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Folder, "Civil Rights – Mississippi," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • had ca Ll. ed the FBI in New Or l ea ns . Hen r y Wolf , a ttorney fo r the Go odman family, ca lled to say that Robe r t Kennedy ha d bee n c on tacted . 1 : 40 PM : Me r i dian r epor t e d tha t a ttempts ha d been ma de t o call loca l ai r fo r
Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1964," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • assassination -- to reassure a nervous world that "the gove nment in Washington lives", and to acquaint millions abroad with the new leader of America and the free world. Minutes after the bullets struck John Kennedy, USIA threw all its resources into this task
Folder, "Civil Rights Accomplishments – LBJ," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • realised then. that poa·i tive action was long ,ove.r- dtta,. :action had: to be ca.k•n" Mom•ntum b elvil s-lshta l~om aceele.~ated tbat pojnt 011 under the le.adersh!p of tbe Kennedy- Jolut•on adm!m•~on .an4. 'by the :rietng Udo of Nes•o· ~nmtl­
Folder, "Mississippi Summer Project Voter Registration," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • ·ticipating in the "Mississippi Freedom SW111ler" project. A.copy of the letter ls enclosed. We have mailed the original directly to the President with a carbon copy sent to Attorney General Kennedy. ·1t is our feeling that a state of emergency exists
Folder, "Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1965," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • Tweed and · Bernard G. Segal who organized the Committee in 1963 at the request of President Kennedy and resigned as Co-Chairmen effective September 1. The Lawyers' Committee, with headquarters in Washington and a field office in Jackson, Mississippi
Folder, "Civil Rights – St. Augustine, Fla.," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • The White House Washington, D. C. cc: Mrs. F. Fullerwood Vice President Lyndon Johnson ACP:ms I 38 Bayview Drive St . Augu s tine , Florida September 27 , 1963 Mr . John F . Kennedy President of the United States The White House ashington , n. c. Dear
Folder, "Civil Rights Boycotts – Alabama and Mississippi," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)