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JULY 24, 1967 - 6;07 p.m.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERSHIP
Vice President
Speaker McCormack
Congressman Albert
Congressman Boggs
Senator Mansfield
Sena.tor Russell Long
Senator Robert Byrd
PostMast Gen.
O'Brien
Joe Califano
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their actions further proved our devotion to honest and democratic
elections.
White asked if Ky and Thieu were taking much advantage of their
incumbency. The President said they were, and there was a further
problem in their use of our language in talking
- of the disturbances in Los Angeles.
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS
Of the direct OEO programs, the Community Action Program appears most
relevant. The Los Angeles Community has now resolved its problem of es
tablishing a Community Action Agency that would include
- the conditions which caused the riots; Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots chaired by John McCone, report and action on report's recommendations [Report filed oversize attachment 186]; and the President's task force on the riots. Several items
- or whether it was an incipient rebellion kept
·localized by actions on the part of civil and police authorities.
The problem of categorizing events is further complicated
when we attempt to define them in. terms of the intentions
and attitudes of various
- or willful disregard of the law.
The President emphasized the . urgency of a comprehensive and
effective attack
up~n
the problems of urban America.
He emphasized
that as far as the rioting in Los Angeles is concerned:
.•• we cannot let the actions
- the conditions which caused the riots; Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots chaired by John McCone, report and action on report's recommendations [Report filed oversize attachment 186]; and the President's task force on the riots. Several items
- the urgency of a comprehensive and
effective attack
up~n
the problems of urban America.
He emphasized
that as far as the rioting in Los Angeles is concerned: .
.••we cannot let the .actions of three or four thousand
rioters stay our compassion
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The following are .my recommendations as. to the action
you should take to put this proposal into effect:
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Designate .the 12 most critical pockets of poverty
in which this program will be applied.
I
recommend that, as a first step, you designate
- the conditions which caused the riots; Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots chaired by John McCone, report and action on report's recommendations [Report filed oversize attachment 186]; and the President's task force on the riots. Several items
- with nothing.
THE PRESIDENT: I have sent letters to the Speaker of the House
and Congressman Ford urging action. Another letter has been prepared
-- this is not public. You may be sure that this leader will do all he
can to make this a reality and get
- % .of theee hard core poor have received aome h•lp. Thl• report augge•t•
that Head Start la the moat effective federal program, hittba1 up to twothb-d• of needy children.
Bec:entty, tho local comm.unity .Action Agency ha• beeo apllt into flve
pl•c:•• to get
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America on the Brink:
Black Rebellion
White Racism and
PREFACE
The events of this past summer are now history , thoug h
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still very much alive in pur memories and very much a part
of our present .
We have mounted a research effort to amass
- 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
- occurred both in small towns
and great metropolitan centers.
No society can tolerate massive violence, anymore than a body can
tolerate massive disease. And we in America shall not tolerate it.
But just saying that does not solve the problem. We need
- 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
- the riots immediately
before or during the riot?
What did they s~?
Do you
think they play an important part in the actions of
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section ot the Negro community? Which disc joclceys?
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What newspapers and magazines do you read'l
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The Postmaster General said that each Cabinet member had before him
a list of target dates for legislation. He stressed that action is desired
on these pieces of legislation by Labor Day. He said, "This is our little
bible among us. 11
The Postmaster General