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CONTRIBUTOR
- Ellington, Buford, 1907-1972x
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SUBJECT
- Defensex
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- LBJ ASKS ELLINGTON ABOUT HIS CALLS TO SOUTHERN CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS CONCERNING VETO OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION BILL; LBJ REPORTS ON HIS CALLS TO MENDEL RIVERS, OTHERS ABOUT VETO; PROPOSED CHANGES IN BILL
- ELLINGTON DISCUSSES RELEASE OF ALUMINUM FROM STOCKPILE TO MEET VIETNAM DEFENSE NEEDS WITH "JOHN" HARPER OF ALCOA, ASKS HARPER ABOUT POSSIBLE PRICE ROLLBACK, SUGGESTS HARPER MEET WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA ABOUT SITUATION; SALE PRICE OF…
- ELLINGTON REPORTS HE HAS CALLED RAMSEY CLARK ABOUT SITUATION IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION OF MLK, SAYS THEY WILL BE MOVING IN NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS; LBJ TELLS ELLINGTON TO CALL HIM IF THERE IS ANYTHING HE CAN DO
- LBJ, ELLINGTON DISCUSS POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO GEORGE WALLACE'S SPEECH TO ALABAMA LEGISLATURE REQUESTING FEDERAL PROTECTION OF SELMA MARCH TOMORROW; LBJ'S PHONE CALL WITH WALLACE; DISCUSSION OF NEED TO RECORD CALLS WITH WALLACE; LBJ'S…
- WALLACE EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT CONDITIONS IN ALABAMA AFTER SELMA MARCH, EFFECTS OF PROTESTS ON STATE ECONOMY; LBJ PROMISES COOPERATION, RECOMMENDS WALLACE CALL UP NATIONAL GUARD AND LBJ FEDERALIZE IT IF NECESSARY; POSSIBILITY OF VIOLENCE