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- QUESTION OF USING FEDERAL TROOPS IN SELMA; ADVANTAGES OF USING FBI PERSONNEL INSTEAD OF TROOPS, MARSHALS; EFFECT OF USE OF TROOPS ON PASSAGE OF VOTING RIGHTS BILL; LEAD TIME FOR ALERTING, TRANSPORTING TROOPS; KERMIT GORDON; LBJ PRAISES MARGARET…
- LBJ TELLS MANSFIELD HE WILL APPOINT HENRY "JOE" FOWLER AS TREASURY SECRETARY, ASKS MANSFIELD TO EXPEDITE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS; DAVID ROCKEFELLER; SELMA, ALABAMA SITUATION; GEORGE WALLACE'S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL TROOPS TO PROTECT…
- WALLACE REPORTS ON INFLUX OF PROTESTERS TO ALABAMA, THEIR INFLAMMATORY ACTIONS, INABILITY OF ALABAMA FORCES TO MAINTAIN ORDER DURING SELMA MARCH; POSSIBLE NEED FOR FEDERAL HELP; LBJ ENCOURAGES WALLACE TO AVOID FURTHER POSTPONEMENT, CALL UP NATIONAL…
- 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
- KATZENBACH TELLS WALLACE THAT HE BELIEVES PROBLEMS IN SELMA WILL SUBSIDE ONCE MARCH IS OVER; WALLACE PROMISES TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT MARCHERS; LBJ TELLS WALLACE HE IS LEAVING FOR LBJ RANCH BUT WILL BE IN CONSTANT TOUCH WITH SITUATION