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Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Director Hoover, General Johnson, Secretary of the Army Reior, Mr. Marvin Watson, Mr. Abe Fortas, and Mr. George Christian. The President was reading the June 22, 1943, issue of the New York Times concerning President Roosevelt's actions in Detroit

Folder, "July 29, 1967 - 11:30 a.m. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

appreciation to all of the members for their accepting his request that they serve on this Commission. The President then reviewed his statement with the members. That statement follows: "This morning I have welcomed the members of the Commission on Civil

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)

Christian. The Presiden t was reading the J une 22, 1943, issue of the New York Tin-ies concerning President Roose v elt 1 s actions in Detroit. The Presid~nt read aloud excerpts of. an articl e entitled 1 'Rayburn assails Roosevelt critics. 11 The President

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

that police had uncovered 'factories for the manufacture of Molotiv cocktails,' but the location of such places was not given. At a news conference at which the statement was released, Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen refused to identify the locations

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

~blication car tFUGtiTEP Ruqolrsr Perm1ss1on of Copyr1gnr t=4e!der. W. Thomes Jola1110" 60NFIDE:MTIA L - 9 Of 12, 148 Community Action Program workers, only 6 have been booked. Of 35, 000 ghetto workers in New York only 4 have been picked up