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Oral history transcript, Sterling Tucker, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • ://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh April 21, 1969 B: This is the interview with Sterling Tucker. with just a brief bit of background. Sir, let me begin here You were born in 1923 in Akron and have a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Akron. You joined
Folder, "Civil Rights Boycotts – Alabama and Mississippi," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • iri six ·national publications ilri~ .plores readers to "meet the · Mississippi you haven't heard about." The ad pictures such scenes as l;>athing .beauties .on Gulf Coast beaches, ante-bellum homes and Jackson's ·.,- · · modern downtown business
Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1965," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • Carter Robert Mugge HOUSING & 'HOME FINANCE AGENCY Robert Sauer Helen F. Eckerson INTER!OR DEPARTMENT ·B arton Clauss.e n James c. 'Rettie JUSTICE DEPARTMENT (Civil Rights Division) John L. Murp~y 2 3 LABOR DEPARTMENT Arthur Chapin - Bureau
Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 1, 3/18/65 - 3/24/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / ALABAMA]," WHCF HU, Box 24 (Item)
  • ; WHEREAS, our Governor has called upon every citizen to stay at home, away from the route of march and places where the demonstra­ tors will go; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REP­ RESENTATIVES CONCURRING , that we hereby join
Folder, "Homicide," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 79 (Item)
  • to Wayne Count Prosecuto~_William L. Cahalan on Augus~ 2, 1967. 48. 12:30 AM SGT. WILLIAMGERLACH,-· cut by falling glass from looted 7/24 building, .._Woodward & Henry. To Ford Hosp., FAO. , (Police) 49. 12:47 AM PVT~--MAVRIROSE, MNG, 26/W, (home
Oral history transcript, Eugene C. Patterson, interview 1 (I), 3/11/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • Mar ch 11 , 196 9 B: This is the interview with Eugene Patterson. Sir, let me summarize your career here, subject to additions and corrections. Born in Valdesta, Georgia in 1923; B.A. from the University of Georgia; army service in World War II
Folder, "History I. A Short Narrative History," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)
  • that by unity he could obtain power, he .acquired both self-respect and militancy • . A Negro janitor in .Montgomery told a reporter:: "We got out heads up now, and we won't ever bow down again -­ no, sir -- except before God!" Yet statutory equality more
Folder, "Gen HU 2/ST 1, 3/9/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / ALABAMA]", WHCF HU, Box 27 (Item)
  • of arousing life; they are now acting out fear and despair," of treat­ iri real homes and real ing "hope as the four-letter streets the splintered fanta- Ted l(ennedy Stops Parade SEN. Ted Kennedy (D· Mass.) made an unex­ pected appearance at the Purim
Folder, "Civil Rights – St. Augustine, Fla.," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • to the relations between local Negroes and the white populace . In my own home, we provide our maid gifts on special occasions; contribute money and clothing to her church projects; and grant requests for ti off t h e job, whether or not it is convenient for my
Folder, "Ex LE/HU 2-7, 11/22/63 - 9/3/65 [LEGISLATION - VOTING RIGHTS]," WHCF LE, Box 66 (Item)
  • , of Columbia and members of the District tives in features serious to certain your attention to call sire home rule to establish H. R. 4644, known as a bill the bill for the Dist .rict ·of Columbia. the Mayor of the would authorize if enacted The bill all
  • File unit description: Includes material pertaining to the President's 1965 Voting Rights Message; the Voting Rights Act of 1965; home rule for the District of Columbia; and the Poll Tax Amendment to the Constitution.
Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [1 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)
  • skilled jobs. More than. half of the families h~d incomes· of less than $3,000 a year. The result was that 40 percent of the children lived in broken homes, and the city's crime rate was among the top 25 percent in the nation. Although the meeting
Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [2 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)
  • ~ ~ averted that evening. The police wanted to breb: e p Eli€! ~ w w~~..~1-r-~ eccwd. rr , 77 · The crowd was angry at the massive show of by the police. replied: Asked to return to their homes "we· will go home when you get the police out
Folder, "Ex HU 2, 1/1/65 - 4/20/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES]," WHCF HU, Box 3 (Item)
  • . Books in Yiddish are published regularly: A book of documentary essays, for instance, [5 of 7] ­ [6 of 7] ­ . . .. LETTERS TO THE DITOR Dear Sir: The Los Angeles Times columnist Paul Coates states in his column of August 25 that "Russian Orthodox, B
Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [Jan. 1968]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)
  • Robinson, a Negro, was in favor of the boycott during its early stages but is now opposed to the boycott and favors discontinuing it. Following the meeting on Janua~y 23, 1968, a shotgun blast was fired into his home. General Robinson's wife
Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1964," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • and opportunity at home. More than a hundred different photographs were air-pouched to all posts abroad depicting the transfer of authority; the ceremonies in Washington and the personality, background, and achievements of the new President. Six-page inserts were
Telephone conversation # 10960, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 10/16/1966, 8:35PM (Item)
  • DOUGLAS ON HOLD 0:30; OFFICE SECRETARY APOLOGIZES TO DOUGLAS FOR KEEPING HIM ON HOLD
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT DOUGLAS' CAMPAIGN; DOUGLAS DISCUSSES NEGATIVE EFFECT OF WHITE BACKLASH, SYMPATHY VOTE FOR CHARLES PERCY; LBJ ASKS HOW HE CAN HELP; DOUGLAS DISCUSSES SIGNING CEREMONY FOR INDIANA DUNES BILL, PROPOSED ATOMIC ENERGY FACILITY; CAMPAIGN
  • Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
  • Telephone conversation # 10960, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 10/16/1966, 8:35PM
  • PAUL DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 8846, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 9/10/1965, 11:30AM (Item)
  • DOUGLAS ASKS FEHMER IF HE CAN SPEAK BRIEFLY WITH LBJ
  • DOUGLAS THANKS LBJ FOR PARDONING MARINE SGT. CARL BUCK; DOUGLAS DESCRIBES CASE AS MODERN-DAY DREYFUS CASE; LBJ THANKS DOUGLAS FOR HIS SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY FOR PUTTING LBJ'S CIVIL RIGHTS SPEECHES IN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
  • Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
  • Telephone conversation # 8846, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 9/10/1965, 11:30AM
  • PAUL DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 7102, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 3/18/1965, 5:36PM (Item)
  • HENRY "JOE" FOWLER IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; DOUGLAS ON HOLD 0:39
  • DOUGLAS CONGRATULATES LBJ ON VOTING RIGHTS SPEECH, EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR BILL; LBJ SAYS HE HAS NOMINATED HENRY "JOE" FOWLER AS TREASURY SECRETARY; PROBLEMS WITH NOMINATING DAVID ROCKEFELLER; LBJ PRAISES DOUGLAS' SON'S WORK WITH JUSTICE DEPT IN SELMA
  • Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
  • Telephone conversation # 7102, sound recording, LBJ and PAUL DOUGLAS, 3/18/1965, 5:36PM
  • PAUL DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 457, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 12/12/1963, 4:50PM (Item)
  • Dillon, C. Douglas (Clarence Douglas), 1909-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 457, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 12/12/1963, 4:50PM
  • DOUGLAS DILLON
Telephone conversation # 3438, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 5/13/1964, 4:35PM (Item)
  • Dillon, C. Douglas (Clarence Douglas), 1909-2003
  • Telephone conversation # 3438, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS DILLON, 5/13/1964, 4:35PM
  • DOUGLAS DILLON
Telephone conversation # 5209, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS WYNN, 8/25/1964, 9:33PM? (Item)
  • Wynn, Douglas
  • Telephone conversation # 5209, sound recording, LBJ and DOUGLAS WYNN, 8/25/1964, 9:33PM?
  • DOUGLAS WYNN
Telephone conversation # 6283, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD CLARK, 11/7/1964, 8:45AM (Item)
  • DOUGLAS WYNN
  • Wynn, Douglas
Telephone conversation # 6284, sound recording, LBJ and EDWARD CLARK, 11/7/1964, 8:45AM (Item)
  • DOUGLAS WYNN
  • Wynn, Douglas
Telephone conversation # 1204, sound recording, LBJ and EUGENE MCCARTHY, 1/6/1964, 7:46PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS MCCARTHY TO WORK FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; TIMING OF CIVIL RIGHTS BILL AND TAX BILL IN SENATE; PAUL DOUGLAS; RICHARD RUSSELL; HARRY BYRD, SR.; RUSSELL LONG; EVERETT DIRKSEN; ALBERT GORE
Telephone conversation # 2463, sound recording, LBJ and CARL ALBERT, 3/10/1964, 6:55PM (Item)
  • REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE VOTE OPPOSING WHEAT-COTTON FARM BILL; NORTHERN DEMOCRATS' SUPPORT FOR BILL; DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, PAUL DOUGLAS, EVERETT DIRKSEN; HOWARD SMITH, HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE; HAROLD COOLEY; REACTION TO SEC APPOINTMENT; CIVIL RIGHTS
Telephone conversation # 3539, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT KENNEDY, 5/28/1964, 11:45AM (Item)
  • CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; CAMBRIDGE, MARYLAND DEMONSTRATIONS; DICK GREGORY; UNEMPLOYMENT; RFK SUGGESTS IMPROVEMENTS IN US OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION; BARRETT PRETTYMAN'S NARCOTICS STUDY; DESEGREGATION IN AUSTIN; RFK'S VIEWS ON VIETNAM; DOUGLAS DILLON; WALTER
Telephone conversation # 5286, sound recording, LBJ and JACK VALENTI, 8/31/1964, 1:04PM (Item)
  • VALENTI REPORTS DOUGLAS WYNN HAS CALLED ASKING FOR PROTECTION FOR FELLOW MISSISSIPPI DELEGATE FRED BERGER WHO IS RECEIVING DEATH THREATS FROM KKK; LBJ TELLS VALENTI TO CALL DEKE DELOACH AND LBJ WILL DISCUSS MISSISSIPPI SITUATION WITH NICHOLAS
Telephone conversation # 5152, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 1:11PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY OF DOUGLAS WYNN RESIGNING FROM REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, BEING REPLACED BY MEMBER OF MFDP; HEAD COUNT OF VOTES ON MFDP ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; ALABAMA DELEGATION; MLK; NEED FOR POSITIVE PRESS STORIES
Telephone conversation # 5166, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/24/1964, 8:34PM (Item)
  • JENKINS UPDATES LBJ ON DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, REPORTS THAT DAVID LAWRENCE IS MEETING WITH EDMUND G. "PAT" BROWN, ROBERT WAGNER, FRANK SMITH, RICHARD DALEY, OTHERS; LBJ SUGGESTS "JOHN" (CONNALLY?) JOIN MEETING; MISSISSIPPI DELEGATE DOUGLAS WYNN
Telephone conversation # 5194, sound recording, LBJ and JAMES EASTLAND, 8/25/1964, 7:45PM (Item)
  • GOV. PAUL JOHNSON'S REACTION TO COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; EASTLAND TELLS LBJ HE WISHES LBJ HAD GIVEN HIM ADVANCE WARNING ON COMPROMISE LANGUAGE; LBJ'S CALL TO RICHARD RUSSELL; GOV. PAUL JOHNSON AND ROSS BARNETT; DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 5206, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/25/1964, 9:20PM (Item)
  • JENKINS REPORTS THAT ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, VIRGINIA, LOUISIANA DELEGATIONS WILL NOT WALK OUT IN PROTEST OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP COMPROMISE; LBJ ASKS TO SPEAK TO DOUGLAS WYNN, ASKS JENKINS TO CALL EDMUND G. "PAT" BROWN; VP NOMINATION
Telephone conversation # 5208, sound recording, LBJ and BILL MOYERS, 8/25/1964, 9:30PM (Item)
  • LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESS COVERAGE OF DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, SEEING REPORTERS TALK TO ONLY EDITH GREEN AND JOE RAUH, TELLS MOYERS TO GET DOUGLAS WYNN, JOHN CONNALLY, CARL SANDERS ON TV
Telephone conversation # 5106, sound recording, LBJ and CHARLES ENGELHARD, 8/21/1964, 7:35PM (Item)
  • OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT RECENT POLL ON WHITE BACKLASH; LBJ ASKS ENGELHARD TO HEAD DELEGATION TO ZAMBIA INDEPENDENCE CEREMONY; ENGLEHARD IS AT DOUGLAS DILLON'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION; LBJ PRAISES DILLON, REMINISCES ABOUT ENGLEHARD'S HELP IN 1960
Telephone conversation # 5107, sound recording, LBJ and WALTER JENKINS, 8/21/1964, 8:30PM (Item)
  • JOE RAUH'S, PRESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SMALL SIZE OF ROOM FOR CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA DELEGATIONS; MFDP; HHH; JAMES ROWE ON MIKE MANSFIELD AS POSSIBLE VP NOMINEE; DOUGLAS WYNN ON MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION TAKING OATH
Telephone conversation # 6324, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 11/11/1964, 7:38PM (Item)
  • LBJ JOKES ABOUT HIS LANDSLIDE; CANDIDATES FOR WISCONSIN, TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS; OPPOSITION TO DAVID RABINOVITZ; JOHN REYNOLDS; JAMES DOYLE; BEN CONNALLY; LEON JAWORSKI; DOUGLAS WYNN; CLAUDE CLAYTON; JOHN CROOKER; DUB
Telephone conversation # 8357, sound recording, LBJ and DEAN RUSK, 7/19/1965, 8:45PM (Item)
  • RUSK REPORTS ON PRESS LEAK TRACED TO EVERETT DIRKSEN; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS TALK WITH DIRKSEN ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF ARTHUR GOLDBERG AS UN AMBASSADOR; POSSIBLE ARAB REACTION TO JEWISH APPOINTMENT; PAUL DOUGLAS
Telephone conversation # 10614, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 8/16/1966, 10:20AM (Item)
  • DALEY'S CONCERNS ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS CONCERNING HOUSING IN CHICAGO, SUBURBAN ILLINOIS AREAS; POSSIBILITY OF RACE RIOTS, VIOLENCE; EFFECT ON CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS; PAUL DOUGLAS' POSSIBLE DEFEAT; MLK AND UPCOMING MEETING OF RELIGIOUS
Telephone conversation # 10764, sound recording, LBJ and LARRY O'BRIEN, 9/13/1966, 6:50PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS ABOUT APPOINTMENT OF HENRY MCGEE AS ACTING POSTMASTER IN CHICAGO; O'BRIEN SAYS PAUL DOUGLAS, RICHARD DALEY, DEMOCRATIC AND POST OFFICE OFFICIALS RECOMMENDED MCGEE WHO IS A NEGRO; LBJ ASKS O'BRIEN TO GET DIRKSEN'S VOTE ON HOUSING BILL
Telephone conversation # 10572, sound recording, LBJ and JOSEPH CALIFANO, 8/5/1966, 1:00PM (Item)
  • NEED TO COUNTERACT RFK'S INFLUENCE WITH PRESS, EMPHASIZE SENATE INACTION ON VARIOUS ADMINISTRATION BILLS FOR CITIES; MCNAMARA'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNNAMED POST: DOUGLAS DILLON, JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH, ARJAY MILLER; LBJ'S ACTIONS ON AIRLINE STRIKE
Folder, "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • Service involvement in concerted support to Ca.J.ifornia :f"or the· Watts area of' Los Angeles County: l. Developing Home Health Aides in Watts, Los Angeles County, California We propose to extend health services delivered to the Watts area by providing