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Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 3/31/1968 (Sunday) (Item)
  • p e c ia l from C a lifo r n ia , about s e v e n o 'c lo c k , a fter having k is s e d Chuck goodb^ 'the n ight b e fo r e . • . y • / I w an^ to b e rig h t th ere at the door w ith open a r m s / to m e e t h er, but • ■ I b eg g ed Lyndon
  • Lynda Robb returns from California seeing Chuck off to Vietnam; LBJ's speech on Vietnam; LBJ goes to church with Luci & Pat Nugent; LBJ visits with Hubert & Muriel Humphrey; Lady Bird's "See America" trip; Horace Busby & Lady Bird work on LBJ's
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/8/1968 (Monday) (Item)
  • g a v e the b en ed iction and I stood on the p latform for a g e s w h ile everyb od y sw a rm ed around m e and I shook hands. Many of the p eo p le stopped to t e ll m e how they had supported Lyndon for y e a r s and y e a r s , had known h im
  • Pat Nugent leaving for Vietnam; Lady Bird to San Antonio & Corpus Christi; poverty bills up for vote; Lady Bird is interviewed by Isabel Shelton; buses to Padre Island with foreign press & Park Service staff; Lady Bird gives speech; fish fry
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 5/2/1968 (Thursday) (Item)
  • Pat Nugent has 49 weeks left in Vietnam; "Discover America" Women Doers' Luncheon; Lady Bird to hair salon; Lady Bird visits with Frank Sinatra in LBJ's absence; Lady Bird names guests at luncheon; Lady Bird makes speech; LBJ makes quick remarks