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Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • in the morning because he couldn't go to them. He noted with regret the tendency for pro­ gress and unrest to go together. Perhaps earlier the poor had been too weak to rise up and rebel. This led him into Sam Rayburn's story about not wanting defense plants
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • .· The President read aloud excerpts of an article entitled "Rayburn assails Roosevelt critics." The President then went to the AP and UPI Ticker machines and read the wire copy on the Detroit riots. The President then went to his signing desk with Marvin Watson
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)
  • Christian. The Presiden t was reading the J une 22, 1943, issue of the New York Tin-ies concerning President Roose v elt 1 s actions in Detroit. The Presid~nt read aloud excerpts of. an articl e entitled 1 'Rayburn assails Roosevelt critics. 11 The President