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Oral history transcript, Katherine Graham Peden, interview 1 (I), 11/13/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • , in a sense, incendiary on a national basis? P: Yes. F: That we were teetering a bit? P: Yes, J. Edgar Hoover, one of the first witnesses, said that they were unable to find any area of conspiracy in the civil disorders of Detroit and Newark
Telephone conversation # 12001, transcript, LBJ and RICHARD HUGHES, 7/14/1967, 12:22PM (Item)
  • . Hughes: Well, we've had 4 tests already, I just left the conference, one of these on the board is Judge Whipple ••• and they've agreed with me to call in the grand jury and indict these violaters••• .L BJ: Well you just let Ramsey Clark or Mr. Hoover
Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)
  • . # # # CONFIDEDJTIA.L [2 of 2] ,.. JULY 25, 1967 - 10 p.m. PRESIDENT'S ACTIVITIES ON DETROIT RIOT CRISIS I.' / .; Sec. McNamara Attor. Gen. Clark FBI Dir. Hoover Gen. Johns on Sec. of Army Rezor . :~~:SET Marvin Watson Abe Fortas Geo. Christian Harry
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)
  • the Those involved in the activities \Vere: Secretary 1:\.1cNamara Attorney Generai Clark. FBI Director Hoover General Johnson Secretay of the Army Rezor lvir . Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. lvla1·vin Watson· Abe Fortas Gear ge Christian Harry McPherson Joe
Oral history transcript, Larry Temple, interview 3 (III), 6/26/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)
  • impatience; MLK and Resurrection City; Ramsey Clark and his relationship with LBJ; wire-tapping; J. Edgar Hoover; Robert Kennedy’s assassination; getting Secret Service protection for Presidential candidates; the Commission on Violence; Lloyd Cutler
Oral history transcript, Robert E. Jordan III, interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)
  • Tom Kelly Lem Johns 25-27 Recommends changes in the authority structure of the Secret Service 25-27 Mr. Hoover 27,28,29 Personal meetings with the President 29,30 Civil Works Program 30,36 Secretary Reser 31 Standby problems 32 Under
  • games and the Mayor of Selma; J. Edgar Hoover and the Yarmouth Castle case; Secret Service-FBI merger issue; anecdote of LBJ's political acumen; Jim Wright an issue of constitutionality; dealing with civil disturbances; the M-16 rifle investigation
Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 3 (III), 5/5/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)
  • was a front-·leading candidate. M: Did this affec this decis ion in any way? Well, his polls, you ·know ,.wentdowUyerY sharply from the end of '66·until Mayor June of '67, as a result of a series of events, I think. The Hoover controversy was not very
Folder, "Civil Rights – Watts, Los Angeles Riots," Office Files of Lee White, Box 6 (Item)
  • ] - 4 _politicians and indicated that had they exercised real leadership in the community the riots could have been averted. III. General Observations 1. Police Chief Parker seems to be adored like Edgar Hoover by the whites in power but hated by many
Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 3 c (III), 12/16/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)
  • . Hoover testified before the Commission on Disorders to the effect that to date--at that time--we had no such evidence, and I think it's safe to say we still have no such evidence. I think you need to distinguish between conspiracies to foment disorders
Oral history transcript, Thomas W. Fletcher, interview 1 (I), 3/5/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)
  • this idea of program budget come from? Did you bring this with you? F: Well, no, the whole concept of program budgeting goes back many years. the Hoover Commission started it back in the late '40s. agencies picked it up. Actually A number of the federal
Oral history transcript, Stanley R. Resor, interview 1 (I), 11/16/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)