nightmares; Lady Bird reminisces about the Cuban Missile Crisis; Lady Bird is leaving on Friday for New England trip; Luci Nugent's baby due soon; drive through Washington, DC
  • Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
  • Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/5/1967 (Monday)
  • Variable speeds distort Lady Bird's voice: 5:20-6:40; 8:51-9:42; 10:30-11:10
  • Sound Recordings of Lady Bird Johnson's Diary
  • Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary