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Oral history transcript, Ivan Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

office that morning and insulted everyone in here by his action and then tried to illegally block the door to the mayor's office. And we had moved him aside, Captain Royal and I had moved him aside. He then found an incident that afternoon

Oral history transcript, Otto Kerner, interview 1 (I), 6/12/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

of this department but headed up this legislation, but I do recall that in a discussion I had with this doctor--Holman, something of that sort-M: [J. Herbert] Hollomon was in the Commerce Department. K: Hollomon, yes; it was Dr. Hollomon. I know that when I
Relationship with LBJ beginning with HR days; Senate; VP; Presidency; development of federal and state programs regarding UE compensation, etc.; JFK relationship with governors; establishment of Office of Emergency Planning; J. Herbert Holloman

Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 3 c (III), 12/16/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

there's some evidence of a little organized looting, so a criminal element may take advantage of it in that way. B: Well, for example, in the Washington riot of April '68, a recent book, Ten Blocks from the White House, attempts to indicate
Urban disorders; Pentagon demonstration; floating federal force; Detroit riots; Control Center-Communication Centers; riots in Chicago; Baltimore riot; Ten Blocks from the White House; Daniel Walker Report: “Rights in Conflict;” Bobby Baker’s case

their more conservative elders, a tension that ~ad been brewing for some time within the Cincinnati Negro community. The importance ·-t .o militants of blocked political access was evident. For three straight days selective violence by youths

a small fire that fin a lly spread into a blaze con suming a block of Negro businesses , Their -inaction sten~ed in part from a fear of a plot to trap fir e department equip ment in the Negro area thus leaving the downtown area . to be burned

Oral history transcript, Kenneth Torp, interview 1 (I), 6/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. attempting to mediate political problems in Cyprus; Cyrus Vance visiting Cyprus to help settle the conflict; military threats from Turkey; why Cyrus Vance and the State Dept. were effective in handling the crisis; Cypriots buying weapons from Soviet block

, for exampl~, .the -W hite House sit-in cases of college students who sat in at the White House and blocked the tourist line, and ultimat ely were taken out and arrested . I also prosecu ted cases involvin g the Capitol itself. I had planned to spend

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

operating up to now in the field of technical assistance. The building in which it is located was not among those razed during the course of the riots although almost the [2 of 5] - 3 - entire block around the ARA office was demolished. ARA has been

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

relations. B: ~{no are the leaders of those three groups you just outlined? Are they the obvious ones--McClellan, Dirksen, and Hart? c: \~ell, Se;J.ator Eastland is the chairman of the committee--is the leader of that southern block on judicial

that we--I think it's a good question as to whether we might not have tried to do it sooner. P: Has this been an effective means to bring back negotiations? R: It apparently took away the major stumbling block to negotiations. negotiators Our became

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

. This turned out to be acceptable to the local groups, and freed the funds. Whether it will really work in practice remains to be seen. Again Yorty was the stumbling block. It took all of Collins z skill and finally discussions with Jesse Unruh (Yorty 1 s man

Oral history transcript, Robert C. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

moved as bride and groom; and they died there. We sold it only four or five years ago; it is two blocks from the Franciscan monastery. F: Was it an integrated neighborhood? W: Yes, there were about six Negro families in a community of about 2

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

WAIBIMOTOK ~/ 11: 10 pm. Tuesday March 15, 1966 MR. PRESIDENT: Watts Hale ~hampion, Pat ~i:own's man in Sacramento confirmed Ramsey X Clark's report that the situation in Watts now looks "fairly encouraging." The troublemakers are confined to a 3-6 block

Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 3 (III), 6/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

dmm there, for eXiJ.'J':ple--George Christ-ior " indic ; ···"~d to you e::.rl ;. gr:.' - dOHn \Q just lived a block apart. the White House to help work on the ane! I had not been involved on helping llith the He and I, as I I knew :~1.ics ffi

Oral history transcript, Jerome P. Cavanagh, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

handled it from a police standpoint, et cetera. Governor Romney didn't march in that march and was severely criticized for it. So when the Selma thing took place, it was sort of a spon- taneous march here in Detroit. I went up a few blocks from City

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