His political background; campaigning with LBJ in IL in 1964; Martin Luther King’s assassination and subsequent activities in Chicago; Shapiro’s involvement with the 1968 Chicago convention; the National Guard at the 1968 Chicago convention; Shapiro’s role as chairman of the Rules committee; the unit rule; black demonstrators at the 1968 Chicago convention; trying to convince Humphrey to visit Illinois in his campaign; LBJ’s relationship with Illinois politicians; Great Society legislation.
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Oral history transcript, Samuel H. Shapiro, interview 1 (I), 3/19/1971, by Joe B. Frantz, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 30, 2025, https://discoverlbj.org/item/oh-shapiros-19710319-1-78-79