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Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

. Then he spoke again of poverty in the cities as the major problem at home. He thought all the candidates would recognize these problems and spoke very favorably of all of them in a nonpartisan way. He spoke of the importance of getting top-grade public

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

and in their homes from riots and violence, ' the Committee said. 'The most basic of civil rights is being denied to the American people. ' Its statement pointed to Detroit's current riots as tragic proof of the national nature of the crisis because the President had

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10 p.m. Detroit crisis - President's activities from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

.:...:_-~>=rse and retire ..·::c..:ft:ll y to Lheir respective homes \1:ithir: :~ ~.:.=itcd time; · _'\nw, THEREFORE, I, Franklin D. Roos .:: -- ~- :_, President of

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

probably the ,,·orst the country had experienc.~d )incc the East St. Lon is, Ill., disturb.rnn·s in the first '\'orld 'far. Fedu:il troops of the Sixth Service Command aided the city police, home guards . .:.: ::. State troops in quelling th~ -:·. : :ing

Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

, and he could see I wasn 1t scared by all the criticism I get, and he changed his mind about me. On criticism at home, the President observed that he never thought much of a man who gives him advice through a mimeograph machine. Advice was much more worthy