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Folder, "Homicide," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 79 (Item)

Folder, "City of Detroit - Presentation," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 77 (Item)

to action. In case of ext;reme. emergency, receipt of a written request will not be a prerequisite to Presidential action. However, since it takes several hours to ale»t and move Federal troops, the few minutes needed to write and dispatch a telegram

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

of the authority under which the President was acting. The Secretary of Defense said the President had authority to move troops from one base to another without Executive Order or Proclamation. At 11 :42 the wire to Governor Romney was dispatched. At 11 :45

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)

and told him of the extreme disorder in Detroit, Michigan. The Attorney General kept me advised throughout the morning. At 10:56 this morning, I received a wire from · Governor Romney officially requesting that Federal troops be dispatched to Michigan

Folder, "Interim Report - Office of Investigations - Reports of Investigations [Cities]: Detroit [3 of 3]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 2 (Item)

Folder, "Detroit - FBI Reports, July 23, 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 22 (Item)