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Folder, "April 5, 1968 - 11:10 a.m. President's meeting with Negro leaders after death of Martin Luther King," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • for your support as responsible Negro leaders. (The President read Associated Press item on Stokely Carmichal.) UNDER SECRETARY KATZENBACH: The loss of this leader is so tragic. We must see what we can do to further Dr. King's objective. SECRETARY CLIFFORD
Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:30 a.m. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • for this nation. They are undertaking a responsibility as great as any in our society. The civil peace has been shattered in a number of cities. The American people are deeply disturbed. They are baffled and dismayed by the wholesale looting and violence that has
  • National Guard
  • Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:30 a.m. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • immediately to investigate 'the planning, organization, method of ope ration and means to bring an end to rioting and civil disorder.' 'The nation is in crisis and this Administration has failed even to make a proposal to protect our people on the streets
Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. President and Cyrus Vance, Vice President," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • unable to handle the situation. Secretary Vance made the following points: 1. Detroit is now close to normal 2. There were only a few incidents last night 3. Traffic has returned to normal 4. Most of the people are back at work 5. Street lights
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • of the Co:rnlnission members. He pointed out Governor Kerner 1 s experience and the good record on civil rights, and said that Mayor Lindsay is a man who is close to the people in the ghettos and has a general understanding of the whole picture. On Roy Wilkins
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)
  • . · !::. ,·:=-- .... . . .. -_ • ... - · "'- ·- • "'-' ... ~-:- ... - · ,.._ ~.... ;··-· :..~- ·~- ..--- ......!. - ... :· ... ..:...,. ... ' · Attorney General Clark advised the President that he had an 11 onen · line'' to Secretary Vance and Mr. - Christopher in Detroit. 11 Two ·. __more National Guardsmen have been wo~~9-~d, _and .there are spotty ~[r;J~f:;~;'~"~;~#f~':s ~:·~ h_~ rep
Folder, "August 2, 1967 - 12:09 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • plane rides and other contributions by private industry have become part of the recreation effort. A major breakthrough has come about in the use of military facilities for camping opportunities. Revised regulations issued by the National Guard Bureau
  • United Nations
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • advised that he would be making a nationally-televised statement later. It was decided that Mr. Vance should go with his appeal immediately rather than waiting for the President to speak. The President said, "I want you to appeal to the people before we
Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • , he referred to the experience of a small foundation he had set up that had gotten huge capital gains on local Texas common stocks. He emphasized how many meetings he had had in the White House with private groups -- guessing that more people had been