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President Lyndon B. Johnson, correspondence
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1963 to 1965
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STRAIGHT
WIRE
November
Lyndon B. Johnson,
The White House
Washington, D. C.
My
responsibility
and tragic
Same
your
courage,
years
cooperation
peace,
prayers
I am
of public
freedom
are
with
and
service.
for
as
you
take
up the heavy
of the nation's
that you will meet
the
compassion
have
Be
lead America
and justice
you
in this hour
confident
competence
as you
1963
President
of the presidency
loss.
23,
assured
and
which
of my
fullest
the free world
Sincerely,
WalerP.
challenge
Reuther
with the
characterized
support
in the
all.
sorrow
search
and
for
m
November
LYNDON B. JOHNSON,
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
TO
ADDRESS
DEEP
Pe
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1963
PRESIDENT
CONGRESS.
PERSONAL
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CLEAR
COMPREHENSION
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MEMORANDUM
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For strengthened national unity and a rejection of hatred and extremeism.
The search for a just and lasting peace will continue.
Improve the quality of
merican society.
oloyment and utilization of America's
3.
econor
Equal right and equal opportunity for all.
Education and opportunity for our youth.
7.
A meaningful job for every
Am
md willing to work.
MEMORANDUM
1.
In our present tragedy,
there is a great need to call upon the American
people to re-dedicate themselves
to brotherhood and tolerance and to reject
whether
hatred from every source
extremésts
on the left,
-- WHt#H€* from the extremists on the right or
from
the White
from the Birchers to the Communist
Citizens
Party.
Council to the Black Muslims,
The danger of hysteria must be
met with reason and understanding.
2.
The quest for peace remains
the highest priority.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
was the leader of the free world and was mourned by people on both sides of
the Iron Curtain because his commitment
to a just and lasting peace was total.
The President must make clear to the people of the world that he will carry
on the search for peace with the same
total commitment.
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The test ban agreement was a significant first step ;that must
be followed by further efforts to reduce tention and to achieve a rational system
and arms
of disarmament
control.
As our assistance and support helped the
emerging nations achieve economic and political stability,
world towards
3.
so we lead the
peace.
The four basic areas
Does
in which we measure
society provide employment
the quality of anyxsom
society are:
opportunity for all citizens
able and willing to work?
Does
society provide each of its members
with first class
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Does society provide its children and youth with adequate
educational opportunities to facilitate their maximum
growth and development?
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Does
society provide the elder
citizen with security
and dignity after a lifetime of useful work?
In these four basic areas there are
of American
these deficits.
4.
society,
serious
deficits in the quality
The hight national priority must be given to eradicate
They are America's
unfinished business.
The key to our ability to meet our needs at home
and carry out our
responsibilities to the world is the full utilization of America's unused
putendhian. potential,
economic
Every American must have the opportunity of gainful and
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meaningful employment.
The Employment Act of 1946 commits America to pursue programs
and policies essential to maintain maximum
power.
employment
production and purchasing
Both the business communities and Congress should be called upon to take
the affirmative actions essential to the achievement
Employment Act of 1946.
of the purposes of the
The immediate enactment of $11 billion tax cut without
pation
curtailment of needd
public programs
is a necessary first step toward the achievement
of higher levels of employment and production.
job.
We need an expanding works
and a vigorous
5.
program,
But the tax cut alone cannot do the
stepped up attack on slums and urban decay.
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The nation and
address to Congress on the matter of equal rights and equal opportunity.
imperative that the President,
make
program,
an all out resources development
It is
in the spirit of his historical Gettysburg speech,
it crystal clear that his administration is committed to bridge the moral
between American democratic
promise and its pefformance
brand
gap
in the field of civil rights.
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6.
LThe most tragic waste in America is our failure to provide adequate
education to the youth of this nation.
We are the richest nation in the world.
We can afford the cost of educating our children and youth.
we
Education can be the great new
must commit adequate re sources to this end.
industry and provide increased emplofment
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opportunities
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We must bring into the social security structure adequate
hospitalization and medical care for our aged
these benefits
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as a matter of right with full dignity.
provisions for
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Mr. George Reedy
The White House
Washington,
Dear
Mr.
D.
C.
Reedy:
This is the cartoor
President Johnson about.
that Mr.
Reuther wrote to
Sincerely yours,
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(Mrs.) Otha Brown,
Walter
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Secretary to
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WHITE
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December
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received
sent to the
and the President
Reuther will hear from him directly
in the near future.
Sincerely
L aartg & _ fod
Special Assistant
Mrs.
Mr.
Otha Brown,
Walter P.
Secretary to
Reuther,
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Solidarity House
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48214
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a world ruled by law rather than by force;
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brotherhood prevail aad where all, regardless of race,
color or
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of the good life;
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For the young, an
system that enables each individ
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regardless
of race or color,
Federal aid is
reduce the drop-out rate, to remove
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also specially designed re
Security peasions,
health care under
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plans.
8.
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| programs for those still below retirement
age who can readily be trained for and p
communities,
pension
witable jobs in their
and early retirement on adequate pensions for those who cannot
For members
of minority groups,
an economy of opportunity
means aot oaly removal of all barriers to equal access to job
ic facilities, aad accommodations open to other
scarcity.
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