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- August 1964x
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- Civil rightsx
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- EASTLAND REPORTS THAT UNNAMED PERSON (GOV. PAUL JOHNSON?) TOLD MISSISSIPPI REGULAR DELEGATION THEY COULD VOTE AS THEY WANTED WITHOUT REPRISALS; GEORGE WALLACE
- LBJ, LADY BIRD JOHNSON CONGRATULATE HHH, EUGENE MCCARTHY ON THEIR PERFORMANCE TODAY AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; LBJ TELLS HHH THAT HE AND MCCARTHY SHOULD GET BUSY ON MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP CONTROVERSY
- REUTHER REPORTS ON STRATEGY FOR HANDLING SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP TO AVOID FLOOR FIGHT; JOE RAUH; MLK; LBJ EXPRESSES FEAR OF SOUTHERN WALKOUT IF LEGALLY ELECTED MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION IS NOT SEATED; POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECT ON LIBERALS
- DISCUSSION OF SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION; ADOPTION OF PLATFORM PLANK ON CIVIL RIGHTS ACT; POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO MLK'S WIRE TO LBJ; RFK; POLITICS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
- DISCUSSION OF HOW TO HANDLE UNIDENTIFIED COLORADO MEMBERS OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; LBJ SUGGESTS GETTING THEM TO VOTE TO SEAT MFDP, BUT NOT SIGN MINORITY REPORT; LBJ DISCUSSES POLITICAL IMPACT OF ISSUE
- DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY OF DOUGLAS WYNN RESIGNING FROM REGULAR MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, BEING REPLACED BY MEMBER OF MFDP; HEAD COUNT OF VOTES ON MFDP ISSUE IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE; ALABAMA DELEGATION; MLK; NEED FOR POSITIVE PRESS STORIES ON…
- UPCOMING MEETING BETWEEN HHH, MLK ON SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; DISCUSSION OF PROPOSAL THAT NEIL STAEBLER AND A WOMAN GIVE SECONDING SPEECHES FOR LBJ'S NOMINATION; TIMING OF VP ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, JFK TRIBUTE FILM
- JENKINS REPORTS ON HHH'S MEETING WITH MLK, AARON HENRY ON COMPROMISE ON SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; NEED TO ISSUE CREDENTIALS FOR ALL BUT MISSISSIPPI; LBJ DECLINES TO MEET WITH MFDP, RECOMMENDS THEY ACCEPT JOE RAUH'S PROPOSED…
- CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF SEATING MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; PRICE DANIEL'S VIEWS; EDITH GREEN'S HEAD COUNT SHOWING SUPPORT FOR MINORITY REPORT ON MFDP ISSUE; KEN O'DONNELL
- DISCUSSION OF CONTINUED CONTROVERSY OVER SEATING OF MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION, MFDP; WIRES BEING SENT TO VARIOUS STATE DELEGATIONS ON MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION ISSUE; POSTPONEMENT OF DECISION UNTIL TOMORROW