Civil rights during the Johnson administration, 1963-1969 (inclusive), [microform].
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Wattenberg, Ben J.
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White, Lee C., 1923-....
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Lee Calvin White (b. 1923) graduated from the University of Nebraska. From 1958 to 1961, he was an Administrative Assistant to Senator John S. Cooper, and from 1961 to 1963, he was Assistant Special Counsel to President Kennedy. From 1963 to 1965, he was Associate Special Counsel to President Johnson, and from 1965 to 1966, he served as Special Counsel to President Johnson. From 1966 to 1969, White was Chairman of the Federal Power Commission. From the description of White, Lee C. (L...
United States. National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
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In the summer of 1967 a riots broke out in Newark, New Jersey and Detroit, Michigan owing, in part, to political, economic, and social factors including police abuse, lack of affordable housing , urban renewal projects, economic inequality, black militancy, and rapid demographic change. These followed similar outbreaks in Los Angeles and Cleveland the year before. In reaction the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (also known as the Kerner Commission, after its chairman, Gov. Otto K...
Gaither, James M.
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McPherson, Harry.
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Reedy, George E., 1917-1999
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George Edward Reedy (1917-1999) was an educator, author, and lecturer. He was a staff consultant to the armed services preparedness subcommittee in the U.S. Senate from 1951 to 1952; staff director of the minority policy committee in the Senate from 1953 to 1954; and staff director of the majority policy committee in the Senate from 1955 to 1960. He served as a special assistant to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1963; press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson from 1964 to 1965; ...
