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Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [1 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)
  • be a diversionary tactic. Belle Isle, the recreation area in the Detroit River that had been the scene of the 1943 riot, was sealed off. In an effort not to attract people to the scene, _some broadcasters cooperated by reporting no news of the riot. As a · result
Folder, "[July-August 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)
  • - l August 5, 1967 NOTES OF MEETING OF PRESIDENT WITH MEL ELFIN, NEWSWEEK: JOHN STEELE OF TIME: JACK SUTHERLAND OF U.S. NEWS, JULY 28, 1967 The President had a general discussion with these three magazine writers on the Detroit riot and civil
Folder, "History I. A Short Narrative History," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)
  • to be desegregated with all deliberate speed. On December 1, 1955, a Negro seamstress named Rosa Parks was arrested when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a M~ntgomery, Alabama, bus. When the news spread through the community, a young Negro minister
Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [2 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)
  • in the aOllmlWlity which does IQOst of the riotinq. Again, experience in such cities aa New York and St. Louis suggest ■ that theae step• are bot.b feasible and important. But the experience of Detroit •uggesta that these efforts by themaelves, without effort
Folder, "Final Profiles - Working Copy," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)
  • map across the room. Curvin 10 & 11 p. 40 - Last paragraph. The carloads of police officers were not reinforcements; they were officers reporting in for a new shift. Melchior 8 p. 41 - First full paragraph. The molotov cocktails were thrown just
Folder, "Homicide," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 79 (Item)
  • Shop. To DGH (CB). 1:25 PM 7/24 (Looter) ROBERT BEAL, 49/N/M of.8857 Treadwell, a looter, shot_by Detroit Police Patr. ERNEST GILBERT, #2 Task Force, at the Oakland Auto Parts, 9325 Oakland. Homicide File #71! Assigned to - Bowron. Report on Case
  • See all scanned items from file unit "Investigations - Detroit - General"
  • Detroit (Mich.)
  • Detroit Police Department
Folder, "Disturbances - Spring 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)
  • , THROUGH AUGUST31, 1964, AND YOUTHDISTURBANCES SEPTEMBER 4, 1964 1 THROUGH SEPTEUBER7, 1964 STA'£E OF NEW YORK New York City July 17 2 1964, through July 31, 1964 • Following the shooting of fifteen-year-old James :>owell, a Negro, in New York City
Folder, "FBI - Disturbances and Racial Disturbances," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)
  • , 1964 . 'SUl~JARY_ANALYSI~ OF THE RACIAL : DISTURBANCES ANDRIOTING DURING : THE PERIOD FROMJULY 17, 1964, THROUGH AUGUST31, 1964, AND YOUTHDISTURBANCES SEPTEMBER 4, 1964 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7, 1964 STATEOF NEWYORK New York City ~uly 17, 1964, through
Telephone conversation # 4976, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/17/1964, 9:22AM (Item)
  • RFK, NEW YORK SENATE RACE; OPPOSITION TO RFK FROM REFORM MOVEMENT; WHITE BACKLASH AND LABOR OPPOSITION TO LBJ, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNSKILLED WORKERS; INFORMAL POLL OF NEW YORK TAXI DRIVERS; REPORT BY JAMES PECK ON CALIFORNIA LABOR DEFECTIONS
Telephone conversation # 4305, sound recording, LBJ and J. EDGAR HOOVER, 7/22/1964, 9:26AM (Item)
  • HOOVER REPORTS ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT WAGNER ABOUT NYC RIOTS, SUCCESSFUL PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE DURING MLK VISIT TO GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI; LBJ ASKS ABOUT NEW YORK NEWS STORY BY JACK MALLON ON COMMUNIST, RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 8639, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 8/26/1965, 2:50PM (Item)
  • CONCERNS ABOUT BILL CREATING NEW JUDGESHIPS; IMMIGRATION BILL SIGNING CEREMONY; NEW JUDGESHIPS, FEDERAL REGISTRARS FOR WASHINGTON, DC; DREW PEARSON'S OPPOSITION TO DAVID BRESS' APPOINTMENT; AMENDMENT ON IMMIGRATION CEILING FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Telephone conversation # 13327, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 8/27/1968, 4:08PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF VP NOMINEES; LBJ SUGGESTS HHH CONSIDER JOSEPH ALIOTO IN ORDER TO CARRY CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, CITIES, ITALIAN VOTE; DALEY RECOMMENDS SARGENT SHRIVER; SELECTION OF NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN TO REPLACE JOHN BAILEY
Telephone conversation # 4977, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/17/1964, 9:22AM (Item)
  • WHITE BACKLASH ISSUE; FEAR THAT CIVIL RIGHTS WILL AFFECT JOBS, HOUSING; INFORMAL NEW YORK TAXI DRIVERS POLL SHOWING SUPPORT FOR GOLDWATER; PROPOSED TAXI FARE INCREASE IN NYC; LYNDA JOHNSON'S VISIT TO NYC, TV SPEECH
Telephone conversation # 4978, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 8/17/1964, 9:36AM (Item)
  • BOMBINGS, RACIAL TROUBLE IN CHICAGO SUBURBS; DALEY REPORTS ON ILLINOIS POLITICAL SITUATION, COMPARISON WITH 1960; DALEY'S LIAISON WORK WITH NEGRO COMMUNITY; BUSINESS' NEED TO CREATE NEW JOBS; VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN; WHITE BACKLASH ISSUE
Telephone conversation # 5018, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/18/1964, 1:02PM (Item)
  • LYNDA JOHNSON'S NYC TRIP; LBJ ASKS WAGNER'S ADVICE ON UPCOMING MEETING WITH RFK; NEW YORK SENATE RACE; LABOR, WHITE BACKLASH; OLIVER QUAYLE POLL; CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI DELEGATIONS, HANDLING ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
Telephone conversation # 5019, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 8/18/1964, 1:02PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, HANDLING ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; POSSIBLE EFFECT ON SOUTHERN VOTE OF DECISION TO SEAT MFDP; RFK, NEW YORK SENATE RACE; RFK'S POSSIBLE WITHDRAWAL AS MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATE
Telephone conversation # 6325, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 11/11/1964, 7:38PM (Item)
  • CANDIDATES FOR TEXAS CIRCUIT COURT; MANDATORY RETIREMENT OF JUDGES AT 70; ANTHONY CELEBREZZE'S INTEREST IN APPOINTMENT TO DC COURT OF APPEALS, WH PRESS LEAKS ON HIS RESIGNATION; NEW DC POLICE CHIEF; LBJ EXPRESSES BELIEF THAT WALTER JENKINS
Telephone conversation # 6125, sound recording, LBJ and ROBERT WAGNER, 11/3/1964, 6:14PM (Item)
  • WAGNER REPORTS ON HEAVY VOTING IN NYC, UPSTATE NEW YORK, HARLEM; LBJ THANKS WAGNER FOR SUPPORT
Telephone conversation # 7323, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 4/7/1965, 9:17AM (Item)
  • JOE RAUH'S CANDIDATE FOR WASHINGTON, DC COURT; NEED FOR MERIT APPOINTMENTS, APPOINTEES FROM CALIFORNIA, EXCELLENCE IN JUSTICE DEPT; VOTING RIGHTS BILL, INCLUSION OF NEW YORK PUERTO RICANS; POLL TAX AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION; LBJ SCHOOL OF PUBLIC
Telephone conversation # 8550, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN MCCONE, 8/18/1965, 12:10PM (Item)
  • "SUMMARIZED"; "NEW YORK CITY"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN
Telephone conversation # 8340, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 7/15/1965, 2:40PM (Item)
  • LBJ ASKS WILKINS TO LOBBY FOR SENATE PASSAGE OF RENT SUBSIDY PROVISION OF HOUSING BILL; APPOINTMENT OF HUD, HEW SECRETARIES, UN AMBASSADOR, NEW YORK JUDGESHIPS; ROBERT WEAVER; BERL BERNHARD; JOHN GARDNER; CLARK CLIFFORD; GEORGE BALL; RFK; CONSTANCE
Telephone conversation # 12105, sound recording, LBJ and JOHN LINDSAY, 8/24/1967, 10:02AM (Item)
  • "LOCAL SHOREHAM HOTEL"; "TO MAYOR JOHN LINDSAY AT SHOREHAM HOTEL RELATIVE TO NEWS LEAK ABOUT WALTER WASHINGTON BEFORE APPOINTMENT IS DEFINITE..."; "THE PRES IN HIS BEDROOM EITHER EVENING OF AUG 23 OR MORNING OF AUG 24, 1967"; "MAYOR JOHN LINDSAY?"
Telephone conversation # 12835, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/23/1968, 10:17AM (Item)
  • DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE; RFK CAMPAIGN; LBJ'S CAMPAIGN STRATEGY; BERTRAND HARDING'S APPOINTMENT AS OEO DIRECTOR; NEW POVERTY, URBAN PROJECTS; DALEY'S TALK WITH CARL STOKES; INDIANA PRIMARY; RICHARD HATCHER; LBJ'S RECENT MEETING WITH DALEY'S SONS
Telephone conversation # 11404, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 1/25/1967, 7:45PM (Item)
  • LBJ'S MEETING WITH HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN; PRESS LEAKS FROM CRIME COMMISSION; KATZENBACH DEFENDS COMMISSION; J. EDGAR HOOVER'S VIEWS ON CONSULAR CONVENTION; LBJ COMPLAINS ABOUT DEMOCRATIC DISSENT IN CONGRESS; NEW HARRIS POLL; WILLIAM MANCHESTER
Telephone conversation # 10912, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 10/3/1966, 8:16AM (Item)
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; LBJ BRIEFLY INTERRUPTS CONVERSATION TO LISTEN TO NEWS BROADCAST THAT IS AUDIBLE IN BACKGROUND; PREVIOUSLY OPENED ON TAPE K66.03, PNO 1; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
Telephone conversation # 8822, sound recording, LBJ and SARGENT SHRIVER, 9/2/1965, 7:50PM (Item)
  • RECORDING OF THIS CALL INTERRUPTS RECORDING OF REF #8821; SHRIVER ON HOLD 0:50; SHRIVER ASKS ROBERTS IF HE CAN GIVE LBJ GOOD NEWS; BOOZER? TELLS UNIDENTIFIED MALE THAT SHRIVER WANTS TO SPEAK WITH LBJ
Telephone conversation # 10410, sound recording, LBJ and NICHOLAS KATZENBACH, 7/15/1966, 9:15PM (Item)
  • FUND-RAISING TO PAY OFF DNC DEBT; RFK'S CLAIM FOR PART OF MONEY RAISED IN NEW YORK; LBJ'S NEGATIVE VIEWS OF DNC; PRESS STORIES THAT PRESIDENT'S CLUB INFLUENCES DOJ ACTION IN ANTITRUST CASES; ANHEUSER-BUSCH CASE; GANGS AND CHICAGO RIOTS; MLK; THOMAS
Telephone conversation # 9429, sound recording, LBJ and ROY WILKINS, 1/5/1966, 4:55PM (Item)
  • WILKINS THANKS LBJ FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT, PRAISES GREAT SOCIETY SPEECH; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT BUDGET, FUNDING NEW PROGRAMS; CONGRESSIONAL CRITICISM OF GREAT SOCIETY; COMMUNITY ACTION; WILKINS PRAISES HEAD START; OVERSEAS HEAD START PROGRAM; ROBERT
Telephone conversation # 12812, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 3/13/1968, 10:49PM (Item)
  • DALEY'S TALK WITH RFK ABOUT RFK'S FUTURE, VIETNAM COMMISSION; LBJ SUGGESTS RFK MEET WITH CLARK CLIFFORD ON VIETNAM; RFK'S CRITICISM OF LACK OF SPENDING ON CITIES, KERNER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS; NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY; LBJ'S MEETING WITH EDWARD
Telephone conversation # 11146, sound recording, LBJ and RICHARD DALEY, 12/17/1966, 9:48AM (Item)
  • LBJ DISCUSSES DIFFICULTY GETTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION CITIES IN NEW CONGRESS; DALEY SUGGESTS MONEY BE SPENT ON PROJECTS, NOT PLANNING; MLK'S TESTIMONY AT RIBICOFF HEARINGS; LBJ'S CONCERNS ABOUT FEDERAL BUDGET, DEFICIT, US ECONOMY; LBJ'S
Telephone conversation # 12001, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD HUGHES, 7/14/1967, 12:22PM (Item)
  • DISCUSSION OF RIOTS IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY; LBJ OFFERS FEDERAL ASSISTANCE; HUGHES REPORTS HE IS SEEKING INDICTMENTS OF VIOLATERS OF THE LAW; LBJ ASKS FOR FULL REPORT ON SITUATION
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 4/16/1964 (Thursday) (Item)
  • thinking that s omehow she has r i s e n l e s s to the tide of o p p o r t u n ity ,th a n Diana, and MEMORANDUM THE WHI TE HOUSE W A S H I N G T ON T hu rsd ay, A p r il 16, 19 6 4 Page 3 me Dr. Blake Smith brought m ethe unw elcom e news which I
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)
  • T U ESD A Y , JANUARY 10, 1967 p ag e 1 T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 10th w a s th e S ta te of th e U nion. N ot u n til .it ;' ■„ .^ i t is o v e r do you r e a l l y f e e l th e New Y e a r h a s b eg u n . It i s a n o b s ta c le , a m o u n
  • of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper
Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/13/1967 (Thursday) (Item)
  • s w h i l e M a r i l y n w a l k e d u p a n d down b e s id e m e r e la y in g q u e s tio n s and new s a n d m e giving h e r a n s w e r s u ntil I finally said, thrilled. " W h y d o n 't you g et in a n d s w im ?" S he w a s s o It a l w
  • draws a crowd; Lady Bird has tea for Mrs. Alexandros Matsas, wife of departing Greek ambassador; tea & tours for five new ambassadors' wives; discussion about Shah of Iran; LBJ greets group; John Macy meeting about Fine Arts Commission; bowling