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Telephone conversation # 5530, sound recording, LBJ and THOMAS DEWEY, 9/8/1964, 5:05PM (Item)

DEWEY REPORTS ON MEETING WITH J. EDGAR HOOVER, OFFERS TO EDIT HOOVER'S REPORT ON RIOTS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEDERAL ACTION; FBI; DEWEY'S EXPERIENCE WITH HARLEM RIOTS, WISH TO KEEP HIS WORK ON REPORT SECRET; WALTER JENKINS AS WH LIAISON

Telephone conversation # 8538, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 8/14/1965, 8:09PM (Item)

PROCEDURES FOR RELAYING REQUESTS FOR FEDERAL AID TO HANDLE WATTS RIOTS; LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED FOR STATE, LOCAL FORCES TO TRY TO CONTROL RIOTS FIRST; DELAY IN DEPLOYING TROOPS; QUESTION OF SENDING FEDERAL OFFICIAL TO LA; OTIS CHANDLER; ABSENCE OF DEPT

Telephone conversation # 8539, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH , 8/14/1965, 8:09PM (Item)

PROCEDURES FOR RELAYING REQUESTS FOR FEDERAL AID TO HANDLE WATTS RIOTS; LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED FOR STATE, LOCAL FORCES TO TRY TO CONTROL RIOTS FIRST; DELAY IN DEPLOYING TROOPS; QUESTION OF SENDING FEDERAL OFFICIAL TO LA; OTIS CHANDLER; ABSENCE OF DEPT

Telephone conversation # 10520, sound recording, LBJ and HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, 8/2/1966, 9:57AM? (Item)

STATUS OF INTEREST RATE CONTROL BILL; LBJ'S CONCERN ABOUT BILL, LEGISLATIVE BACKLOG, ECONOMY; POSSIBLE NEED FOR TAX BILL; FOWLER SUGGESTS LBJ MEET WITH WILBUR MILLS ALONE; BILL TO EXEMPT COMBAT PAY FROM TAXES; RIOTS, CALL FOR AID FOR CITIES BY RFK

Telephone conversation # 12001, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD HUGHES, 7/14/1967, 12:22PM (Item)

and everyone here wants to support you and give you any aid. Jim Jones tells me that you've submitted a report, you've done a good job, I want you to set an example. I'm absolutely positive the people of this country do not want to violate the law Gov

Folder, "[June 26, 1968 Meeting with Equity Managers)," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

for his district. He also told a story about a Negro former aide who refused to drive the Johnson dog back to Texas from Washington, saying" "It's hard enough for a nigger to find a place to sleep; it's impossible when he has a dog." He was asked what he

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

to think Federal aid ought to go through Governors rather than to cities. The President said few governors had experience on police problems, but that was the House decision. The President said he'd asked for 50 bills concerning cities and had gotten 36

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

to run the city of Washington. IV. Report from Secretary Rusk Secretary Rusk touched on the following points: a. Foreign Aid The situation is getting rough in Congress. Senate Forei~n We expect a good bill from the House to make up for the Relations