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Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. President and Cyrus Vance, Vice President," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

:05. It ended at 11 :40 -.-c·- • ' I ' l •• ~ • ... ..' •.. ! '; j:::. I I~ :\ 1j ·• ...:: / 1 • :". 1 • . :: i·~ I NG. MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH SECRETARY VANCE IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, JULY 29, 1967 The President read the legal

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

and said that Vance should go. At 11 :23 the President read a telegram to Governor Romney which had been drafted. CBNFIDl&DI'I'IA-L M!rflMG NOi ES COP'.fRl~Hif 0 Poelicctic11 Re"""~' ht P.eRni11ion of Capyng ~~ Ibnmn• Jahft'SOTl [1 of 2

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

The President opened the meeting by reading to the leadership a UPI ticker item. The article concerned a GOP policy stand. The ticker item fallows: "Republican Party leaders called big city rioting a national crisis today. They demanded a full investi gation

Folder, "August 2, 1967 - 12:09 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

] MEET1l>1G ~~o:re&-eOPf~ Pt>bllcotion ltequ1rii GeNFIDEN 'I IAL Perm1n1on of Copyrlglit Hetldec . W. lhomas JohllsOn - 4 - The Vice President said the re we re 52 cities which we re potentially about to explode. The re we re 10 last night with high

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

Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

if he and General Thieu won but did not govern wisely. The President read Ambassador Bunker's comments on the election campaign, saying that Ky naturally was taking advantage of his incumbency but was seeming to heed our warnings. The President read

Folder, "1965 Task Force on Los Angeles Riots," Task Force Reports, Box 10 (Item)

task of rehabilitation before men can become productive. And they do not tell of the social dynamite locked inside the clusters of angry unemployed men seen on the streets of the slum, day after day and night after night. These are the raw materials

Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:30 a.m. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Johns6n 0 The President then introduced Secretary Vance to the group. Secretary Vance made the following report: 1. Detroit is now close to normal. 2. The re we re only a few incidents last night. 3. Traffic has returned to normal. 4. Most

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 8/24/65-9/11/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

have gone straight out to the Watts area and listened and let · the peopl~ know that someone (in this in~tance, their President) wanted to know what was hurting them and cared about them. I did do this -- the night before I left

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 11/22/63- 8/23/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

. {signed) Sargent Shriver Director, OEO [1 of 7] 8:20 - M on Aug 23 Mr. Califano: "' ) /9, _. 1 Original plus one copy has been delivered at 8:20 a. m., Monday, Aug 23 to Jack Conway and was read to Jack Conway by John Perry last night

Folder, "Watts," Office Files of Joseph A. Califano, Box 58 (Item)

for .ma.k.ing. these arra.ngemeats. Siucerely. J"oseph A. Califano, Jr. Spec.i al Aaulstant to the President June 16, 1967 FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM Joe Califano I suggest you read only the summary at Tab A. [1 of 13] SUMMA!lY REPORT ON WATTS Background

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 9/12/65 - 3/20/66 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

and that is because you persuaded me that it was the thing to do. I did not realize when we discussed the matter last August that you were committing me to 100 days and nights of work - - but it turned out that way. The report makes specific and important

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10:35 a.m. McNamara, Fortas, Christian," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

by Governor Romney for Federal troops. The President read the wire and passed it to Secretary McNamara and Mr. Fortas. The President then called Mr. Wright in the White House Message Center to ask if the actual wire from Governor Romney had yet been received

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, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

could have imagined the businessmen crying out: "please raise my taxes and hurry up"? He read parts of a very encouraging report on the peace talks, indicating a marked change in Hanoi's attitudes. (Another note on that was brought to him during

Folder, "Simulmatics Media Study," Papers of Robert Shellow, Box 4 (Item)

relations you have read recently? Kould any particular kind of article/program on race relations help? What kind? 6) Do you find wh1te reporters sympathetic to Negro problems? What are the deficiencies 1n their coverage of these problems? From your