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On the state of the Nation, he said:
is going to hell. "
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1 just don't think this country
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 12, 1967
11:00 a. m.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
Bob Fleming
Attached are notes on your conversation
- Fleming, Bob
- Sunday. The purpose of
the trip is Bob McNamara's Supersonic Transport Committee
Meeting scheduled for Saturday morning. However, there are
other matters I have on my mind, some of which I am sure will
be of interest to you, and therefore hope to see you
- between the races.
Through these and related activities, CRS would hope to address
itself to at least three immediate general needs in Los Angeles:
(1) conciliation of the current crisis in the Watts community to
secure the peace and order which has been
- : I hope my Department will not be required
to enter this situation. We will not unless called upon. We will see to it
that law and order will be maintained. I knew Dr. King. I had deep
respect for him. White leaders respected Dr. King
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program be broken and at the minimum that there be some
reason to be hopeful on the part of the Negro -community that
it will be resolved soon. King believes that Mayor Yorty and
Police Chief Parker have an uncommon capacity to say the wrong thing
- reasons were given by the White House
staff for wanting to avoid ~ disaster declaration:
First, nothing in the law makes it clear that a
disaster includes · a man-made disaster like the Los
Angeles rioting.
It was hoped that the flexibility
