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.. \ ., JULY 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. DETROIT RIOT Vice President Cyrus Vance, George Christian '·. ,, ( . ~. ' ;_:.,. ' v··~· ~"'.1 --1 I MEMORANDUM ~-- THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON GO~TYIDEN"rIA L July 29, 1967 MEMORANDUM

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

' '. ·- -- .JULY 24, 1967 - 10:35 a.m. REPRESENTATIVE TO SEND TO DETROIT I, Secretary McNamara Abe Fortas George Christian ,.., .,. , ' S ' r.:.. , ; ' !' 57. - MEMORANDUM 5~ THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ,. -..._. GOnFIDE~i'FIAL

'• - •' l JULY 24, 1967 - 11:15 a. m. DETROIT RIOTS \Attorney General Clark l ·-Sec. McNamara Warren Christopher Abe Fortas Larry Levinson George Christian Roger Wilkins John Doar Tom Johnson ,,.. MEMORANDUM r.,....,_ .. 60

of Copyright . '!1 1:1 J '. \ C r !. si3 t.:;e :c : c ·~~ : i 0 p . rn . :: o l 2 : 2 Ci 2. . ~---i . l::l.oldeF1 W. 'fhomos Johnson NOTES OF THE P R ES I D E:,~T S A CTIVITIES DURING THE DE TIZ OlT C R3IS 1 Jul y 2 4 , 1 96 7 At 10 p. in. George Chr i

of labor leaders today. "George Meany and tib.e labor people were just wonderful. I wanted to get two of you {Rusk and McNamara) here to hear the good things they were saying. I told them that we have 5 million more working now since I have been President

be open to you -- the labor leaders of America. 11 2 George Meany To negotiate with the Viet Cong is like negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with an invisible employer. Every responsible citizen must be against withdrawal in Vietnam

interview and the question they asked him on George Romney 1 s brainwashing comment. The Speaker commented 11 it was more than amusing, it was astonishing that anyone who might find himself in the White House could be brainwashed so easily. 11 Albert said he

Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

that the President heard it and is displeased. The President talked about the poll in yesterday's Washington Post front page story which showed the President defeating Romney and Nixon whether George Wallace was in or out of the race. He pointed out that last

Folder, "[February 28, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Meeting on Copper Strike]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

this approach would be for the President to telephone George Meany and say that his advisers, other than Secretary Wirtz, were pres sing for a Taft-Hartley injunction; that the Taylor Panel, which was con sidered pro-labor , had recommended a reasonable basis

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

. When someone is kept as a slave, he said, there is a minimum of trouble. As suppressed people begin to rise from prejudice and discrimination there is naturally going to be more problems. George Christian ~ I NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT
Christian, George E. (George Eastland), 1927-2002

a. m. I .· I Vice President Sec. Rusk Sec. McNamara Ambassador Bunker Amb. Komer General Wheeler General Westmoreland CIA Director Helms Walt Rostow Georg~ . Christian Tom Johnson \ 1-' MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 24

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

Olds, our number one pilot, says he has never seen any boys like the ones we have sent out there. They are superior to any soldiers we have ever had. t George Christian ) ) )_. October 6, 1967 NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW WITH NICHOLAS
Christian, George E. (George Eastland), 1927-2002

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

attacking George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Truman and other American Presidents for getting involved in foreign conflicts and cited these to show that this current situation must be viewed in the context of our national history. The President

in their observations. They studied the past of these people to understand the elections. At this point Mayor McKeldin interrupted to say "and no one tried to brainwash us." (This referred to Governor Romney's charge a day earlier that he had been brainwashed on Vietnam
Christian, George E. (George Eastland), 1927-2002

Charles Thornton Roy Wilkins Katherine G. Peden Herbert Jenkins Joe Califano Harry McPherson Ramsey Clark George Christian Charles Schultze ~= ,..~?· 1· ~~:: !- ~ :.·_,.; 1.. 1~: .. ---~ :· 1 ,d\ .~ ·: . r~ :qaG, Mf !!T!MG NO I ES COPYRIGHTED NG

and radar c~assifi cation instructions we re losto The President: There are many charges corning across the tickers. You should set up a team of people to keep watch on these charges by people like Nixon and Romney and answer them quickly before they become

Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

•• Jeh1t1en MEETitH;; ''Oif) COi' t "161 Ffrf D Meeting began: Meeting ended: 1 :51 p. m. 2:12 p. m. NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH LLOYD SHEARER of Parade Magazine August 7, 1967 Shearer: What adjectives would you use to describe George

.' Y L BJ L.i Bl-'J\t~'{ ?age 9 The President said Romney got the jump on us on the riots. Because of this, Romney's popularity goes up and the President's goes down. He said Romney took that one away from us. It \vas Romney's 'riot in Romney's

Folder, "July 25, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Senate Committee Chairmen," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

is interviewing people now and he is on the scene with his best men and his best facilities. The President pointed out that Governor Romney said that there was "reasonable doubt." The President reviewed the history of the riots on Monday. Senator Mansfield said

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

Guard training must be improved. Attorney General Clark said the President 1 s Commission is an excellent one. He then gave a chronology of the Detroit riots beginning with his call from Governor Romney and ending with the time when the troops were

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