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Folder, "THE HARVEST OF AMERICAN RACISM: The Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 1 (Item)

dominant motives . As Negro vi6l~nce begins to abate, a new phase of dis order is inaugurated . . Thi$ is the period in which control authorities begin to re-asserttheir dominance. It is also a _period in wh.;i.ch much of the la,vlessness comes from

Folder, "Summary Analysis: December 20, 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 3 (Item)

anticipation of Negro violenc e l ed to heavy- handed uses of official for ce that provoked violence which might not have othe~wi~e occurred , The news media , for their part , sometimes shared in c r e atine a c limate in which viol ence could be expected

Oral history transcript, Robert C. Weaver, interview 1 (I), 11/19/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

upset. It seemed as though President Roosevelt had been campaigning in New York and the impetuous, southern born, Steve Early had kicked a Negro policeman in the groin. This had been played up quite a bit, and Jonathan suggested that I get the boys
to LBJ Ranch regarding housing message; his impact on LBJ’s thinking; reason for resignation; prejudice; feeling that the new administration will attempt to make administrative reform

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

*TRANSCRIPT ONLY OF THIS CONVERSATION; THERE IS NO RECORDING; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY
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

Oral history transcript, John W. Hechinger, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

with the Daily News editorial staff to tell them his aspirations for the City Council. And the News--nobody had this story about his being withdrawn but the Post, and until the Post said it, of course everybody I guess was trying to investigate it. So he told

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 8/24/65-9/11/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

is that it is 6n its way to becoming [9 of 26] - 6 - a paper of major national influence. Certainly, its new crew, headed by the young Chandler, is genuinely con cerned about exercising ' leadership to straighten out the sorry state of affairs politically
File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve

Folder, "1965 Task Force on Los Angeles Riots," Task Force Reports, Box 10 (Item)

to be among the oldest in the City, but there has been a considerable amount of new construction. Over three-quarters of the housing ·in the cur-few area was built before 1939; about three-fifths of the housing in Watts was in this category. This lower age

Oral history transcript, Alfred B. Fitt, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

or the appointment of a new one. In a business way, though, I've bumped into him perhaps half a dozen times, not on Defense matters, but during the period that I was General Counsel of the Army and in charge of the civil works program. Do you know what the civil

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 9/12/65 - 3/20/66 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

fields, and at the subprofes sional level in mental hospitals, schools, child care aides, recreation, social work, and probation. 5. The funds would come in part from existing Federal programs like OEO but substantial new funds would be needed. Note
File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve

Oral history transcript, Ivan Allen, interview 1 (I), 5/15/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

by political philosophy or conviction? A: Yes, I would have looked on Mr. Johnson in those days as part of the New Deal, a young man that came up during the Roosevelt days that had been liberal and progressive in his thoughts. Of course he came from what

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 5, 11/22/63- 8/23/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA]," WHCF HU, Box 25 (Item)

on Human Relations. He is among the handful in this country who have earned professional stature in inter-group relations. Ben Holman -- Director of Media Relations (GS-17). Holman is a former reporter for the Chicago Daily News and a former editor
File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve

Oral history transcript, Kenneth Torp, interview 1 (I), 6/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

: No, none. F: Where had you gone to school? T: CCNY in New York. Got a bachelor's there in Modern American History, Modern European History. F: Well, you got in on some modern history. T: Yes. F: So, you showed up there, then, in a commercial

Oral history transcript, Edward Re, interview 1 (I), 2/19/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Settlement Commission and rewrite all the job descriptions. It was through Mr. Macy that I obtained some very fine new personnel. M: So he was probably the one who kept your name in the top of the pile as far as prospective talent for the various jobs

Oral history transcript, Harold Barefoot Sanders, interview 3 (III), 11/3/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

under James Eastland. S: Right. F: And I forget who you've got in the House, but undoubtedly-- S: Manny Geller from New York. F: You didn't have any problem as far as the committee in the-- S: In the House. F: What do you do to jack it out

Folder, "Simulmatics Media Study," Papers of Robert Shellow, Box 4 (Item)

), then the r1.ot coverage in the surrounding area (incl\ltling, for example, Newark ncwspeperf distributed in P'la1nf1eld) > encl finally the content o'£ national cove·r age (£or example Time, Life, Newstreek, the New York TimEu~, the Associated Press

Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 3 (III), 5/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Democratic Party dinner in New York. He came right from the airport to the dinner and delivered a rather flowery tribute to the President. That sort of stilled things for a while. But it wouldn't stay down, and I think the President r s response

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

during the New Deal. He said he thought that perhaps. the most significant development in the past generatioJJ was the new social conscious ness of business. Who could have imagined their leaving their own work behind to get into cities efforts? Who

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/3/1965 (Sunday) (Item)

into one of the gu est ro o m s, although a s he exp lain ed w e w ould not b e th ere that night. don't you a ll co m e up to New Y ork w ith u s?" And then he sa id , "Why '^• V' r^ ... - ■■■■',." '’)jn MEMORANDUM ' ■ _ THE WHITE HOUSE 'W A SK
New York
LBJ and Lady Bird to National City Christian Church; dogs are racing on White House lawn; Air Force One to New York with guests for signing of the Immigration Act of 1965; LBJ delivers speech at ceremony; Johnsons see Erich Leinsdorf whom LBJ helped
New York City

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, "July 29, 1967 - 11:30 a.m. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Disorders to the White House for its first meeting. The Commission is chaired by Governor Kerner of Illinois. The Vice Chairman is Mayor Lindsay of New York. They are both here with me. I have commended these 11 citizens for what they have agreed to do

Oral history transcript, Donald M. Baker, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

school people, some of the welfare agencies and other groups from each of the towns--there was Detroit, New Haven, Chicago, and Pittsburgh. We had them in here and we sat down for several days with each one, a couple days at least with each one, and we

Oral history transcript, Katherine Graham Peden, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

. Johnson happened to be in Austin at that time and was gracious enough to come down to the meeting. So I've known Mrs. Johnson through the broadcasting field, and [I met] the President, as I recall, at a meeting in New York. senato~ He was then U.S

Oral history transcript, Donald M. Baker, interview 2 (II), 3/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

of what new things you're going to do. It's obviously more difficult to shut off something that's already going than it is to start something new, and you have a good argument for keeping what you have going rather than transferring grant money somewhere

Folder, "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)

with m.atiagement and other assistance aimed at giving the beneficiary a fair cha.nee to compete. There is no precedent in existing law for non-interest bearing working capital loans to domestic, private businesses. They have not been provided in New York, where

Oral history transcript, Otto Kerner, interview 1 (I), 6/12/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

cent funded by state funds, really was placing too great a burden not only on Illinois. I had discussed this with Governor [Pat] Brown of California, Governor [Nelson] Rockefeller of New York and Governor [John B.] LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Jerome P. Cavanagh, interview 1 (I), 3/22/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in the Kennedy Administration, particularly the poverty program which was in the mill, so to speak, at that time, there was some concern over whether the new President would support it and push it in the manner that it was being pushed by the Kennedy

Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 3 c (III), 12/16/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

not many such criticisms in Washington or Baltimore in April of '68. Is it hoped that the kind of activity that the new Safe Streets Act is designed to encourage will perhaps help this sort of situation? V: Can't help but help. If you have more policemen

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 10/9/1968 (Wednesday) (Item)

ro u n d s of P r i m e M i n i s t e r a n d M r s . H o ly o ak e of New Z e a la n d . It i s a lw a y s a s p e c i a l a n tic ip a tio n w hen the g u e s t i s s o m e o n e I have m et b efo re. And I h a d s p e n t a p a r t of th is m o r
Arrival ceremony for Prime Minister & Mrs. Holyoake, New Zealand; Lady Bird names guests; Leon Uris offers manuscripts to LBJ Library; Lady Bird has remarks about Lyn Nugent; lunch; recording diary; visit with Lynda Robb, Luci & Lyn Nugent; massage

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 6:07 p.m. Congressional leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

that police had uncovered 'factories for the manufacture of Molotiv cocktails,' but the location of such places was not given. At a news conference at which the statement was released, Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen refused to identify the locations

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/3/1967 (Thursday) (Item)

i g h t n i n g that r e v e r b e r a t e d th ro u g h the ca n y o n s MEM ORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE WASHINGTON T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 3, 1967 of dow ntow n New Y o rk . Ps-ge 4 And then ju s t g r a y an d o v e r c a s t , an d
New York
LBJ & Lady Bird breakfast in bed with Lyn Nugent on bed; Lady Bird to New York City with Lynda & Warrie Lynn Smith; Lady Bird to Waldorf Towers to look at clothes; lunch with Eddie Weisl o discuss selling KTBC; Lady Bird tries on more clothes; Lady
New York City

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Director Hoover, General Johnson, Secretary of the Army Reior, Mr. Marvin Watson, Mr. Abe Fortas, and Mr. George Christian. The President was reading the June 22, 1943, issue of the New York Times concerning President Roosevelt's actions in Detroit

Folder, "Watts," Office Files of Joseph A. Califano, Box 58 (Item)

. Head Start la the only real breakthrough. There au.·~\ . "er hopeful signs on the horizon - • new faellltl•• planned and the gr:owlng role of Skill Trauuag Centers.. But Negro patience grew thin long ago. u Futuree , u a. . promt1,ee .a re no longer

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/22/1965 (Sunday) (Item)

e , riot ” b e h u rt i f I d id n 't c a ll fo r w e e k s and w e e k s , and b e a v a ila b le to tu c k in to th e s p a r e h o u rs I h a v e now and th en . L yn d a is in New Y o rk w ith th e A rth u r K r im s , and L u c i is a lw a y s
bowling; Lynda Johnson in New York; Johnsons on Sequoia with friends; Buffalo River and national parks; new portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt for White House

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 3 (III), 12/2/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. by no means unique in that attitude . Oral history is really fairly new, and we are just sort of relying on the intelligence of the future scholars to be well aware that that kind of circumstance does develop . And indeed I think perhaps the purpose

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/18/1964 (Saturday) (Item)

and thv hom e mad e b read n1adc m ore news than the sta ti stics of th e prL·ss c o:1f ,,r e;ncc. - l 1964 Saturday , July 1Hth__ (_conlin11ed) Phili p Carter, Hodcling Carler's son , who is no\\' with NEWSWEEK, was th e re, a very hand som1

Oral history transcript, Robert E. Jordan III, interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

several years in the U.S. Attorne y's office, and I must say it was a thorough ly enjoyab le experie nce--the work there. But my boss there, who was David Acheson , United States Attorne y, was appointe d to a new position in the Treasury departm ent which

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 12/12/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

MEMORANDUM TH E W H IT E HOUSE (■ WASHINGTON T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 12, 1968 in v i s i t o r s ' s e r v i c e . Page 3 And M r . W est who told ab o u t th e c l o s e t s b y H a m m a c h e r Schlemm e r and the new r u g in the S tate D

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 10 p.m. Detroit crisis - President's activities from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Christian. The Presiden t was reading the J une 22, 1943, issue of the New York Tin-ies concerning President Roose v elt 1 s actions in Detroit. The Presid~nt read aloud excerpts of. an articl e entitled 1 'Rayburn assails Roosevelt critics. 11 The President

Oral history transcript, Stanley R. Resor, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

in June of 1965 to succeed Stephen Ailes. Earlier in 1965 you had been appointed Under Secretary of the Army and prior to that you were an attorney in New York and also active in Republican politics. R: Substantially correct. Is this information

Oral history transcript, Powell Moore, interview 1 (I), 1/23/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for him. So we worked together in the fall of 1966. That was a very useful period for me because it gave me an opportunity in a more relaxed atmosphere than you have here in Washington to get acquainted with my new boss. We talked about a number
Biographical information; Senator Richard Russell; LBJ’s decreased popularity and its sources; civil rights; LBJ’s relationship with Russell; activating battleship New Jersey; Russell’s criticism of LBJ’s Administration; editorial cartoon; growth

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