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Michigan and into Detroit to try to stimulate some interest in his
behalf, but they weren't too successful.
There was just a normal pre-
judice against Southerners
- LBJ's commitment to civil rights; 1967 Detroit riots; opposition to Vietnam bombing policy; reorganization of the District of Columbia
- with you.
He fundamentally
thinks that the press kept him from getting his opinions across to the people
of the United States, and I fundamentally disagree with him.
I think that
his conception of a free press, unfortunately, is one that prints what
he
- ; Russ Wiggins; 1960/1964 Democratic convention; meeting of JFK and Graham regarding the VP nomination; Home Rule; LBJ’s attitude toward the press; beautification; press relations; civil rights; assessment of LBJ’s presidency.
- of commerce for transportation, to permit U.S. ship operators to buy foreign ships.
airlines are free in this regard.
The
Any time they want they can buy a
Caravel or a BAC 111, but in the maritime area a U.S. operator cannot
buy a foreign ship without
- impression that the White House tried to let the new
D.C. government stand on its own feet without too much direct
supervision from the White House?
M:
From what I could see of the operation of District government,
certainly the mayor gave me a very free
- of attention in
the press; they proposed programs which--most of which have
now become the law. I don't remember specifically what they
were, but they were pretty active.
B:
They were generally on the liberal side.
Bo:
That's correct. Most of them.
B
