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March 13, 1969
B:
This is an interview with Patrick V. Murphy., former Director of
Public Safety of the District of Columbia, and later Director of
the Law Enforcement and Assistance Administration.
Sir, to start
with your
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INTERVIEWER: T. H. BAKER
March 13, 1969
B:
Sir, may I summarize your career very briefly.
Born in
1915, bachelors and law degrees from Tulane, first elected
to Congress in 1940 as the then youngest member of the 77th
Congress, service in World War II
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March 13, 1969
M:
Let's begin, sir, by identifying you.
You're Charles Diggs, a member
of the House of Representatives from the State of Michigan, where you've
served consecutively since 1955, I believe.
D:
Elected
- in any facility to bring about
something he wanted to get done.
interests.
And at that time, he had several
One was getting home rule for Washington.
One was making
Washington a better place to live in in every way.
And he was very concerned
- First acquaintance with the Johnsons; Clean Elections Bill; Philip Graham’s background; Joe Rauh; Graham’s support of LBJ in 1960 election; selection of home for Johnson family; 1958 dinner at Alsop’s with JFK; Washington Post editorial policy