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Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 8/24/65-9/11/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • source I felt appropriate. (See list of names attached.) Among these persons contacted was the publisher of the Los Angeles Times and his key staff members. As you doubtless· know, the Times is undergoing a major trans­ formation and my . guess
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 11/22/63- 8/23/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • ; the County of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Unified School District of Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles City Junior College District of L 0 s Angeles County; and the County Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County) at the earliest possible time
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
Folder, "1965 Task Force on Los Angeles Riots," Task Force Reports, Box 10 (Item)
  • - ment statistics and low income figures in the Watts and South '., . Los Angeles areas tell only part of the story. They do not tell of the frustration felt by able-bodied men who have unsuccess..· fully sought employment time after time at employment
  • Folder, "1965 Task Force on Los Angeles Riots," Task Force Reports, Box 10
Folder, "Watts," Office Files of Joseph A. Califano, Box 58 (Item)
  • June 5, 1967 Honorable John A. McCone Chairman Josua Hendy Corporation 61Z Sou.th Flower street Loa Angeles. Califor.n!a 90017 Dear John: I certainly appreda·ted ~ takb3g time to meet with Bill Graham during his visit to- Los. Angeles. He tell.a
  • Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Folder, "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • services, Public Health Service considers such program timely and urgently needed in the Watts area. Program could be launched immediately, utilizing PHS-supported catalytic teams (public health nurse and social worker) to aid the Los Angeles County Health
  • See all scanned items from file unit "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots"
  • Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • Folder, "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 9/12/65 - 3/20/66 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • much so that the police did not sweep the streets. GJt-tt.t,J ~· Governor' Brown is due in Los Angeles at x 8 :00 their time tonight. Larry Levins on [1 of 2 front] ­ [1 of 2 back] ­ T A RIOT, BAU UT IT I S A J. R DI .ST ORB A CE , ·E,PORT D
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
Folder, "THE HARVEST OF AMERICAN RACISM: The Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 1 (Item)
  • The way these combine provide us with a broad picture of the various patterns of disorder that . occurred in different cities. I. ' 0 The General Upheval A disturbance m~y develop over a period of time into .==.=-an.- upti~~ava:r··wnl~li _~~~w.:s
Oral history transcript, Samuel Yorty, interview 1 (I), 2/7/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh February 7, 1970 This is an interview with the Honorable Sam Yorty, mayor of Los Angeles, in his office on Saturday morning, February 7, 1970. The interviewer is Joe B. Frantz. Mr. Mayor, let's talk at the beginning about
Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 2 (II), 11/18/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • have committed the National Guard to Los Angeles upon request of the Mayor. B: This was at the time of Watts? C: At the time of the Watts riots and as you may remember Governor Brown was then out of the state and Lt. Governor Anderson
Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 1 (I), 10/31/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • , I fel t that it might be useful if I got back to Los Angeles and did. as the riots came ~4der As soon control, we began talking about the need for S.J2e sort of a high level cor:unission on the character of the Royal Commission to look
Folder, "Summary Analysis: December 20, 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 3 (Item)
  • where the murdered man lived found an .agitator haranguing an angry crowd that the police wouldn ' t do wbat they were doing in a white area. I n Los Angeles in 1965, the plaintive appeals of a .Negro ~outh that he was not going to let the police take
Oral history transcript, Ivan Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • come and that was the only information I ever had. B: Sir, to go back a little further in time, had the thought occurred to you, say, in 1965 when the Watts riot occurred in Los Angeles, that such a thing might happen in Atlanta? And didyoubegin
Oral history transcript, John W. Hechinger, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • Building, Washington, D.C., and my name is David McComb. First of all, I'd like to know something about your background. I know that you've been in Washington for a long time. You've been president of a prominent lumber and hardware concern in this town
  • Macy; possibility of Home Rule; time spent with Congressmen; D.C. Committee; involvement in architectural changes; 1969 budget; working groups of Council; DC’s peculiar problems; commuter tax; Congressman Broyhill; Jack Nevius; Congressman Archer Nelsen
Oral history transcript, Edward Re, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • visitors in the United States pleasant. to a World Affairs Council, for example, in Los Angeles. I went They were thrilled that the Assistant Secretary would actually go to thank them personally for their contribution. raise funds. And this of course
Oral history transcript, Thomas W. Fletcher, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • , but your chance of being murdered is twice as high in Houston; your chance of being raped is twice as high in Los Angeles; your chances of having an armed robbery is twice as high in Baltimore. the nation's capital. aware of it. But we are So
Oral history transcript, Otto Kerner, interview 1 (I), 6/12/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)
  • the kind of county that needs the program. K: That's right. The same thing would be true of New York and Los Angeles and Detroit, various others of these large industrial centers. M: That's interesting. You know Mr. Johnson's current critics, some
Oral history transcript, Katherine Graham Peden, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , not the Business and Professional Womenls-P: I know. Well ~ I did not go to the convention in San Francisco. No, Los Angeles. I was very, very interested. The Kentuckians were LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT
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)
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Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 3 (III), 11/3/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • that as a preliminary. S: All right. F: How did you get involved in it, how was it broached to you, and what in effect were you supposed to do? S: At that time, I went up to Justice Department from Dallas the last of February 1965. So as you recall the Selma
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • and assistance. 11 Attorney General Ramsey Clark said there were indications that the situation had been substantially exaggerated. He said he was aware that at this time we do not know how extensive the damage is. The Attorney General said there were pros
Folder, "Simulmatics Media Study," Papers of Robert Shellow, Box 4 (Item)
  • ), then the r1.ot coverage in the surrounding area (incl\ltling, for example, Newark ncwspeperf distributed in P'la1nf1eld) > encl finally the content o'£ national cove·r age (£or example Time, Life, Newstreek, the New York TimEu~, the Associated Press
Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 3 (III), 6/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , but-T: By recollection is about three ,veeks. It could have been four, but roughly three '-lecks. F: So there's a lot of time to whittle and hone. T: That's right. And you'll recall that, at least the aftermath accounts indicate they uere r
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/13/1967 (Wednesday) (Item)
  • l t h e v e r y d a y I go o u t - - " C a r e s s I n f a n t i n e " . This w o u ld b e f o r the b ig 4 - p o s t e r b e d a n d f o r the curtains^ in c o m b in a ti o n w ith the lo v e ly , c l e a r , yello w b r o c a d e - - soft a n d
  • At 10:33, the time Lady Bird says is "11:30" rather than "11:00"
Telephone conversation # 8579, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 8/20/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • LBJ IS MEETING WITH HARRY MCPHERSON, LEE WHITE AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • Telephone conversation # 8579, sound recording, LBJ and OFFICE CONVERSATION, 8/20/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 12004, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 7/24/1967, time unknown (Item)
  • "RE DETROIT RIOTS & ROMNEY"; "(PLEASE RECHECK THIS ONE TO VERIFY--)"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS CALLER AS WARREN CHRISTOPHER, 7/25/1967, 7:15A; CALLER IS RAMSEY CLARK; DATE, TIME UNCERTAIN; DAILY DIARY LISTS SEVERAL CALLS WITH CLARK ON 7/24/1967
  • Telephone conversation # 12004, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 7/24/1967, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 3671, sound recording, LBJ and LEE WHITE, 6/10/1964, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 3671, sound recording, LBJ and LEE WHITE, 6/10/1964, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7044, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 3/8/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 7044, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 3/8/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7127, sound recording, OFFICE SECRETARY and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, time unknown (Item)
  • Telephone conversation # 7127, sound recording, OFFICE SECRETARY and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, time unknown
Telephone conversation # 7129, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • "(BEGINS NEAR MIDDLE OF BELT)"; SLIP LISTS TIME AS 10:00P, DAILY DIARY AS 9:46P; MARIE FEHMER IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7131
Telephone conversation # 7130, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • "(BEGINS NEAR MIDDLE OF BELT)"; SLIP LISTS TIME AS 10:00P, DAILY DIARY AS 9:46P; MARIE FEHMER IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7132
Telephone conversation # 7131, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • "JUANITA, SAVE"; SLIP FOR THIS BELT LISTS TIME AS 10:15P, DAILY DIARY AS 9:46P; MARIE FEHMER IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7129
Telephone conversation # 7132, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 3/18/1965, 10:00PM (Item)
  • "JUANITA, SAVE"; SLIP FOR THIS BELT LISTS TIME AS 10:15P, DAILY DIARY AS 9:46P; MARIE FEHMER IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7130
Telephone conversation # 12101, sound recording, LBJ and THEODORE MCKELDIN, 8/18/1967, 11:02AM (Item)
  • "CALL TO THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE ASKING IF HE WOULD CONSIDER COMING OVER & RUNNING WASHINGTON"; "FROM B'RM 8-23-67"; DATE AND TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; POOR SOUND QUALITY; STICKING AT TIMES
Telephone conversation # 12912, sound recording, LBJ and RAMSEY CLARK, 4/6/1968, 5:50PM? (Item)
  • "ALL SUMMARIZED YB"; "TIME ?"; TIME FROM WH OPS LOGS; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 11803, transcript, LBJ and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/11/1967, 9:40AM (Item)
  • = Robert McNamara. DATE: 5/11/67 TIME: 9:40 AM CALLER: Robert McNamara Pages of Transcript: 2 pages Barbara Cline Archivist SERVICE SET . it . . ~~ r ,.) \. . B And just carry them out and depos t them across the street where we have allowed
  • *TRANSCRIPT ONLY OF THIS CONVERSATION; THERE IS NO RECORDING; TRANSCRIPT IS UNDATED AND DOES NOT IDENTIFY CALLER; NAME, DATE AND TIME OF CALL DETERMINED FROM CONTENT OF TRANSCRIPT AND DAILY DIARY
Telephone conversation # 4992, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/17/1964, 12:13PM (Item)
  • CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; BRIEF OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL; EASTLAND IS MEETING WITH JOHN STENNIS AT TIME OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 4292, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 7/21/1964, 12:40PM (Item)
  • CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; LBJ IS MEETING WITH GEORGE REEDY, LEE WHITE AT TIME OF CALL; OFFICE CONVERSATION PRECEDES CALL; OPERATOR INTERRUPTS OFFICE CONVERSATION SEVERAL TIMES WITH STATUS OF CALL
Telephone conversation # 4267, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 7/17/1964, 6:20PM (Item)
  • LBJ WANTS TO KNOW WHERE MOYERS, JENKINS ARE AT ALL TIMES; REQUESTS STATEMENT ON KKK'S INVOLVEMENT IN CIVIL DISORDERS IN SOUTH, APPEAL TO NEGROES FOR RESTRAINT UNTIL CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IS IMPLEMENTED; LBJ COMMENTS ON SPEECH BY BARRY GOLDWATER
Telephone conversation # 4288, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 7/21/1964, 12:25PM (Item)
  • "NY RIOTS"; LBJ TELLS OFFICE SECRETARY TO "TAKE THIS"; TRANSCRIPT INCORRECTLY LISTS TIME AS 12:35P
Telephone conversation # 4904, sound recording, LBJ and CARL SANDERS, 8/13/1964, 10:40AM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ON RFK, HIS DECISION TO RUN FOR NEW YORK SENATE SEAT PRECEDES CALL; DAILY DIARY INDICATES LBJ IS MEETING WITH KEN O'DONNELL AT TIME OF CALL