Conversation Details
At the end of 1966, after a recent hernia operation and a year of political setbacks and growing criticism from the left and the right, President Johnson received the Christmas gift of encouragement from a prominent Republican: Clare Boothe Luce, the playwright, ambassador, and former congresswoman from Connecticut.
Date:
December 27, 1966
Topic:
LBJ Health, Bipartisanship
Location
LBJ Ranch
Conversation
WH6612-12-11221
Conversation Participants
Presidential Daily Diary Excerpt
![Presidential Daily Diary, 12/27/1966](https://d29j0x7vue4ie8.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2021-04/1966_1227_11221_luce_DD.jpg)