Oral history transcript, Ruby G. Martin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by T.H. Baker

Title:

Oral history transcript, Ruby G. Martin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by T.H. Baker

Number of Pages:

24

Description:

Career; Civil Rights Bill of 1964; first meeting LBJ; contacts with LBJ; change in opinion about LBJ; contact with White House through Douglass Cater; cut-off of federal funds; Directorship of the Office of Civil Rights; school guidelines; Title VI of the Civil Rights Bill; regulations; Southern Congressmen; influence of Congressmen; busing controversy; problem of selective enforcement; court decisions; Chicago case; Whitten rider; school desegregation; resignation; John Gardner; Wilbur Cohen

Contributor:

Martin, Ruby G.

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with Ruby G. Martin

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details

Interviewee:

Ruby G. Martin

Interviewer(s):

T.H. Baker

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-martinr-19690224-1-75-17

Date:

1969-02-24

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Ruby G. Martin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by T.H. Baker, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-martinr-19690224-1-75-17