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Folder, "1965 Task Force on Los Angeles Riots," Task Force Reports, Box 10 (Item)
  • August 13 and noon of August 27, the Office of the Chief of Police rec~ived 17,864 letters and telegrams, more than 99.3 per cent of them commendatory. - 22 ,.. The prevalent attitude in the white community is to condemn ~7 • i' the lawlessness
Oral history transcript, John W. Hechinger, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • with a banner headline, saying, "Hechinger Nominated for Chairman," and there were some other pieces in there. "Well, I guess it's worthwhile. Somebody seems to like it, so that's fine." Then the Star repeated it-- M: And you started feeling better about
Oral history transcript, Katherine Graham Peden, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • ! So, I'd kid Governor Chandler every once in a while, tell him I've got that autograph that was worth a whol e lot. He'd say, "Yes, that and a dime will buy you a cup of coffee, Katie." F: Right. P: So it was in that atmosphere. (Laughter
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 9/12/65 - 3/20/66 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • -- not moving. ?articipating dentists.· in :·:ron~ places. ?To tra.11sportation available. S~o~tage of· dant~sts. In trou8le Health Centars Project -- unable to gat star~~ since .Au~.st 1965. R~sistanca from loctl madical fra~arnity, and loca·1 health
Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 2 (II), 11/18/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 7 it was worded in a rather inexact and somewhat contingent manner. As we sat there, a telegram ,vas drafted in response to Governor Romney, and it was immediately dispatched--I think at about eleven
Oral history transcript, Robert C. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • another experience also. I was on the debating team and some question came up as to whether or not Princeton would be a problem for us to visit. One of the eager beavers, who was the coach, sent a telegram saying that I was a Negro and would
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 8/24/65-9/11/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • a number of telegrams to you both dur­ ing and after the riot demanding a disaster proclamation. Brown, with Collins' help, held firm, with the net result that a disaster request from the Governor never came in. Collins made some progress bringing the local
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 11/22/63- 8/23/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • of 4] ­ TO: Honorable LeRoy Collins Under Secretary of Commerce Sheraton West Hotel Los Angeles, Califonnia The agreement on a new community action agency for Los Angeles and Los Angeles County outlined in your telegram to me meets the requirements
Oral history transcript, Jerome P. Cavanagh, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
Folder, "Summary Analysis: December 20, 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 3 (Item)
  • elements in th e community , E~forts by the mayor_ to reach a_ " political solution" to the riot b y n egotiati ng with a militant civil rights leader on the scene was ineffec t ive because t he rioting crowd was m~i n ly beh~ on drinking and letti ng off
Telephone conversation # 7129, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS GEORGE WALLACE'S TELEGRAM REQUESTING FEDERAL CIVILIAN PROTECTION OF SELMA MARCH; LBJ AND KATZENBACH DISCUSS POSSIBLE RESPONSE, DICTATE STATEMENT TO FEHMER IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD
Telephone conversation # 7131, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • LBJ READS GEORGE WALLACE'S TELEGRAM REQUESTING FEDERAL CIVILIAN PROTECTION OF SELMA MARCH; LBJ AND KATZENBACH DISCUSS POSSIBLE RESPONSE, DICTATE STATEMENT TO FEHMER IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD
Telephone conversation # 4291, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 7/21/1964, 12:40PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION REGARDING TELEGRAMS WH RECEIVED ABOUT RIOTS IN NYC
Telephone conversation # 4295, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 7/21/1964, 1:06PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT LBJ'S CONVERSATION WITH RFK; DISCUSSION OF ADVISABILITY OF HOOVER HIMSELF GOING TO NYC TO HANDLE INVESTIGATION OF RIOTS IN HARLEM; LBJ READS PORTIONS OF SEVERAL TELEGRAMS RECEIVED FROM PUBLIC REGARDING RIOTS
Telephone conversation # 7127, sound recording, OFFICE SECRETARY and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • KATZENBACH DICTATES DRAFT STATEMENT FOR LBJ TO MAKE IN RESPONSE TO GEORGE WALLACE'S TELEGRAM TO LBJ; COURT ORDER CONCERNING MARCH; QUESTION OF PROTECTION OF MARCHERS IN SELMA BY ALABAMA STATE TROOPERS, ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD OR FEDERAL FORCES
Telephone conversation # 7130, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM FROM GEORGE WALLACE; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD TO PROTECT MARCHERS IN SELMA
Telephone conversation # 7132, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF LBJ'S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO TELEGRAM FROM GEORGE WALLACE; QUESTION OF WALLACE'S CALLING OUT ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD TO PROTECT MARCHERS IN SELMA
Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:05 a.m. President and Cyrus Vance, Vice President," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • showed the President the telegram of the incident rates, and how his decision had been made based on that chart. The President then read a poll which had been handed to him by Marvin \Y-atson~ showing that 79% of the American people say that the greatest
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
Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 10 with a telegram thanking him for his generous t>lords and acknowledging t of the President's telegram
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)
  • . This wire had been sent at 10:46 a.m. At 11:02 a.m. this morning, I instructed the Secretary of Defense, Mr. McNamara, to initiate the movement of the troops which the Governor had requested. At the same time, I advised the Governor by telegram
Oral history transcript, Kenneth Torp, interview 1 (I), 6/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , there's an escalation that goes on. And I was standing duty watches and watching for important telegrams; and at some times simply being a messenger boy running up to the palace with cables. F: Everybody was now on twenty-four hour call. T: Oh, yes
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/5/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • Robert Kennedy is shot in Los Angeles; LBJ discusses gun control with Senator Mike Mansfield; LBJ calls Senators Dirksen & Aiken about agriculture; Lady Bird cancels appointments; Lady Bird works on telegrams for Rose & Ethel Kennedy; LBJ makes
Oral history transcript, Powell Moore, interview 1 (I), 1/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • Russell had a great collection of editorial cartoons~ and the next day Gib Crockett in the Washington Star had an editorial cartoon that the caption on it was "Doing the Cong." It had at the front of the line the President, and it had lined up behind