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Oral history transcript, Dr. Samuel Halperin, interview 1 (I), 2/24/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

Committee on Education and Labor, Adam Clayton Powell, during the first six months of 1961; and then with Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon, who was also the new Chairman of the Subcommittee on Education of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare

Folder, "King, Martin Luther, 1966-67 [2 of 2]," Aides Files of Mildred Stegall, Box 32 (Item)

. The purpose of the meeting would be to issue a joint statement by this Negro leadership indicating that they do not condone Congressman Adam Clayton Powell's misconduct and arrogance. Congressman Powell is a United States Representative from New York

Oral history transcript, Robert Lampman, interview 1 (I), 5/24/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that you had done one on poverty and unemployment. Did you see that and that a draft went to Adam Yarmolinsky, or AY as abbreviated? L: I see. one. Yes, live got that one here I think. This may have been the I gave some memorandum, a kind of a talk

Lady Bird Johnson's Daily Diary entry, 5/2/1965 (Item)

. J.H. Benefield toured 2:50 Departed Benefield house accompanied by Mrs. Hugh Powell drove around Marshall and Karnack, Texas 3. 4:10 Arrived Powell home 5:25 Departed Powell residence w/ Mr. and Mrs. Powell 5:55 Arrived Dudley Taylor home in Marshall 6

Oral history transcript, David L. Hackett, interview 1 (I), 4/15/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

of conflict between both HARYOU and, at that time, ACT, which was Adam Clayton Powell's group, and at the end of the eighteen-month period they merged into one organization and had on paper an excellent program. Therefore the confrontation here was between
department; the President's Task Force in the War Against Poverty; the concept of maximum feasible participation; Title II problems; the necessary components of the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime Committee's plan; Adam Yarmolinsky's role on the task

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 12 (XII), 10/29/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

perceiving that the bill was going to help large numbers of black kids. Billy Graham became--a lot of things became important. I can remember [Johnson] saying to Adam Clayton Powell, "You've got to get the hell out of this country." Powell was chairman

Oral history transcript, Jake Jacobsen, interview 2 (II), 6/7/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that you worked on? The program was expanded quite a bit to over three billion dollars. J: I don't remember anything about that. G: You would have, I assume, worked with Adam Clayton Powell since he was chairman of the House committee you dealt with. J
the Kennedy family; Adam Clayton Powell; a party LBJ hosted for congressional aides; staying at the LBJ Ranch; the telephone system used by LBJ and staff; radio communication at the Ranch; having picketers near the Ranch arrested and later invited to the Ranch

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 10 (X), 5/13/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

rights-tainted legislation, as well as the legislation itself; education legislation that was tainted by civil rights, by the so-called [Adam Clayton] Powell amendment, that would deny federal funds for any federal program that supported discrimination

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 47 (XLVII), 6/13/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

on the Hill for Adam Clayton Powell and others to try and get control over the school lunch programs. But I believe they were all done--that the Child Nutrition Act went through the Agriculture committees. I don't remember anything about the Tower thing

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1956" (Item)

. Not intended to be complete or definitive. discoverlbj.org rights generally. Participants include Rep. Jim Roosevelt of LA, Dick Bolling of Kansas City, Adam Clayton Powell of NYC, and Charles Diggs of Detroit. They reportedly decided on strategy to abandon

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1960" (Item)

Convention of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. After his speech, LBJ holds a press conference and later he and CTJ attend a reception at the Johnson for President headquarters. While in Houston, LBJ also meets with Gilbert Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Taylor, Sr

Oral history transcript, Adam Yarmolinsky, interview 3 (III), 10/22/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, 1980 INTERVIEWEE: ADAM YARMOLINSKY INTERVIEWER: MICHAEL L. GILLETTE PLACE: Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 2 G: I think we were just at the point of going into the question of Robert Kennedy's view of whether a new agency was needed
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Folder title list, Personal Papers, Papers of Ben Powell (Item)

National Archives and Records Administration http://archives.gov National Archives Catalog https://catalog.archives.gov http://www.lbjlibrary.org COLLECTION DETAILS and FOLDER TITLE LIST Collection: Papers of Benjamin H. Powell, Sr., ca. 1901 - ca
Powell, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Harrison), 1881-1960
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Senate Daily Diary entry, 11/10/1960 (Item)

Gideo n Sen Talmadg e (1 ? Bob Abernethy an d Pete r Braestrup Lynn William s (U S New s & World Report ) (Wash, DC ) Adam Clayto n Powel l (Wash , DC ) Gov Pat Brow n (Sacramento ) Mrs. Neuberge r (Portland, Ore ) John Lindsa y (Wash , DC ) Sen Dod d

Oral history transcript, Christopher Weeks, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was not at all involved in any of the substance of putting the program together. Under Shriver you had Adam Yarmolinsky, who was the primary person who was involved in trying to put this kind of [program together] and trying to pay attention to what I would

Oral history transcript, Dr. Samuel Halperin, interview S-I, 7/24/1968, by Steve Trachtenberg (Item)

Biographical information; Senator Wayne Morse; Clayton Powell; Chair of Education and Labor; loss of power in 1966; Edith Green; liberal on education; lasting impact; offered amendments under JFK and LBJ; critical of Office of Economic Opportunity

Folder title list, Senate Papers, Appointments and Nominations Files (Item)

://catalog.archives.gov Envelope or Folder Title Appointments, General Abney, James L. – Judge, Puerto Rico Acheson, Dean – Secretary of State Adams, Ray R. – International Claims Commission Adams, Richard H. – Foreign Service Officer

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 1, 3/18/65 - 3/24/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / ALABAMA]," WHCF HU, Box 24 (Item)

] ... ...· .. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 28 By: Messrs. Adams, Allen, Bentley, Brannan, Carter, Clark, Cooper, Dumas, Eddins, Evans, Gilchrist, Givhan, Hammond, Hawkins, Hornsby, Horton, James, Lolley, Lowe, Mathews, McCain, McDow, Metcalf, Montgomery, Nichols, Oden

Oral history transcript, Frederick O'Reilly Hayes, interview 1 (I), 10/7/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

and the extent to which those selected were actually poor. Soon after OEO was funded, Adam Clayton Powell, then chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee passed on to Shriver objections from dissident groups in Cleveland and Chester, PA on the umbrella
; community action weaknesses; the likelihood that CAP would be well-managed and succeed; Hayes' and Dick Boone's leadership roles within the War on Poverty task force and its predecessor group; controversy surrounding Adam Yarmolinsky as deputy director

Oral history transcript, John G. Feild, interview 1 (I), 5/2/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, with whom we were very close. Bob had a special assistant named Adam Yarmolinsky. He's a guy you ought to interview, by the way. Yarmolinsky was involved in all this crap. He's here in town. He's a lawyer. G: Yes, I've talked to him about the War

Oral history transcript, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., interview 1 (I), 1/28/1976, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 11 (XI), 7/24/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

; Adam Clayton Powell's character and delay of education legislation; the urgency in getting education legislation passed without amendments; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) signing ceremony at a one-room schoolhouse near Stonewall

Oral history transcript, Anthony Partridge, interview 1 (I), 5/10/1983, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

that came along while our renewal legislation was pending in the House, and one day later the committee had given us the opportunity to override a governor's veto on this. I think Adam Clayton Powell reacted to this thing and put it in. So later on the power

Oral history transcript, Joseph A. Califano, interview 43 (XLIII), 3/28/1989, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

[Department of Health, Education, and Welfare] desegregation guidelines. Adam Clayton Powell starts down the tubes. Okay. This is really wonderful, as an example--this [Abraham] Ribicoff memo--as an example of somebody that--I visit Ribicoff to solicit support

Oral history transcript, Robert A. Levine, interview 1 (I), 2/26/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

Amendment; poverty; racial inopportunity problems; critical evaluations; Bert Harding; CEA; hostility toward OEO; Adam Clayton Powell; Yarmolinsky; Job Corps; evaluation of Head Start; BOB; John Forrer; Kermit Gordon; Scultze; Zwick; Cannon; Cary; Senator

Oral history transcript, James Farmer, interview 2 (II), 7/20/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

with the chairman." "What chairman?" Powell. "Chairman Powell of the Education and Labor Committee." That was Adam Randolph asked then, "What does Powell have to do with it?" "Well, he's chairman of that committee." So Randolph, after that, tried to reach Powell
Vietnam; Farmer’s resignation; Literacy Plan; Adam C. Powell; Farmer’s proposal regarding literacy; White House Conference on Civil Rights; assassination of MLK; liberal party ticket candidate; Farmer blasted Shriver in 1966 at CORE convention; Robert

Folder, "Ex HU 2/ST 1, 11/23/63- 3/17/65 [EQUALITY OF RACES / ALABAMA]," WHCF HU, Box 24 (Item)

] WITH YOU AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE CHARLES C DIGGS, JR. JONATHAN B. BINGHAM CNY> AUGUSTUS HAWKINS CCALIF> ROBERT N C NIX CPA> JEFFERY COHELAN CCALIF> ADAM C POWELL CNY> JOHN CONYERS JR CMICH> JOSEPH RESNICK CNY> JOHN G DOW CNY> WILLIAM F

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1961" (Item)

Adam Clayton Powell re: Powell’s letter on PCEEO. September 9/1 Appointments include RFK re: letter from Luther Holcomb, and Dr. Edward Teller re: nuclear testing. 9/2 LBJ, CTJ, Baker, Stu Knight fly to Nashville to attend horse show at Shelbyville

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/28/1966 (Item)

Burgess, Jerald Miller Istok, Ensign Susanne A. Ponzio, Robert Gq Guy Ronald Kosuke Powell, Olin H. , Jr. Burgin, Helen Farley Ito, Christy, Catherine Sue Johnson, Lt. Elsie M. Prater, Susan Kay Churgin, Michael Jay Keele, George Marion Reiffin, Dorothy

Oral history transcript, William B. Cannon, interview 1 (I), 5/21/1982, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

or something like that. Well, by Sunday night, the next day Kermit and I and Heller and Mike [Myer] Feldman, I think maybe Charlie [Schultze] was there and maybe Capron, met with Sarge. He had Warren Wiggins and Frank Mankiewicz and Adam Yarmolinsky and maybe

Oral history transcript, Claude J. Desautels, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Oral history transcript, John A. Baker, interview 3 (III), 4/21/1981, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

in the House. The chairman was Adam Clayton Powell. You had Carl Perkins, Phil Landrum. Do you recall the role of any of these committee members in either modifying the legislation or pushing it through as it was or opposing it? B: My gosh

Reference, LBJ chronology by LBJ Library archives staff: "1962" (Item)

, accompanied by CTJ, Lynda Bird, MMV, Sen. and Mrs. James Watson (NY) and Cong. Adam Clayton Powell, flies to Jamaica. He pays courtesy call on Mr. Bustemante and they go to Victoria Square, where LBJ makes extemporaneous

Oral history transcript, Ramsey Clark, interview 4 (IV), 4/16/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

Oral history transcript, Morris Abram, interview 2 (II), 5/3/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

. It's a notorious rip-off, the HARYOU-Act program. Are you familiar with it? G: Yes. A: I don't know what Adam Clayton Powell's role in it was, but it was a terrible mess, and I suspect it was that way all across the country, because the people who

Audio diary and annotated transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, 1/10/1967 (Tuesday) (Item)

of Congressman John Fogarty; impeachment of Adam Clayton Powell; new African-American Senator, William Brooke; Lady Bird describes reaction to speech; Lady Bird answers press questions; Johnsons to Speaker's Room & White House with guests for supper

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

tne following inrorma.t1on concerning the captioned conference:" :f'u..~shed This conference _is in ~s&lity the conference scheduled tor last yea.r·wutch.was called otf by_Ad&mc. Powell. At·a preparation meeting last year D~. Nathan Wright

President's Daily Diary entry, 4/7/1964 (Item)

t t t t t t Chairman John Bailey Congressman Porter Hardy Secretary McNamara Congressman C . Bennett Cliff Carter Congressman Oma r Burleson Congressman Adam C. Powell Speaker McCormack Congressman Harold Ryan Congressman Hale Boggs Congresswoman

President's Daily Diary entry, 8/6/1966 (Item)

with them according to the Usher) Mrs. Fischesser Elaine Mr. and Mrs. G Tatum Mr. and Mrs. D. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Philip Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Hugh 33ox?Ea?i& Powell Mrs. C Cooper Mrs. Ava Cox Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacArthur The last

President's Daily Diary entry, 1/21/1965 (Item)

of our legislative program. John McMillan, District of ColumbiaDiscussed timetable. Excellent atmosphere." Adam C. Powell, Education and Labor, NY Thomas Morgan, Foreign Affairs -Pa. William Dawson , Government Operations — Ill. Wayne Aspinall, Interior

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