Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker

Title:

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker

Number of Pages:

26

Description:

Biographical information; Mayor of Washington, DC Council and DC police force; recruitment; conflicting jurisdictions; coordination with government departments; intelligence unit; MLK assassination; Poor People's March and Resurrection City; 1968 Safe Streets Act; Law Enforcement job

Contributor:

Murphy, Patrick V.

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 Patrick V. Murphy

Subject:

Assassinations; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Crime and law enforcement

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

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

Interviewee:

Patrick V. Murphy

Interviewer(s):

T.H. Baker

Specific Item Type:

Oral history

Type:

Text

Format:

Paper

Identifier:

oh-murphyp-19690313-1-74-56

Date:

1969-03-13

Time Period:

Post-Presidential (Jan. 21, 1969-)

Citation

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker, LBJ Library Oral Histories, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed May 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/oh-murphyp-19690313-1-74-56