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Oral history transcript, David Dellinger, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

on for years in his voice. First of all, I and many other people fought--and we fought, I'll have to say, and I'll say this frankly for history--that Martin Luther King, after he had agreed to come out for the first time against the war in Vietnam and take part

Oral history transcript, Theodore Hesburgh, interview 1 (I), 2/1/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

think he really meant it. I remember his voice quavering a little as he said it, and it took a lot of courage to say it because of all the overtones of Martin Luther King and everything else that was behind that in the whole movement in the South. I

Oral history transcript, Lawrence E. (Larry) Levinson, interview 6 (VI), 8/18/1972, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, and then the conversation, I remember, turned to Martin Luther King. It turned to what one has to do in this country to be a leader, the principle of leadership, the qualities of a leader--leader of a movement, leader of a party. The President I know went on at some length
The Sequoia; LBJ's assessment of Nixon; LBJ's comments on Martin Luther King; working on a tax surcharge speech on the Sequoia; staff members wanting access to the Sequoia for personal use; Camp David; visiting the Ranch; LBJ's office at the Ranch

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 49, 1 April 1991," LBJ Library (Item)

for publication in 1993. Bryan H. Barrows III, a teacher at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, brought to the Library his one-man show on Martin Luther King, Jr., in which he portrays a man telling the story of the civil rights leader's life. Mr. Barrows gave his

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 58, 1 August 1994," LBJ Library (Item)

and an eloquent spokesperson for the President's programs. photo by Robert Knudsen photo by Robert Knudsen 8 Johnson called 1968 "a nightmare year,' and the exhibit recalls some of its agonies-the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, the assassination of Martin Luther

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 61, 15 November 1995," LBJ Library (Item)

before us that is tearing at the heart of America exists in spite of the remarkable progress Black Americans have made in the last generation, since Martin Luther King swept Amerka up in his dream, and President Johnson spoke so powerfully for the dignity

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 71, 1 September 1999," LBJ Library (Item)

of the times: "Young people don't know who Martin Luther King is, or John Kennedy. They do know who John Kennedy, Jr. is because they've seen his picture: he's the hunk on the skates.'' (The tragic loss of John Kennedy, Jr., or course, was then still

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 90, January 2009," LBJ Library (Item)

of rare talent, eloquence, education, and commitment to public service. He also happens to be black. The Democratic Party will nominate him on the day another man of rare talent, education, eloquence and commitment to public ser vice, Martin Luther King

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 57 (LVII), 12/12/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. The President was starting to get beat up in the press on credibility, and he was--as you can even see there, with all we're doing for blacks, there was no way to do enough fast enough. You had Martin Luther King wondering whether the message is strong enough

Oral history transcript, Lyndon B. Johnson, 8/19/1969, by Harry Middleton (Item)

figure that he was. He crune into public life as [Joseph] McCarthy's counsel and then he was [John] McClellan's counsel and then he tapped Martin Luther King's telephone wire. I said, "Piss on Mennen Williams." He said, "You know they'll embarrass you

Oral history transcript, Donald J. Cronin, interview 5 (V), 3/14/1990, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

I'm not so sure that there was any concerted effort by the clergy and so on. You had Martin Luther King and the March on Washington. You had the black clergy involved in that and so on and so forth, and certainly that had its mark on the times. But I'm

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 3 (III), 12/2/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

will have the opportunity to review the transcript . To take up where we left off, there were other urban disorders in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination, here in Washington and in Chicago . C: Did you get directly involved in any
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Oral history transcript, Wallace Terry, interview 1 (I), 10/8/1999, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Proclamation. Not only was his birth announced by Vice President Johnson, eventually his godfather would be Martin Luther King, because earlier that year I was covering the demonstrations in Birmingham, and one day Dr. King asked me how my wife was. And I said

Folder, "Demonstrations (August 1965 to December 1966) [2 of 2]," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Investigative Subject Files, Box 64b (Item)

of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Charles Evers of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Martin Luther King, Jr., and others converged on Memphis, Tennessee, to visit James H. Meredith, who was shot on a Mississippi highway

Oral history transcript, Cartha D. (Deke) DeLoach, interview 1 (I), 1/11/1991, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on various organizations, including the ongoing investigation which had been authorized by Attorney General Bobby Kennedy on Dr. Martin Luther King. As a result, there was considerable information picked up and then turned in to our team. I forwarded all
with Martin Luther King, Jr. FBI role vs. Secret Service role; FBI jurisdiction in cases; FBI involvement in civil rights cases, especially the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi and Viola Liuzzo murder.

Oral history transcript, James Farmer, interview 2 (II), 7/20/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

was called--I would have to check my records to get the exact date of it--prior to the election of '64. The meeting was called by Roy Wilkins of the NAACP, and present at that meeting were Mr. Wilkins, Whitney Young, Martin Luther King, A. Philip Randolph

Oral history transcript, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., interview 3 (III), 8/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Humphrey and Reuther were talking to Martin Luther King and the Freedom people. Reuther told me what the offer was. That's how I learned what the offer was going to be when Fritz Mondale reported to the Committee. Walter told me what it was. and I
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
. Martin Luther King; Henry, Moses; Humphrey’s interest in the 1968 Presidency; LBJ’s decision on whether or not to run for re-election in 1968.

Oral history transcript, Bayard Rustin, interview 1 (I), 6/17/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, which angered a number of the ministers. Powell was close to the minister in Chicago, who headed the National Baptist Convention, a man who was so absolutely ignorant that when they named South Parkway Martin Luther King Drive, his church was on South
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
the JFK assassination; Civil Rights Bill of 1964; campaigning for LBJ in 1964; organization of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; introducing Martin Luther King, Jr. to the concept of non-violence; a King-Powell episode regarding Rustin

Newsletter, "Among Friends of LBJ, issue # 72, June 2000," LBJ Library (Item)

To begin the Library's obser vation of Black History Month and the African-American art exhibit, Bryan Barrows, a teacher of communications at Prairie View A&M University, brought to the LBJ Auditorium his one-man play, "Who Was Martin Luther King

Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 2 b (II), 11/26/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

unfair to criticize the court and the court's decisions, because obviously the problem of police morale is a much broader problem than anything caused by court decisions. B: To move into another case, can we take now the assassination of Dr. Martin
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Oral history transcript, Bertrand Harding, interview 2 (II), 11/25/1968, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

some cooling effect on city problems. G: Earlier in this interview I asked you about the impact of the Vietnam War, particularly in terms of OEO expenditures and the budget. In April of 1967 Martin Luther King in a speech--critical speech in terms
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

the unit was not very successful. B: Were the members of the council of any assistance in this kind of--? M: Some little bit, but it didn't add up to very much that came to me. B: Then were you able to anticipate the rioting that occurred after Martin
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Folder, "Gen HU 2/ST 1, 3/9/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / ALABAMA]", WHCF HU, Box 27 (Item)

AND CHAOS THAT IS GOING ON IN ALABAMA .,0 " . OR MUST WE LOSE ALONG WITH PRESTIGE AND POSITION IN FUREIGN COUNTRIES SHOULD WE HAVE TO SACRIFICE A MAN OF DIGNITY AND MORAL STRENGTH SUCH AS DR MARTIN LUTHER KING HOPEFULLY YOURS MR AND MRS SAM1Y DAVIS JR . y
File unit description: Documents center on the demonstrations and the controversy over the voting rights of Negroes in Selma, Alabama; the march led by Martin Luther King, Jr.; Gov. George Wallace's meeting with President Johnson; and the decision

Oral history transcript, David E. McGiffert, interview 1 (I), 5/13/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

in the Cabinet Room. This was a meeting on the morning after Dr. [Martin Luther] King's assassination, to which the President had invited maybe ten or fifteen Negro leaders. The purpose of the meeting, I think, was to discuss with them what they saw as the likely
McGiffert's career from 1953 to 1965; how McGiffert got into government work and promotion opportunities under Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; meetings with LBJ, including one after the assassination of Martin Luther King; McGiffert's contact

Oral history transcript, George McGovern, interview 2 (II), 2/3/2011, by Mark Updegrove (Item)

. U: Let me go back to the events at the end of the Johnson administration, just to get your reflections on a couple of things. 1968 was called by Lyndon Johnson "the nightmare year." Of course, we had the assassinations of Martin Luther King

Oral history transcript, John A. Baker, interview 4 (IV), 6/12/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh Baker -- IV -- 21 G: Did it ever get into the question of Martin Luther King's leadership in particularly that Greenville project? B: Greenville project? G: Hell, I gather there was a movement

Oral history transcript, Roy Wilkins, interview 1 (I), 4/1/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

by simply saying, "Don't do that," either by the White House saying or by us saying it. But they did transmit their concern and asked ways in which they could help and took advantage of our own attitudes because all of us--Martin Luther King, the National

Oral history transcript, Andrew Young, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1970, by T.H. Baker (Item)

to provide a kind of constructive direction of the movement of people. But for us to stand in the way and say "stop this", we would have been washed away. B: You say "provide direction", in fact in those years, really Martin Luther King's presence

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 10 (X), 9/23/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

--[Martin Luther] King, Whitney Young, [Roy] Wilkins--to try and get them to issue statements condemning the violence, to tell them also they should all remember his Howard University speech and that we'd move, LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 11 (XI), 10/28/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of the army when we had the March on Washington with [Martin Luther] King and I don't have a sense of planting FBI agents, planting army intelligence people, getting nuns and priests to get into the march to keep it peaceful. My real sense, which we talked

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 58 (LVIII), 12/13/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. C: He did, which is a great idea. Classic Johnson move. Have you got it? Fogarty had just died. He had just died and he was very big in our health programs. Martin Luther King reacted, and made some public statement or something on the wire in which

Folder, "Washington D.C./American Society of Newspaper Editors 4/17/68," Papers of Ramsey Clark, Box 35 (Item)

lice orders came in answer- to Dr. Martin Luther K.in,gJr. ney General Clark to_ldthe ed- riots in a disciplined society a question on whether he ap- Another reason -given for itors that th~ pubhc should like Japan and an authoritarproved of Chicago

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/4/1968 (Item)

for talk on TV about Martin Luther King, his assassination, violence, devi siveness, about working together in unity 9:10pm To Oval Office - dictated telegram to Mrs. King Signing mail and official business papers while listening to TV news reports from

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/5/1968 (Item)

approved and dispatched a telegram to Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King. Sr. condolence on the death of their son. 11:00a Harry McPherson Watson Jim Jones Horace Busby Under Secy of State Nicholas Katzenbach . Marvin 11:09a The 11:10a To ^ CIVIL

Oral history transcript, Berl Bernhard, interview 1 (I), 5/7/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

involvement with the conference; conflict over inviting Martin Luther King to the conference; Patrick Moynihan; obtaining personnel and funding for the conference; problems with the Departments and Agencies; Moynihans' report on the black family, political

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/4/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

& speeches; LBJ works hard with little rest; Johnsons to Democratic fundraiser that night; Lynda Robb relays news that Martin Luther King has been shot & died; LBJ calls Coretta Scott King & makes televised speech; evening plans cancelled & Hawaii trip

Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1966," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)

endorsed Ly: Woody Allen Richard Avedon 1\fr. & l\fo1. Harry Belafonte. Theodore Bikel Algernon D. Black Diahann Carroll l\lr. and Mrs. Sidney Cohn Ossie Davis RuhyDce Michael Harrington Joseph Heller Joseph Hirsch Anne Jackson Rev. Martin Luther Kin g, Jr

Oral history transcript, Whitney M. Young, Jr., interview 1 (I), 6/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krim, interview 4 (IV), 11/9/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that Martin Luther King had been assassinated. You know, it struck a terrible note. The dinner was immediately adjourned. The President, of course, never came. I rushed back to the White House and there were four or five of us with the 8 LBJ Presidential
; negotiations with Israel over Phanton jets; Russian relations; rioting and the aftermath of Martin Luther King’s assassination; the possibility of a presidential draft; Chicago Mayor Richard Daley; neutrality among LBJ’s staff members; Humphrey’s campaign

Oral history transcript, Louis Martin, interview 2 (II), 6/12/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

-Johnson line was sold so well and the support was so great for it, because of [Martin Luther] King and Bobby [Kennedy]--you know, all these things happening in the sixties--that the preachers had no problem with their congregations. You weren't running

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