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March 13, 1969
F:
Mrs. Graham, when did you first get to know the Johnsons beyond just an
ordinary business relationship in your position with the newspaper?
G:
I got to know them
- in the
military who would accept appointment as police officers.
The first
emphasis was put on Washington, although some other cities benefited
from the program too.
B:
I've been confused by stories in the newspapers recently.
Was the
police department up
- with a Ph.D. in economics, but
who was a Texan--told me of his problems, and I said, being the political animal I am, the first thing I said was,
Vice President?
'~ave
you contacted the
I'm sure he would be interested in associating himself
with a project
- , and the maritime side, that
were against the department, but by and large most of the industry
was either openly supportive--this including outfits like the
Transportation Association of America--or they didn't oppose it.
If
they did oppose it, they usually did
- as you
had anticipated in '60?
Bo:
No, because Kennedy handled it so well.When he went to
Houston, Texas, to talk to the ministerial association, and
in a lot of his other campaign talks, I thought he in many
ways turned it to his advantage.
B:
You