Oral history transcript, Harold Fleming, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1986, by Michael Gillette

Title:

Oral history transcript, Harold Fleming, interview 1 (I), 5/14/1986, by Michael Gillette

Number of Pages:

32

Description:

Daniel Patrick Moynihan's involvement in the White House "To Fulfill These Rights" conference; Moynihan's report "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action;" deciding who would be invited to speak at the conference; Fleming's career and how it led to his involvement in the conference; the controversial nature of the topic of the conference; LBJ's awareness of potential problems the conference could cause; leadership changes between the planning session and the conference; the leadership of Ben Heineman, Morris Abram and Bill Coleman; communication between conference organizers and the White House; security considerations at the conference; funding the conference; the decision to focus on African-Americans and not include other minority groups; Martin Luther King Jr.'s lack of involvement in the conference; A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin's alternate "freedom" budget; involvement of major civil rights organizations and leaders in the conference; recommendations that came out of the conference; the impact of the conference on related legislation; White House reception for conference organizers following the conference; the impact of the planning session on black leadership; press coverage of the conference; the relationship between the planning session and the actual conference; the benefits of the planning sessions; Ben Heineman's leadership style.

Contributor:

Fleming, Harold

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

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Series:

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See Also:

See all online interviews with Harold Fleming

Relation:

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Rights:

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