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- August 1964x
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- Civil rightsx
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- CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION BE SEATED BUT MFDP MEMBERS AARON HENRY, EDWIN KING BE SEATED AS AT-LARGE DELEGATES AS SHOW OF CONSCIENCE, RECOGNITION OF RIGHT TO VOTE; ADOPTION OF NEW OPEN PARTY RULES;…
- SANDERS REPORTS ON SOUTHERN UNHAPPINESS WITH COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MEMBERS OF MFDP AS AT-LARGE DELEGATES, WARNS OF SOUTHERN WALKOUT; LBJ DISCUSSES POLITICAL REALITY OF SITUATION, JUSTICE OF MFDP'S CAUSE; RFK; 1944…
- CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF SOUTHERN OBJECTIONS TO MISSISSIPPI COMPROMISE; MFDP; CIVIL RIGHTS AND VOTING RIGHTS IN MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH; RECENT POLLS; SANDERS SUGGESTS ALL DELEGATES BE REQUIRED TO TAKE LOYALTY OATH; ORGANIZATION OF CITIZENS'…
- HANDLING VOTE ON COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, 2 MEMBERS OF MFDP AS AT-LARGE DELEGATES; POSSIBLE MINORITY REPORT; EDITH GREEN; LBJ REPORTS ON SOUTHERN LEADERS' DISSATISFACTION WITH COMPROMISE; POSSIBLE SOUTHERN WALKOUT; PRESS…
- EFFORTS TO HAVE SOUTHERN DELEGATIONS ACCEPT COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, 2 MEMBERS OF MFDP AS AT-LARGE DELEGATES; EFFORTS TO PREVENT WALKOUT; LOYALTY OATH FOR ALL DELEGATES; LBJ SAYS SOUTH CANNOT PRACTICE SEGREGATION AT CONVENTION
- LBJ ASKS EASTLAND FOR HELP IN GETTING ACCEPTANCE OF COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION AND MFDP, REPORTS ON HIS CALL TO RICHARD RUSSELL ON ISSUE; PRESS REPORTS ON EASTLAND'S, GOV. PAUL JOHNSON'S COMMUNICATIONS WITH LBJ; SOUTHERN…
- GOV. PAUL JOHNSON'S REACTION TO COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; EASTLAND TELLS LBJ HE WISHES LBJ HAD GIVEN HIM ADVANCE WARNING ON COMPROMISE LANGUAGE; LBJ'S CALL TO RICHARD RUSSELL; GOV. PAUL JOHNSON AND ROSS BARNETT;…
- LBJ TELLS CARTER TO HAVE COORDINATORS TALK TO SOUTHERN DELEGATIONS TO CONVINCE THEM TO ACCEPT COMPROMISE ON SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP MEMBERS AS AT-LARGE DELEGATES; CARTER REPORTS ON FLORIDA CAUCUS; JOHN CONNALLY AND TEXAS DELEGATION
- EFFORTS TO GET SOUTHERN DELEGATIONS TO ACCEPT COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION; HHH, PRESS LEAKS; LBJ'S TALKS WITH RICHARD RUSSELL, JAMES EASTLAND, CARL SANDERS; MFDP'S REQUEST FOR ROLL CALL; PAUL JOHNSON; "BULL"…
- DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE SOUTHERN WALKOUT OVER COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, 2 MEMBERS OF MFDP AS AT-LARGE DELEGATES; BOGGS ASSURES LBJ THAT LOUISIANA DELEGATION WILL NOT WALK OUT