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Folder, "April 5, 1968 - 11:10 a.m. President's meeting with Negro leaders after death of Martin Luther King," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)
  • for your support as responsible Negro leaders. (The President read Associated Press item on Stokely Carmichal.) UNDER SECRETARY KATZENBACH: The loss of this leader is so tragic. We must see what we can do to further Dr. King's objective. SECRETARY CLIFFORD
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 11/22/63- 8/23/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • allow that organization to describe the priority needs of the affected areas in Los Angeles and to make proposals to meet those needs. We would certainly press them to accomplish this as soon as possible. The principal need that has been identified to us
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 8/24/65-9/11/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • ~gi~g. My comments to the press consisted of, essentially, "I'm here because President Johnson, on behalf of the Americans everywhere, is deeply concerned and wants to be of help," and "I'm not here to rake through yesterday's ashes and rehash old
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 9/12/65 - 3/20/66 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)
  • of this situation, I would recommend that you not see him. McCone will understand because I had lunch with him Saturday about Watts and he realizes how busy and pressed you are. If you agree, I will acknowledge receipt of his letter on your behalf, tell him we
Folder, "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • on a racist appeal just four years ago. Up until that time the Watts area was represented by a veteran white assemblyman. Earlier the press carried the fact that Councilman Billy Mills had . been threatened by the rioters. The rioters had no love for I "upper
Oral history transcript, Robert E. Jordan III, interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/15/1965 (Sunday) (Item)
  • Press relations
  • Press reports on Johnson family activities; LBJ and Lady Bird drive around; Lynda tours with friend; Luci Johnson takes friends to Camp Mystic; LBJ on telephone about rioters in Los Angeles; Johnsons drive to Schornhorst Ranch; Story about LBJ
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/31/1967 (Monday) (Item)
  • Press relations
  • Lynda Johnson & Luci Nugent's family at White House; Lady Bird has hair styled; family photos in Yellow Room; family outside for press photos; Luci gives press conference; Lady Bird works on Henry Branden's script; Lady Bird & Ashton keep LBJ
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • to the press. He said Vietnam elections were now our greatest hurdle out there. He noted that in our country, we'd had our revolution in 1776 and had no government established till 1789. He said we went to Honolulu last year to help them begin, so that actually