Oral history transcript, Sterling Tucker, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1969, by T.H. Baker
Title:
Oral history transcript, Sterling Tucker, interview 1 (I), 4/21/1969, by T.H. Baker
Number of Pages:
22
Description:
How Tucker met LBJ; LBJ’s reputation in regard to civil rights; LBJ’s work as a Vice-President; Tucker’s involvement in the civil rights movement; Martin Luther King; the 1963 March on Washington; LBJ’s interest in civil rights early in his presidency; the Marshall Plan; the War on Poverty; Urban League projects in Washington D.C.; the Justice Department’s relations with militant black groups; Tucker’s pardon; White House Conference on Youth; Solidarity Day March; Bayard Rustin and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Poor People’s Campaign; controversy surrounding Tucker’s 1967 trip to the Far East; Congressman Rooney; his respect for LBJ.
