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Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 2 (II), 9/17/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

be visible in the staff positions, the appointive positions, and reflected in the kind of humor that they use on both. sides. The President has his people, and of course Humphrey had his little set of people, and Bob had his, inherited and some new ones. I

Folder, "[Papers for] November 14, 1968 Special Cabinet Room Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

, and that the attached would be forthcoming this evening. Honorable Ramsey Clark, Justice Honorable Wilbur Cohen, HEW Honorable Charles Zwick, BOB Honorable Arthur M. Okun, CEA Joe Califano Larry Levinson Bob Hardesty Attachment ,. .,n- tf . ~ ' .. ,., ..._t;.s

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/8/1968 (Monday) (Item)

down fo r a m o v i e lik e th is . S o m e tim e in th e m o r n i n g Bob M c N a m a r a and G e n e r a l W h e e le r and a n I s r a e l i G e n e r a l fle w i n w ith i c e on the w in d s h ie ld of t h e i r h e l i c o p t e r . A b o u t tw

Oral history transcript, Robert Storey, interview 1 (I), 3/29/1974, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to me-- I'd known him a long time--and said, "Bob, where can we eat privately?" My wife and son had died not long before, and at that time I had an apartment in a high-rise apartment. cook. So I said, "That's easy. I have a It's a small apartment

Oral history transcript, Mitchell Rogovin, interview 1 (I), 10/23/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 9/19/1968 (Thursday) (Item)

in d e e d I w ill be c o m in g b a c k to N ew Y o rk . I am s p o ile d . I hope once o r tw ice a y e a r . I s h a ll t r e a t m y s e lf to so m e of the s a m e , though i t w ill in d e e d n o t b e the s a m e w ith o u t B e s s a n d

Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [1 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)

THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CIVIL DISORDERS 1016 16TH WASHINGTON, STREET, D. C. N.W. 20036 December 20, 1967 Bob: I asked Chick to have a few team people read the revised version of your paper (i.e., the version that the Commission

Folder, "Interim Report - Office of Investigations [Weapons, Fires (1 of 2)]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)

JAMESFORMA~ IN NE\'!YORK: : :· James Forman: •Your hand-vicked· Chairman, tlie al.lcned hope or· Blacl~ . America in the ·calculated conspiracy to destroy the · ... black ideology symbolized by the Atlanta Project has • descended to the level of callin3

Folder, "Black National Movement - FBI Report - File #1," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 14 (Item)

Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [1964 - 1967]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)

Folder, "Demonstration – October 20-21, 1967 [1 of 2]," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 64C (Item)

was written by Bob Swartz of the Students for a Democratic Society and the Chicago Area Draft Resisters. This article concerned a draft resisters conference to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, in August, 1967. In December, 1966, this individual claimed

Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [Oct. - Dec. 1967]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)

Folder, "Disturbances - Spring 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)

to die to correct what he termed the "police brutality situation in Harlem.". Other sources have attributed the riots and unrest to "young punks" without a stake in the past or much hope in the future and members of various teen-~ge gangs who rule various

Folder, "Homicide," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 79 (Item)

EVANS, 24/N, of 3859 Cadillac. Fatal gunshot wound to the head while looting Bob's Market at 4100 Pennsylvania. Shot by the following Detroit Police Officers: Sgt. Robert Porte; Patr. Lloyd Hewitt Norman Salo & Chester Kotowicz. Homicide File #7168

Folder, "FBI - Disturbances and Racial Disturbances," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)

to correct what he termed the "police brutality situation in Harlem." Other sources have attributed the riots and unrest to ''young punks" without a stake in the past or much hope in the future and members of various teen-~3e gangs uho rule various neigbbol

Telephone conversation # 3971, transcript, JUANITA ROBERTS and JAMES FARMER, 6/23/1964, time unknown (Item)

. ...... _:·· "·'' " ,. Hello, lb·•· Roberts. Ja ~:;;:·'l'c···~·-· Two of &Mm 1N~• our •taff melllMra, aa4 I'm oa the way down to Mia•ie•lppi aow••• ta look at CM abuacloa peraoullr. Aad I'd hoped &o be able to cbat wl&Ja &be Pn•ldeat .n.t AL Y••· lie'• left a mnU., llan

Folder, "July 31, 1967 - 5:46 p.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

said that only four or five businessmen out of 100 contacted oppose the tax increase. Most of the others advised going ahead. The President said he hopes that the administration also can cut departmental spending. II. Crime Control Congressman Albert

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

. It was intended to be a healing meeting--a meeting that sought to reassure through this group the Negroes and other minorities of the country that this should not be a cause for violence or a loss of hope . B: It did include representatives from beyond just

Oral history transcript, Patrick V. Murphy, interview 1 (I), 3/13/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 22 temporary thing, or did you assume you were signing on for a permanent job? M: No. I was hoping I was signing on for a more permanent job but realized the hazards. August 1st. Mr

Folder, "Boutelle, Paul Benjamin," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 7 (Item)

, September 3 through 6, 1965. At one of the sessions of this convention, BOUTELLE became involved in a discussion regarding civil rights. He stated that he is a 1~Black Nationalist 11 and ''that he hoped there would be a revolution in America and all over

Oral history transcript, Courtney A. Evans, interview 1 (I), 3/27/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

. Katzenbach first approached you about serving in this position, did he outline what the administration hoped the office would do? E: Only in very general terms. I had been involved with the Organized Crime Section of the Criminal Division

Oral history transcript, James W. Symington, interview 3 (III), 11/3/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

some element of hope in it that it would be an i'ndtcati'on to my father that he wanted to restore their earl ier friends-tHp. Actually, r think most of the restoration had been done after the sadness of the assassination and Johnson's ascendence

Folder, "Demonstration – October 20-21, 1967 [2 of 2]," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 64C (Item)

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 6/17/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

at M a y o 's -- who p u lled it out w ith p in c e r s or so m eth in g lik e th a t -- a n d Lyndon w as on h is fe e t in th r e e d a y s. I grip p ed h er hand w ith s p e c ia l w arm th . n ow . I know She is an ard en t R ep u b lican I hope

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 7/8/1965 (Thursday) (Item)

, a n d w e 'l l s h a r e the b e s t w a lk - i n c l o s e t a n y b o d y c o u ld hope f o r . The p o in t i s it m u s t not be a c r a s h p r o g r a m . We m u s t w o r k to w a r d s o m e th in g I 'l l be s a t i s f i e d w ith a n d lo

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 8/6/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

w ith c o f f e e , and the M a yo r t e llin g us how he hoped to han dle the p r o b le m of a r a c e r io t in C h ic a g o . s a id he w ould not have h is p o li c e m e n w e a r s t e e l h e l m e t s . He T h ey s i m p l y w o r e c a p

Folder, "Liaison - FBI - Miscellaneous Reports [Jan. 1968]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 3 (Item)

Committee, a militant black nationalist organization. Hampton stated he -hopes for riots and incidents during the Summer of 1968 because they make Negroes militant. Following the meeting, • Hampton and his followers departed without incident. CONTROVERSY

Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

with Japan, including our hope to obtain more firm support on Vietnam and favorable action on several other matters, particularly our balance of payments problems. Secretary Rusk, with Secretary McNamara's concurrence, recommends that you approve Ambassador

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

Washington and myself went over there and presented bronze plaques and keys to the city especially designed for Mrs. Johnson and himself. I believe they are very handsome plaques, and I hope they'll be in the Library because they were especially designed wi

Oral history transcript, Warren Christopher, interview 2 (II), 11/18/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

after the Detroit situation, the Attorney General wrote each of the fifty governors indicating the bases for the request for federal troops and the procedure that would be used in requesting them. that this has had some educational value. We hope

Folder, "History I. A Short Narrative History," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 84 (Item)

, and violence could they hope that their words would be heeded by the masses; that they themselves could attain the stature of leaders. The trap had been baited and set. remained, would it be sprung? - 5 - The question TAMPA On Sunday, June 11, Tampa

Folder, "Conot Profiles - Work Copy with Comments [2 of 2]," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)

Oral history transcript, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., interview 2 b (II), 11/26/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

responsibility for law enforcement. There's so much you can do in the area of consolidation of local law enforcement, however, that I hope the states in their plans will aim in that direction. You have 40 thousand difference police agencies in this country. B

Folder, "United Afro-American Association (UAAA) - Miscellaneous," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 20 (Item)

not been previously interviewed: Thomas Hayden. (242-5759), Gilbert, I will contact 642-6730) try having t~rough Hayden's I hope to develop our particular attorney things this, without (L. Weinglass). indirectly, Lomax's article, interest

Folder, "Final Profiles - Working Copy," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 85 (Item)

a•• ct ~ajor cit~olice depart~ents in the n a ~ ~ ,,,-- .. . ~ To ,{16e N~.,.-o ~ ,•~1~°fle:erved ~ .. _ . only to reduce progress made, haurznar 1 b the level of inequality. whites remain': t ·114 Equal conditions for blacks and a hope

Folder, "Epton, William Leo, Jr.," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 8 (Item)

Labor Movement 1s known to be a very militant type crganization, the leaders or the Progressive Labor Movement hope to use the Harlem Defense council to recruit Negroes and others and gradually orient their recruits toward the aims and objectives

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 2/27/1964 (Thursday) (Item)

a s t he did not to u s , an d I c o u ld not h elp but think a s I lo o k e d a t h im t h a t I w ould hope fo r L y n d o n it w ould be a su d d e n g o in g , alth ou gh a t a v e r y f a r d is t a n t tim e an d n ic e ly v e n e r a b l e

Oral history transcript, Rufus Phillips, interview 1 (I), 3/4/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

a mistake, the idea--at least the idea that some of us hoped would come about--would be that the Civil Guard would become that territorial force. They never did. So it left a security vacuum out in the countryside, too. So you had two things that happened

Folder, "Gray, Jesse Willard," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 8 (Item)

.• Conterenoe on Civil Rights June 1,2, 1966. ot this protest demonatration, hoped GRAY, the coordinator trm various to 9:ttraot a large number ot demonstratara parts ot the country. GRAYhad eapouaed a belief that the White Hou• Conference on Civil Rights waa

Folder, "Black National Movement - FBI Report - File #2," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Embargoed Series, Box 14 (Item)

concerning opportunities. To conduct public forums on the obligations of Citizenship. To promote registration and other Civic participation which. fulfils the individaul's obligations and promotes the general ~eltare This organization hopes to achieve its