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President Lyndon B. Johnson, correspondence
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box: 369
folder: 5
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1966 to 1968
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May
The
President
The
White
Washington,
1967
House
My dear Mr.
Rural
9,
D.C,
President:
In your 1967
Poverty you said;
message to the Congress
|
on Urban
and
"T intend to call together an outstanding group
of private citizens from across the country--
from business and labor, government and the
building industry--to examine every possible
means of establishing the institutions to
encourage
the development
of a large scaie
efficient rehabilitation industry.
|
"] will ask this group of outstanding Americans
to find the best ways to tap the enormous
market that exists in rebuilding our cities and
to bring the most modern systems and the most
advanced technology to this urgent task,"
Il urge you to convene this group of national leaders
at the White House at the earliest possibie date, and invite them
to consider the organization of a national, non-profit service
Such a corporation could provide the technical and
corporation.
managerial skilis to achieve the objectives set forth in your
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Three factors contribute to this:
is explosive.
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older housing is decaying faster than it
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the growth in population accompanied by
tapid urbanization and decline in household
size is expanding the need;
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increasing costs and a low rate of housing
starts are insufficient to keep pace with
the need or the price that perhaps half of
our families can pay.
can be replaced;
As this pressure builds up the country has two options:
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it can divert a greater share of our
national resources to build housing,
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or it can do more with the same amount
of resources,
This option can only be
effective with a major technological
breakthrough.
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We are not going to achieve this technological advance
without Presidential leadership in bringing about institutional
innovation.
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Your leadership in the War on Poverty and the
development of the Model Cities program has had grass-roots
repercussions around the country.
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direction, with understanding of the value of economy of scale
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I commend
it to your attention.
Respectfuliy yours,
Walter
P.
Reuther
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The pressure on housing
factors contribute to this:
in America
is explosive.
faster than it
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older housing is decaying
can be replaced;
*
the growth in population accompanied by
tapid urbanization and decline in household
size is expanding the need;
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increasing costs and a low rate of housing
starts are insufficient to keep pace wita
the need or the price that perhaps half of
our families can pay.
As this pressure builds up the country has two options:
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it can divert a greater share of our
national resources to build housing,
or it can do more with the same amount
This option can only be
of resources,
effective with a major technological
breakthrough,
We are not going to achieve this technological advance
without Presidential
innovation,
leadership
in bringing
about institutional
Your leadership in the War on Poverty and the
development oi the Model Cities program has had grass-roots
repercussions around the country.
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There is significant evidence of a growing readiness
to support such large scale institutional innovation.
Local urban
development corporations are emerging.
Working capital is at
hand.
Existing incentives are available to attract massive private
investment.
A national urban service corporation would
*
accelerate the organization of these
local corporations
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pool markets for higher level,
expensive materials, systems
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to capital investment
work technologies,
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and
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and efficient management
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A PROPOSAL FOR A NATIONALLY BASED, PRIVATE
NON-PROFIT URBAN SERVICES CORPORATION TO
REHABILITATE AND REBUILD SUBSTANDARD URBAN
SLUM NEIGHBORHOODS
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pressure
on
factors
Three
housing
in
America is
to
contribute
this:
than
the
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it
replaced;
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growth
by
size
housing
and
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the
low
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to
are
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with
the
need. or
pace
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perhaps
the
price...
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families
our
half
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decline
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population
urbanization
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is
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explosive.
pay.
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this
pressure
up,
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it
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divert
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of
resources.
the
is
this
option
can
a major
Our
space
vehicles,
scientific
decent
and
and
society
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automobiles,
technological
adequate
housing
continue
not
build
with
the
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realistic
be
only
to
apply
amount
same
future
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option.
effective
technological
our
housing,
immediate
the
through
breakthrough.
advanced
etc.,
and
to
satisfy
the
basic
healthy
and
skills
a
to
sets,
television
in
more
do
can
or
of
share
a greater
resources
national
options:
two
has
country
builds
attractive
technology
fail
human
living
to
to
apply
need
for
environment.
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communities
ing
organizations
at hand
to build
to
markets
enough
houses
build-
scale
small
significant
management,
effective
large
and
capital
and
present
our
But
attract
cannot
investment
to rehabilitate
better.
and
faster,
programs
and
private
of
technology
cheaper,
and
amounts
the
innova-
induce
tion,
the
the
intend
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citizens
an
together
to call
from
Poverty:
Rural
and
Urban
on
Congress
to
Message
1967
his
in
said
he
when
this
recognized
Johnson
President
challenge.
this
to
respond
to
initiative
and
leadership
the
provide
to
position
a
in
is
alone
President
The
the
across
of
group
outstanding
and
business
country--from
private
labor,
government and the building industry--to examine every possible means of establishing the institutions to encourage
the development of a large scale efficient rehabilitation
industry.
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ways
best
our
ing
the
at
tion
bear
maximum
and
managerial
Favorable
cities
combined
is
skills,
Climate
public
communities.
of
growing
creating
and
he
to
to
the
this
convene
the
and
the
rebuild~
systems
of
group
this
leaders
national
date.
this
invite
urban
service
resources,
rehabilitate
in
exists
find
task."
urgent
possible
and
modern
most
should
initiative
private
The
earliest
non-profit,
a national,
of
bring
that
market
President
the
time,
same
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enormous
technology
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House
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and
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urged
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cities
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tap
advanced
most
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to
to
Americans
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group
this
ask
which
corporation
with
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and
rebuild
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power
groups
with
the
consider
to
group
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advanced
technology
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concern
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private
of
of
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opinion
institution
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support
rehabilitate
and
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problems
of
large
scale,
rebuild
to
urban
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This
is
illustrated
E.
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and
such
by
emergence
state
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urban
more
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than
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development
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ment
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forth
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housing
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cost
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scale,
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and
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participation
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returns.
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in
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and
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Development
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to
the
to
raise
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elimination
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groups
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coordinated
and
and
productivity
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construction
modernization
for
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housing
codes
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and
realization
continuously
scope,
acts.
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and
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and
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THE
WHITE
HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June
Dear
Friend:
Iam
grateful that you
me
shared
your
during the difficult and anxious
Middle
East.
10,
1967
thoughts
days
and feelings
with
of the crisis in the
We worked hard to bring about a cease-fire.
We
shall work with all our capacity to try to bring lasting
peace
to the area.
I enclose copies of my statement of May 23 and my letter to
Senator Mansfield of June 8 so that you will know the policy
of your President and your government during the crisis and
in the days ahead.
Your
understanding
and support will be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Same
wire
members
sent to Dean
of the
Senate
Rusk
and Arthur
and House
Goldberg
Foreign
as well
Relations
June
fv
President Lyndon B.
The
White House
Washingon,
D.
as to all
Committees.
1,
1967
Johnson
C.
The Honorable Dean Rusk
eecretary of State
U. S. Department of State
Washington, D, C.,
The Honorable Arthur Goldberg
United Nations
Vixshingtomekkxtx New
York,
New
York
The crisis in the Middle East not only threatens
region but endangers
and
supports
world peace
YOUR
Rresident-Johnsea's
and firm American
commitment,
of the political independence
well.
as with,
prompt
The
UAW
the peace of that
therefore welcomes
reaffirmation of the long-standing
y. OLF .
in the-President!s words,
"to the support
and territorial integrity of all the nations of the
area,"
We
also
support American
Council of the United Nations
efforts to obtain agreement
4 on a breathing
in the oecurity
spell in which tensions may
subside and time may be gained to work out solutions of the conflict,
commend
the American
offer
to work
directly
with
the Soviet
Union,
We
Britain
June 1, 1967 ~- 2
and France,
in or out of the United Nations,
to keep the peace
in the
ee)
Prompt
Arab
and peaceful
resolution of the centiics between Israel and the
states involves recognition of the fact that the Egyptian blockade of
the Gulf of Aqaba is more
than a threat to the economic
lifeline of Israel;
it is an aggression committed against the interests of all maritime nat
ions.
it is therefore a matter of urgent concern that all nations
s
t
o
B
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e
d
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s
e
r
P
f
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d
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n
u
h
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o
p
expressed in
endorse the position
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",..The United States considers the gulf to be an international
' Waterway and feels that a blockade of Israeli shipping is illegal
and potentially disastrous to the cause of peace.
The right
of free, innocent passage of the international waterway is a vital
interest of the international community.
The peoples of the Middle East have been contending and still must
contend with grave problems
Their prospects
of Israel will,
their economic
and social boderduyelon: dee
for a better life will not be
and military adventures.
people
of economic
A “holy war"
in fact,
et
development by many
0 by political instability
by the Arab
disrupt
years.
3
their
states against the
socicties
and
set back
June
1,
1967
- 3
All of the peoples
common
of the region,
interest in the prompt
Israelis
and peaceful
and need a sustained period of calm,
and Arabs
alike,
have a
resolution of the current
in which their governments
crisis
can give
their undivided attention to the promotion of econornic growth and higher
standards of living.
Walter
P.
Reuther,
Emil Mazey,
President.
Secretary-Treasurer
Leonard Woodcock, Vice President
Pat Greathouse,
Vice President
INTERNATIONAL UNION, UAW
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90th
CONGRESS,
Beginning
U.S.
HOUSE
FOREIGN
10
lst
January
AFFAIRS
SESSION
1967
COMMITTEE
DEMOCRATS
Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania)
Clement J. Zablocki (Wisconsin)
Omar Burleson (Texas)
Edna F. Kelly (New York)
Wayne L. Hays (Ohio)
Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama)
Barratt O'Hara (Illinois)
L. H. Fountain (North Carolina)
Dante B. Fascell (Florida)
Leonard Farbstein (New York)
Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan)
William T. Murphy (Illinois)
Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey)
Robert N. C. Nix (Pennsylvania)
John S. Monagan (Connecticut)
Donald M. Fraser (Minnesota)
B enjamin S. Rosenthal (New York)
Edward R. Roybal (California)
John C. Culver (Iowa)
Lee H. Hamilton (Indiana)
John V. Tunney (California)
Frances
E. Ross
P. Bolton (Ohio)
Adair (Indiana)
William S. Mailliard (California)
Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen (New Jersey)
William S. Broomfield (Michigan)
J. Irving Whalley (Pennsylvania)
H. R.
Gross (Iowa)
E. Y. Berry (South Dakota)
Edward J. Derwinski (Illinois)
F, Bradford Morse (Massachusetts)
Vernon W. Thomson (Wisconsin)
James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania)
Paul Findley (Illinois) ©
John Buchanan (Alabama)
Robert Taft, Jr. (Ohio)
90th CONGRESS,
1st SESSION
Beginning 10 January 1967
U.S.
SENATE
DEMOCRATS
Eugene
J.
Clark (Pennsylvania)
Pell (Rhode Island)
McCarthy
RELATIONS
COMMITTEE
REPUBLICANS
J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas)
John J. Sparkman (Alabama)
Mike Mansfield (Montana)
Wayne Morse (Oregon)
Albert Gore (Tennessee)
Frank J. Lausche (Ohio)
Frank Church (Idaho)
Stuart Symington (Missouri)
Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut)
Joseph S.
Claiborne
FOREIGN
(Minnesota)
:
Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Iowa)
George D. Aiken (Vermont)
Frank Carlson (Kansas)
John J. Williams (Delaware)
Karl E. Mundt (South Dakota)
Clifford P.
Case (New Jersey)
John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky)
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June
Dear
8,
Mike:
I am delighted to respond to your note
on the current situation as we see it.
view that it is good for the President
close
1967
touch
on
this
with a brief statement
I entirely share your
and the Senate to be in
matter.
e
th
g
in
br
to
y
wa
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fi
to
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Our most urgent present
d
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nc
co
ly
ep
de
e
ar
We
d.
en
an
to
st
Ea
le
fighting in the Midd
o
tw
e
th
to
se
on
sp
re
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fe
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an
en
be
t
that there has not ye
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ll
ca
s
ha
l
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Co
ty
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cu
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unanimous votes by which the
ed
re
ag
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Is
of
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While
for a cease-fire.
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rd
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ly
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to comply if other partie
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the Arab St
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st
in
my
on
,
Ambassador Goldberg
n,
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se
l
ci
un
Co
ty
ri
cu
Se
r
he
ot
an
the immediate convening of
a
d
te
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pr
ve
ha
we
d
an
n,
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at
tu
si
to deal with the current
.
ch
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lu
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br
The fighting has already
ed
ud
cl
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ve
ha
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ss
lo
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.
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li
comes with all such conf
m—
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rk
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in
the lives of Americans engaged
d
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munication on the high seas.
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to
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pr
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om
it necessary to make a pr
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dg
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to its cr
Government which,
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ap
its responsibility and had
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th
will underline for all Americans
.
ce
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at
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st
ld
ou
sh
ng
ti
gh
fi
urgent concern that the
t
rs
fi
nt
ge
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th
is
re
fi
eas
ce
So we continue to believe that a
e
th
of
rt
pa
ed
bl
ou
tr
at
th
in
e
ac
pe
step required to bring about
e—
as
ce
a
at
th
,
se
ur
co
of
,
ow
kn
we
At the same time
world.
l
ta
en
am
nd
fu
re
mo
ny
ma
at
th
d
an
g
in
nn
fire will be only a begi
y
jo
en
to
is
ea
ar
e
th
if
ly
pt
om
pr
questions must be tackled
th
wi
al
de
to
ns
gi
be
on
ti
lu
so
Re
w
ne
r
Ou
genuine stability.
some of these questions.
Let
the
me
emphasize
same
basic
that
policies
the
U.S.
which
continues
have
been
to
be
followed
guided
by
by
t his
T hese
Administration and three previous Administrations.
policies have always included a consistent effort on our part
to maintain good relations with all the peoples of th e area in
spite of the difficulties caused by some of their lea ders.
This remains our policy despite the unhappy rupture o f rela-—
tions
which
has
been
declared
by
several
Arab
states.
We hope that the individual states in the Middle East
find new ways to work out their differences with each
by the means of peace, and in accordance with the Cha
We look beyond the current co
of the United Nations.
to a new era of greater stability which will permit a
peoples of the area to enjoy the fruits of lasting pe
full efforts will be directed to this end.
will now
other
rter
nfEret
ll the
Our
ace.
Sincerely,
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Honorable
United States
Washington,
Mike Mansfield
Senate
D.C.
While this letter was in the typewriter I.learn ed. of
P.S.
in the proceedings of the Security
the announcement,
that the United Arab Republic accepts the ce ase—
Council,
Thus
fire resolutions subject only to acceptance by Israel.
we seem at the edge of progress in the directions this letter
indicates.
You
can
be
sure
that
this
Government
especially in
tinue its work for peace,
where Ambassador Goldberg has done such
productive work in the last days.
will
con—
the Security Council |
brilliant and
STATEMENT
BY
THE:
PRESIDENT
In recent days, tension has again arisen along the armistice lines between Israel and the
Arab States. The situation there is a matter of grave concern to the whole international community. We earnestly support all efforts, in and outside the United Nations and through its
appropriate organs, including the Secretary General, to reduce tensions and to restore stability. The Secretary General has gone to the Near East on his mission of peace with the hopes
and prayers of men of good will everywhere.
The Near East links three continents. The birthplace of civilization and of three of the
world’s great religions, it is the home of some sixty million people; and the crossroads between
East and West.
The world community has a vital interest in peace and stability in the Near East, one
that has been expressed primarily through continuing United Nations action and assistance
over the past twenty years.
The United States, as a member of the United Nations, and as a nation dedicated to a
world order based on law and mutual respect, has actively supported efforts to maintain peace
in the Near East.
|
The danger, and it is a grave danger, lies in some miscalculation arising from a misunderstanding of the intentions and actions of others.
_ The government of the United States is deeply concerned, in particular, with three potentially explosive aspects of the present confrontation.
First, we regret that the General Armistice Agreements have failed to prevent warlike
acts from the territory of one against another government, or against civilians, or territory,
under control of another government.
|
Second, we are dismayed at the hurried withdrawal of the United Nations Emergency
Force from Gaza and Sinai after more than ten years of steadfast and effective service in
keeping the peace, without action by either the General Assembly or the Security Council.
We continue to regard the presence of the United Nations in the area as a matter of fundamental importance and shall support its continuance with all possible vigor.
Third, we deplore the recent build-up of military forces and believe it a matter of urgent
importance to reduce troop concentrations. The status of sensitive areas, as the Secretar
General emphasized in his report to the Security Council, such as the Gaza strip and the Gulf
of Aqaba, is a particularly important aspect of the situation.
In this connection, I want to add that the purported closing of the Gulf of Aqaba to
Israeli shipping has brought a new and grave dimension to the crisis. The United States considers the gulf to be an international waterway and feels that a blockade of Israeli shipping is
illegal and potentially disastrous to the cause of peace. The right of free, innocent passage of
the international waterway is a vital interest of the international community.
The government of the United States is seeking clarification on this point. We have urged
Secretary General Thant to recognize the sensitivity of the Aqaba question and to give it the
highest priority in his discussions in Cairo.
To the leaders of all the nations of the Near East, I wish to say what three Presidents
have said before—that the United States is firmly committed to the support of the political
independence and territorial integrity of all the nations of the area. The United States strongly
opposes aggression by anyone in the area, in any form, overt or clandestine. This has been
the policy of the United States led by four Presidents—President Truman, President Kisenhower, President Kennedy, and myself—as well as the policy of both of our political parties.
The record of the actions of the United States over the past twenty years, within and outside
the United Nations, is very clear on this point.
The United States has consistently sought to have good relations with all the states of
the Near East. Regrettably this has not always been possible, but we are convinced that our
differences with individual states of the area and their differences with each other must be
worked out peacefully and in accordance with accepted international practice.
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shall continue to do so.
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vid
pro
se
The
s.
ent
eem
agr
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ist
Arm
l
era
Gen
the
and
s
ion
Nat
ted
under the Charter of the Uni
l
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int
the
of
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ort
eff
the
h
oug
thr
il,
unt
es
iti
til
hos
g
tin
ven
pre
of
an honorable means
community, a peace with justice and honor can be achieved.
at
rg
dbe
Gol
or
ad
ss
ba
Am
h
wit
ad
ahe
s
day
the
in
will
and
t
tac
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se
clo
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ty
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the
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hop
and
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vigo
at
gre
h
wit
ter
mat
the
ng
sui
pur
are
we
re
whe
s,
the United Nation
Council can act effectively.
The White House
May 28, 1967
For
Release:
REGION
AID
TO
DRIVE
ECONOMIC
UN
ASKS
NATIONS;
MID-EAST
BY
NEGOTIATION
DIRECT
URGES
BOARD
EXECUTIVE
UAW
be
be
must
"For
have
leaders
to
For
Jews.'
the
the
independent
accepting
State
nation
Israel
continued
of
and
in
their
Israel. The
blind
in
a
as
of
propaganda
present
of
the
community
cooperation
of
crisis
a holy
in
right
its
and
Israel
a member
spirit
the
the
and
war
Arab
to
of
leaders
and
Israel
and
a
as
live
nations.
sovereign
Instead
these
coexistence,
refused
have
leaders
at
the
destruction
East
is
the
product
-
Bore
-
and
of
leaders
Arab
directed
Middle
Arab
certain
of
passion
These
East.
Middle
peace.
annihilate
irrational
and
hatred
to
war
region,
the
lasting
certain
by
‘holy
a
a
toward
progress
a drumbeat
for
a call
relations
e
existencof
been
has
by
the
years
inflamed
recognize
have
passions
20
no
in
cooperation
and
trust
an
have
nations
other
with
rests
issues
these
with
and
powers
substantial
there
years
many
inflaming
nations
be
can
there
which
without
of
problems.
dealing
for
effort
determined
and
a concerted
these
world
the
a climate
create
help
to
obligation
to
Israel,
with
and
states
Arab
the
solution
responsibility
major
the
"While
and
the
a peaceful
find
to
made
in
exist
now
which
realities
region,
hard
the
of
and
unresolved problems
and
underlying
the
to
up
facing
frank
a
effect.
in
is
fire
cease
precarious
must
there
recur,
to
not
are
hostilities
If
a
and
silenced
now
are
guns
the
East,
Middle
the
of
area
tragic
the
UAW International
June 16, 1967. and
was adopted unanimously by the
meeting in Toronto, Ontario on
in Detroit and Washington.)
(The following statement
Executive Board at its quarterly
is being released simultaneously
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President Lyndon B. Johnson
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President Lyndon B. Johnson
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International Union, UAW
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48214
926-5201
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 29,
Dear
1967
Walter:
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We must work and pray for harmony between the races,
and prevent the destructive acts of a criminal few from |
prejudicing the great law-abiding majority of Negro
citizens, who deplore the havoc and suffer its torment
the most.
--
My
All levels and branches of Government must now press,
with new resolve, the Nation's peaceful attack on the
conditions which breed despair and violence,
convictions
on this urgent problem
are
set forth in my
address to the Nation on July 27, 1967. Iam enclosing a
copy
of that address, with the firm belief that working tog
ether in
partnership
and understanding
we
can see America
through this troubled day -- to the better days
Sincerely,
Honorable
Walter
P.
President
International
Reuther
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Union,
UAW,
800 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit,
Michigan
48214
AFL-CIO
safely
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Above all, lawless disorder must be halted quickly and
effectively, whenever and wherever it occurs. Local
initiative and local action must form the first thrust of
this effort. But when local resources are inadequate to
the challenge, Federal power will back up local forces
to the limit the law permits,
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For all our citizens, but particularly for those in public
sibility, this National tragedy poses grave obligations,
Aion
Riots and disorder have brought violence and agony to the streets
of America and to the hearts of its people.
WPR
NOTE
On Friday,
July 21,
1967,
Jim Reynolds phoned WPR
and advised that the President had asked him to contact several key
people and to get their reactions with respect to a tax increase.
WPR advised Jim Reynolds we had very serious reser~vations concerning the advisability of a tax increase at this time; we felt
that while the general economic situation had improved,
we were still not
out of the woods and that a premature tax increase might possibly tend to
compound negative economic factors and retard further recovery.
Reynolds
said he would relay this to the President
On Saturday,
Ackley,
July 22,
Chairman of the President's
1967,
at 2:00 p.m.,
Gardner
Council of Economic Advisers,
phoned
_WPR at home and advised him that the President had asked him to call
about the tax question based upon the report that Jim Reynolds had given
the President.
WPR
reviewed his position with Gardner Ackley and
stated that his position had not changed from the one that he had given to
the President at the time he met with the President in Austin,
December of last year.
concerns that WPR
Texas in
Ackley indicated that they had some of the same
had but said that the President felt that he had to get
tax authorization out of this Congress because it would be impossible in
1968,
Gardner Ackley said that the President was going to
aim at an October date but would settle for a January
told him that a January
Ist date.
WPR
list date for a tax increase would obviously be
less risky and Ackley said that he would therefore advise the President
accordingly.
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July 31,
1967
WPR
NOTE
On Monday,
WPR
July 24,
1967,
Mayor Cavanagh phoned
in the late afternoon and asked if WPR would call the President and
urge that federal troops be sent into Detroit since Mr.
President's personal representative,
Cyrus Vance,
the
did not feel the situation at that
time justified the commitment of federal troops.
WPR advised Mayor
Cavanagh that he was not in a
position to make a judgment of the Detroit situation since his only
knowledge was from the press and television,
while Mr.
Vance had
direct knowledge since he was working directly with law enforcement agencies.
At 10:00 p.m.
that evening,
Mayor
Cavanagh spoke to
WPR again and it appeared that at that time Governor Romney was
vacillanting with respect to the commitment of federal troops.
WPR
requested Mayor Cavanagh to give him specific facts concerning the
situation in Detroit at that hour and based upon this information,
did agree to phone the President.
WPR
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spoke to the President at approximately
on the evening of July 24,
WPR
10:30
1967 and the President indicated that the
Governor was vacillating and that he could not in good conscience send in
federal troops under these circumstances.
WPR advised the President
that in his judgment federal troops would need to be committed and that
the real question was when they would be com mitted.
WPR
indicated that
in his judgment the longer he delayed commitment of federal troops the
more serious the situation would become and therefore the more difficult
it would be to reestablish law and order.
The President agreed to commit the troops and shortly
thereafter Mayor Cavanagh called WPR again to tell him things were
moving.
On Tuesday morning,
July 25,
phoned WPR to thank him for having called him.
which he had just received from t
1967, the President
He gave WPR a report
djing officers in Detroit and
indicated that there was the finest coope
Police Department,
National Guard and federal troops.
The President
then told WPR off-the-record that Abe Fortas was with him
the night
before and that he had urged great cautior in moving in federal troops.
The President then said that some of the very people who had criticized
him for killing innocent women and children in Vietnam were just waiting
to make the same charge in Detroit.
He indicated that he had instructed
the federal troops to advise the people on the streets in Detroit that they
were the same troops sent to Little Rock to defend the rights of Negroes
to attend school and who had defended James Meredith at the University of
Mississippi.
The President then discussed with WPR at some
length the legislative program,
poverty,
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Mr.
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President:
As you may recall, I wrote to you on February 11,
regarding the UAW's interest in the establishment of a
Redwood National Park of some 90, 000 acres in the Redwood
Creek area. In that letter I indicated that our position was
established after considerable study of the various proposals
advanced for a Redwood National Park.
We have continued to study and evaluate the various
proposals advanced since we established our original position.
All of the ingredients necessary for a true and fitting Redwooc
National Park <-- a large and significant stand of superior
virgin redwoods, ecological conditions most advantageous to
redwood preservation, outstanding panoramic views, a long
ocean-front beach, wildlife concentrations of major size, as
well as a number of wilderness watersheds -- are still the
main attributes of the 90,000 acre site. The overwhelming
majority of individuals and organizations who have expressed
interest in a Redwood National Park have supported the Redwood Creek site.
I arm well aware that you and your administration
have been the staunchest advocates of the need for the
establishment of a Redwood National Park. Aside from the
lumber industry, there appears to be practically unanimous
support for the Park.
The matter of site selection, size and
cost have been the major points of difference between the
aaneees National Park proponents,
It is a source of personal
ypointment that the Department of the Interior recommen-
ded the Mill Creek site for the Redwood National Park in spite
of all the attributes of the Redwood Creek area. I am still
hopeful that a careful review of the entire situation will persuade the Department of the Interior to support the Redwood
Creek site.
When all the arguments are given for the various Redwood National Park proposals, one question still remains.
Can
the richest nation on the face of the earth afford to create a
Redwood National Park deserving of the hopes and aspirations
of a society which has at its core a set of values truly worthy
of the name -~- a Great Society? The UAW feels that the answer
is yes and that the Redwood Creek site is the only proposal
which meets this criteria.
The Redwood Creek site is truly deserving of your
support and leadership, and I do hope that you will use your
personal influence to ensure the creation of a Redwood National
Park worthy of the highest ideals of all Americans for generations to come.
Warmest
personal regards.
Sincerely,
WPR:ob
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President Lyndon B. Johnson
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I have been advised that it is the view of the Secretary of
Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration that the state of construction
activities at the Nation's missile and space sites no longer
requires the continued operation of the Missile Sites Labor
Commission.
I have accordingly transferred the responsibilities of the Missile Sites Labor Commission to the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service.
I would like to use this occasion to express my gratitude for
your service in connection with the activities of the Missile
Sites Labor Commission.
The success of the Commission -and the role which it has played in the advancement of our
missile and space programs -- can be attributed in no small
measure to the selfless contribution made by you and your
colleagues.
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I thank you on behalf of your fellow countrymen.
Sincerely,
Mr.
Walter
P,
Reuther:
President
United
Auto
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815
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Washington,
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November
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2,
1967
President:
The agenda of the current session of the UN
General Assembly is heavy with items dealing with
long-standing disputes, troubled spots and peacekeeping activities, colonialism, etc. One item of a constructive and affirmative character which has the
potentiality of raising the UN Assembly to a sense of
historic purpose
and renewed
commitment
to the
broader aspirations of the human communit
item which relates to the future uses of the resources
of the sea.
As you know, Mr. President, the delegate
from Malta has placed this item of the sea and its
resources on the agenda for consideration by the UN
General Assembly at this session,
On July 13, svat, Mr. President, you spoke
prophetically about the opportunity and the challenge
that the sanonanes resources of the sea offers mankind
:
;
:
jponsible approach is taken by the
world
saanenaniee.
In your memorable speech you correctly
pointed out that under no circumstances must we
paewné a new form of colonial competition among the
maritime nations; we must be careful to avoid a race
to grab the lands under the sea; and we must insure
that the deep sea and the ocean bottom remain the
legacy of all human beings. Speaking about the living
things of the sea, you said that whereas throughout
history we have been hunters of the sea, now we must
learn to farm the sea.
As the United Nations consider this critical
item, I urge you to again make your voice known with the
clarity and compassion that has characterized your
leadership on the great issues that effect the welfare and
well-being of the human
family.
I understand that this item on the agenda may
be reached the last of this week or the first of next week.
Presumably the United States Representative will speak
shortly after Ambassador Pardo of Malta delivers the
opening address.
:
suppo
astemesiene’ be » maend. “There ) i l be
liberal position; there will be some opposition; some
delegates will not speak because their governments have
not thought through the problem. If the General Assembly
should adopt a mild resolution calling for unhurried study,
By the
it will have missed the urgency of your address.
time the committee finished its report, the bed of the
sea could be so marked up by colonial and power struggle
claims that a decent world order as you contemplate
would be impossible.
On the other hand, the Assembly could adopt
some bold principles such as you proclaimed on July
13th,
including the fact that the bed of the sea was not
subject to appropriation by any state and that its
resources must be so administered as a common
heritage of mankind. A committee could then work out
a regime under the authority of the United Nations to
incorporate these principles.
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the
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service
maritime
power,
The point could very well be made that the
capacity which nations such as the United States h
ave to
explore and develop the sea's resources can be pr
otected by a rational order for the sea, whereas a po
wer
struggle or colonial race would be inimical te the
interests of the maritime powers as well as the u ander.
privileged peoples,
On October
10th you signed the outer space
treaty. The sea, which is of much more practical use
to the world, must likewise be brought under world law
and order.
I know that you look forward to an early
signing of a treaty to this effect which would incorporate
the principles and purposes which you have expresse
d
with such clarity and conviction,
Mr.
President,
Il urge your vigorous leadership
in this critical matter so that this historic opportunit
y
can be translated into practical fulfillment and insure
that the vast resources of the sea, which are the heri+
tage of all mankind, may be used to strengthen the efforte
to build a rational and responsible world comm unity in
which peace, freedom,
social justice and human fulfill-
ment can be the blessings of all mankind
I send my warmest best wishes.
Respectfully,
WPR:ob
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President Lyndon B.
The White House
Johnson
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HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November
Dear
6,
1967
Walter:
Thank you for your helpful letter regarding the General
Assembly debate on a regime for the bed of the sea.
I share
your view of the historic
opportunity we have
to
way become the heritage of all mankind,
I think that
the statements to be made shortly by Arthur Goldberg,
when
debate
on the
Malta
resolution
is resumed,
will
_
prove this Government supports the principles first
declared last July at the dedication of the Oceanographer
and to which you so kindly refer.
We may not yet know enough about the sea and its
mysteries to plan in detail a complete system of international law and administration; but by rallying the
United Nations to certain essential basic principles, we
can lay the basis on which international law and adminis.
tration can be developed in the future.
_
Sincerely,
Mr.
Walter Reuther
President
United Auto Workers
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Michigan
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IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF
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December
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25,
President
D.C.
Johnson:
In behalf of the members of the UAW I am writing to urge you
to veto HR 12080, the Social Security Amendments of 1967, and to request
the Congress to pass a new bill which would provide more adequate
benefits and eliminate the punitive and regressive welfare amendments
which are part of the measure now on your desk.
I make this recommendation only after careful consideration of
its implications.
I recognize as I know you do, the critical need to improve
the cash benefits for the elderly, the disabled and the others who are
almost wholly dependent upon Social Security payments for their existence.
The adoption of this bill, however, will not meet their needs in a significant
way.
It will prove to be a cruel disappointment, for our senior citizens
will not receive the increases
they need and deserve.
Raising the minimum benefit from $44 to $55 and providing for a
13% across-the-board increase in benefits falls substantially short of your
own recommendations to the Congress and objective estimates of what
is really required to bring the elderly poor to a minimum decent level of
existence, as I have outlined in testimony to both the House and the Senate.
In terms of purchasing power -- what our aged citizens can buy
with their 1968 dollars -- the cash benefits provided by the bill on your desk
represent a 4% increase
compared with 1954 benefits.
When one considers the fact that nearly two-thirds of single
people past 65 and a third of those living in family units are classed as
"poor or near poor", a 4% increase will obviously be nothing more than
tokenism.
The decision of the House-Senate conferees to reject the Senate
_passed proposal and instead to raise the Social Security contributions base
to only $7800 continues the regressive nature of Social Security taxes.
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Those who can least afford to, workers with low incomes, will be
paying proportionately more of their wages in Social Security taxes
than the middle and upper
pay the increases.
income
groups
who
are
far more
able
to
Mr. President, this bill is an important test of the firmness
of this nation's determination to stamp out poverty in America.
You
have forcefully and properly expressed the country's concern over the
growing
alienation
Those
America.
cities,
experts
to add
help.
are
of millions
who
are
representatives
have
to the
of the poor in the ghettos
close
to the problems,
of the poor,
social
testified that the welfare
alienation
and
resentment
mayors
scientists
provisions
of those
and slums
and
in
of our major
social
welfare
of this bill are likely
whom
this
bill aims
to
To cite only two of a number of the welfare provisions which
repugnant to those who wish to help and not punish the poor:
.
Imposing a freeze on Federal matching funds for aid to
families with dependent children so that the proportion
of children in each state cannot exceed that of January 1,
Certainly no serious
1968 defies rational analysis.
claim can be made that such a proposal will reduce
illegitimacy or poverty.
Rather it appears to be aimed
at saving Federal funds by punishing the unfortunate
children or passing on new welfare payment burdens to
the states and counties, which in many instances they
cannot or will not assume.
Requiring that mothers of children in AFDC programs,
as a condition of continuing to receive relief, be required
to go to work or take training for work is a negative and
self-defeating device.
Denying these mothers the right
to free choice as to whether or not they shall be separated
from their children can only further underline the growing
belief held by many
class
older
citizens.
and more
those
without
of the poor that they are in fact second
The proposal turns its back on a much
fundamental law -- that children particularly
fathers,
need
the
care
of a mother
and
home-
maker if they are to grow into decent and constructive
citizens.
The discretionary provisions in this measure
will not be meaningful, for those states where welfare
standards
are
lowest,
least likely to grant
and
administration
the exceptions
harshest,
the measure
are
permits.
Mr. President, Iam keenly aware of the serious implications
of a veto. This however is a bad bill.
It cannot be defended on either
economic or moral grounds.
Certainly none of us wishes to see the
elderly deprived of added cash income.
A veto need not deprive them >
of new benefits.
On the contrary, it would be an act of courage and of
faith that the Congress would and could promptly enact a new measure
with more adequate benefits and without the provisions which will
punish and further alienate the poor of our country.
With all good wishes,
Sincerely,
WPRier
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,
Walter
P.
INTERNATIONAL
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UNION
UAW.
7
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 27,
Dear
Mr.
1967
Reuther:
Because of your interest in the political
process, the President wanted you to have
a copy of his recent message to Congress
on this subject.
We would like to get the benefit of your reaction, thoughts and experience on these
proposals.
Sincerely,
OSs
. VCalifan
sistant to the
Mr. Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit,
Michigan
Enclosure
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MAY 29 1967
MAY 29 1967
90th Congress,
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Ist Session
PUBLIC
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PARTICIPATION
OF
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IN THE
House
Document
No. 129
PROCESSES
GOVERNMENT
MESSAGE
FROM
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TRANSMITTING
RELATIVE TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE
PROCESSES OF GOVERNMENT IS THE ESSENCE
OF DEMOCRACY
May 25, 1967.—Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
U.S.
65-011
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GOVERNMENT
PRINTING
WASHINGTON
: 1967.
OFFICE
To the Congress of the United States:
I. INTRODUCTION
Public participation in the processes of government is the essence of
democracy. Public confidence in those processes strengthens democracy.
No Government can long survive which does not fuse the public
will to the institutions which serve it. The American system has endured for almost two centuries because the people have involved
themselves in the work of their Government, with full faith in the
meaning of that involvement.
But Government itself has the continuing obligation—second to no
other—to keep the machinery of public participation functioning
smoothly and to improve it where necessary so that democracy remains a vital and vibrant institution.
It is in the spirit of that obligation that I send this message to the
Congress today. I propose a five-point program to:
—Reform our campaign financing laws to assure full disclosure of
contributions and expenses, to place realistic limits on contributions, and to remove the meaningless and ineffective ceilings on
campaign expenditures.
—Provide a system of public financing for Presidential election
campaigns..
—Broaden the base of public support for election campaigns, by
exploring ways to encourage and stimulate small contributions.
—Close the loopholes in the Federal laws regulating lobbying.
—Assure the right to vote for millions of Americans who change
their residences.
Il.
Tae
Exvection
Rerorm
Act
or
1967
In our democracy, politics is the instrument which sustains our
institutions and keeps them strong and free.
The laws which govern political activity should be constantly
reviewed—and reshaped when necessary—to preserve the essential
health and vitality of the political process which is so fundamental to
our way of life.
In my 1966 State of the Union message I called attention to the
need for a basic reform of the laws governing political campaigns in
these words:
. . . I will submit legislation to revise the present unrealistic restrictions on
contributions—to prohibit the endless proliferation of committees, bringing
local and state committees under the act—and to attach strong teeth and severe
penalties to the requirement of full disclosure of contributions . . .
_ A year ago this month, I submitted my proposals to the Congress
in the Election Reform Act of 1966.
That measure reflected my concern, as one who has been involved
in the process of elective Government for over three decades, that the
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MAY 28 1967
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May
Dear
Mr.
22,
1967
Reuther:
Two more handsome photographs
for your picture album -- that
the President wanted you to
have.
With his best wi
oT
always,
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to the
President
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Mr.
Walter
P.
1,
1967
Reuther
President
International
Union,
United
Automobile
Aircraft and Agricultural
Implement Workers of America
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48214
Dear
Walter:
The President thought you might like to have
the enclosed pictures which were taken at
the May 2 meeting of the Labor Management
Advisory Council.
Sincerely,
geph A.
Assistant
Enclosures
Califano,
to the
Jr.
President
June 7,
Dear
1967
Joe:
Thank you for your kindness in sending me the
copies of the photographs
Labor-Management
taken during the recent visit of the
Policy Committee to the White House.
All good wishes.
Sincerely,
WPR:ob
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Mr. Joseph Califano
Special Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington,
D.
C.
STRAIGHT
WIRE
W.
Watson,
Marvin
June 9,
1967
Special Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Sincerely regret other commitments will deny me privilege of joing
with you at swearing of Mr.
Vincente Ximes this afternoon.
Walter
P.
Reuther
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My dear Mr.
20,
1967
President:
I attach herewith the full text of a statement on
the crisis in the Middle East which has been adopted
the
of
d
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Bo
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Ex
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ona
ati
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Int
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UAW, on behalf of the Union's 1,600,000 members in
the United States and Canada.
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it
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important to set forth its views on what steps might be
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n
the
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to
en
tak
in this region.
Sincerely,
WPR:eg
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Enc.
The Honorable Lyndon B.
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Johnson
June
My dear Mr.
20,
1967
Ambassador:
I attach herewith the full text of a statement
on
the crisis in the Middle East which has been adopted
unanimously by the International Executive Board of the
UAW, on behalf of the Union's 1,600,000 members in
the United States and Canada.
Because of the critical nature of developments in
the Middle East, our organization has considered it
important to set forth its views on what steps might be
taken to strengthen the possibilities for a durable peace
in this region.
Sincerely,
WPR:eg
epeiu 42
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His Excellency
Mr. Avraham Harman
The Ambassador of Israel
22nd Street NW
1621
Washington, D. C.
June
My dear Mr.
20,
1967
Ambassador:
I attach herewith the full text of a statement on
the crisis in the Middle East which has been adopted
unanimously by the International Executive
UAW, on behalf of the Union's
the United States and Canada.
1,600,000
Board of the
members
in
Because of the critical nature of developments in
the Middle East, our organization has considered it
important to set forth its views on what steps might be
taken to strengthen the possibilities for a durable peace
in this region.
Sincerely,
WPR:eg
opeiu 42
Enc.
His Excellency
Mr. Gideon Rafael
The Ambassador of Israel
The United Nations
New York
June 20,
Dear
Prime
1967
Minister:
I attach herewith the full text of a statement on
d
te
op
ad
en
be
s
ha
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ic
wh
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Ea
le
dd
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by
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sl
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an
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UAW, on behalf of the Union's 1,600,000 members in
the United States and Canada.
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the Middle East, our organization has considered it
be
ht
mig
ps
ste
t
wha
on
ws
vie
its
th
for
set
to
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an
rt
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for
s
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sib
pos
the
n
the
eng
taken to str
in this region.
Sincerely,
WPR:eg
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Ene.
The
:
Right Honorable Lester B.
Prime Minister
/Parliament Building
j Ottawa,
Canada
Pearson
June
Dear
20,
1967
Secretary Rusk:
I attach herewith the full text of a statement on
the crisis in the Middle East which has been adopted
unanimously by the International Executive Board of the
UAW, on behalf of the Union's
the United States and Canada.
1,600,000 members
in
Because of the critical nature of developments in
the Middle East, our organization has considered it
important to set forth its views on what steps might be
taken to strengthen the possibilities for a durable peace
in this region.
Sincerely,
WPR:eg
opeiu 42
Enc.
The Honorable Dean Rusk
The Secretary of State
Washington, D. C.
June
Dear
Congressman
20,
1967
Morgan:
I attach herewith the full text of a statement on
the crisis in the Middle East which has been adopted
unanimously by the International Executive Board of the
UAW, on behalf of the Union's
the United States and Canada.
1,600,000 members
in
Because of the critical nature of developments in
the Middle East, our organization has considered it
important to set forth its views on what steps might be
taken to strengthen the possibilities for a durable peace
in this region.
Sincerely,
WPR:ob
opeiu 42
Enc.
The Honorable Thomas E. Morgan
Chairman of the House Committee
on Foreign Relations
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
THE
HOUSE
WHITE
WASHINGTON
June
Mr. Walter P. Reuther
President, International Union,
United Automobile, Aerospace and
Agricultural Implement Workers
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan
48214
Dear
Mr.
of
23,
1967
America
Reuther:
President Johnson has been gratified to learn of the
continued assistance and support that AFL-CIO unions are
giving to his program to benefit all consumers.
The
response to his message to the Congress on consumer problems
and to the upgrading of his Committee on Consumer Interests
has been most heartwarming.
unions
The
have
President's
AFL-CIO and virtually all of its
been generous in their publicity
consumer
program.
fied by the recent articles
American Federationist, the
union publications.
We want
you
We
forward
to know
We were
particularly
that
the
President's
assistance.
to your
your
Fi
other
Committee
union
continued cooperation
Mh
the
grati-
in the AFL-CIO News, the
Memo from COPE, as well as
on Consumer Interests stands ready to assist
every way to promote the consumer program.
look
affiliated
concerning
Betty wate
Special Assistant
n “ihe
President
for Consumer Affairs
in
and
JUN 28 1967
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
JUL
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in
highly
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Defense
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to
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the alertness
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of
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The initial five-year Cost Reduction Program, formally launched in
July 1962, was a truly pioneering effort in Defense management.
Over and
above the large monetary savings achieved -- more than $14 billion during
the five-year period -- the Program significantly raised the level of
effectiveness of the entire worldwide logistics system.
Tangible incentives for economy and efficiency were provided to the thousands of
managers throughout the Department.
Goals were established in cooperation
with the participants in the program and performance was uniformly and
regularly measured against those goals.
The results were audited separately by an agency independent of the management structure.
Public recognition
was afforded to those individuals who performed in an outstanding manner.
The skill and competence level of the entire management structure was
raised through systematic training programs.
During this period, new procurement techniques were developed and
brought into everyday use to broaden the area of competition for Defense
work and to minimize the use of cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.
Requirements computation methods were thoroughly reviewed and more realistic
standards established.
New procedures were devised to ensure maximum
utilization
of
excess
inventories
on
a Department-wide
basis.
Special
"value engineering" staffs were organized in all of the Department's
procurement agencies to eliminate "goldplating” (i.e., unneeded frills)|
from
specifications.
savings
Programs
of
the
resulting
designed
Department
from
to
were
Defense
"value
increase
contractors
engineering"
the
established
efficiency
at
were systematically reviewed and those
elesed and the property turned over to
the
offered
were
changes
of
base
the
a
which
level.
share
in
the-
they originated.
day-to-day
Defense
operations
installations
excess to our requirements were
more productive public or private
USE.
Many of the cost reduction actions taken during that period will
But perhaps
continue to generate important savings for years to come.
the most lasting benefit over the long run will be the higher level of
efficiency and the persuasive incentives for economy which have now been
In a.program as
built into the entire logistics management structure.
dynamic and extensive as Defense, the possibilities for further improveAs old problems are solved, new problems
ment can never be exhausted.
The great burden imposed on our logistics system by the military
appear.
operations in Southeast Asia, for example, not only provided a stern test
A
of its capabilities but also opened up new opportunities for savings.
number
some of which are
logistics effort,
we
can have
both
of
the
cost
reduction
described later in
proving once again
combat
readiness
and
actions
reported
in
FY
this memorandum, grew out of
the point you made last year
economy
NO
considerable
in Defense”.
1967,
that
Shas
Now that the policies and procedures for the Cost Reduction Program
have been firmly established throughout the Department, the Program has
In terms of overall coverage, the
been shifted to a permanent basis.
The principal change concerns the manner in
Program remains the same.
which the
are
savings
reported.
Beginning
with
FY 1967,
savings
will be
reported in the year in which the specific action or decision giving rise
Even though the savings from a particular
to the savings was initiated.
action may continue for five or ten years, the reported savings will be
limited to those which will be realized in the year of decision and in
Moreover, no credit has been taken in
the next two succeeding years.
FY 1967, or will be taken in any subsequent year, for any savings accruing
from actions
reported
prior
to July 1,
1966,
thus
understating
the true
savings generated by the initial five-year Cost Reduction Program.
Although the new reporting procedure will inevitably understate the full
dimensions of the savings achieved, I believe it will provide a more
easily understood accounting for the general public.
As you know, I have insisted from the very inception of the Cost
re
ensu
to
r
orde
in
ngs
savi
rted
repo
the
of
t
audi
an
on
ram
Prog
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that they are bona fide (the audit is now performed by the Defense
ld
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report
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to
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tin
oun
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ral
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the
ted
invi
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why
is
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tion.
a full audit when the Program was first instituted, but for understandable
nBegi
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be
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woul
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ght
thou
ral
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er
reasons the Comptroll
of
part
as
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g
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ral
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the
ver,
howe
ning in FY 1968,
our
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revi
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viti
acti
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and
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audit pro
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ral
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full
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l
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adequacy.
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audit, the more limited
ty
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and,
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pro
ting
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on the soundness of our
of the savings reported.
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ci
du
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and
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we
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at
What We Need, Buying
se
the
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en
tak
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on
ti
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ort
rep
ss
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pr
a
is
g
in
ow
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Costs.
three
oe
areas
BUYING
during
ONLY
FY 1967.
WHAT
WE
NEED
ces
for
ge
lar
n
whe
es
com
s
es
en
iv
ct
fe
ef
s
ic
st
gi
lo
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sus
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and
ts
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bl
ou
tr
t
an
st
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to
must be deployed quickly
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as
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(including those
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ie
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st
ff,
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of
efs
Chi
nt
Joi
General Wheeler, Chairman of the
this year:
"Our
achievements
logistic
have verged
on the
incredible.
Anyone
es
bas
the
s
see
now
and
ago,
ths
mon
18
of
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be
t
mus
,
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dep
and
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fie
and
repeat what I said recently in Saigon -- no fighting force in
military history has been supported more effectively than our
men
in Vietnam."
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per
a
ing
dur
ed
iev
ach
was
ch
whi
,
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bat
com
of
ree
deg
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and
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men
age
have continued our man
we need by:
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consumption SQ as
.
our
.
Screening
.
Accelerating
can be used
excess
in place
all
so
stocks
logistics
stocks.
operations
so
of
that
as
possible
a faster
resupply
them
investments
in "pipeline"
:
Refining
Requirements
Calculations
Thousands of "requirement"
parts and "consumables" have
spare
lower
into
much
t
pas
the
ng
ri
du
s
on
ti
ac
n
io
ct
du
re
t
cos
m
fro
7
196
FY
realized in
ar
ye
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th
the
for
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te
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this area are
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ta
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s
on
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ci
de
7
196
FY
m
fro
s
ng
vi
sa
FY 1967-69,
$843 million.
A.
that as
of new purchases.
capability can be translated
Savings
year in
period,
of
prediction
avoiding shortages.
advanced techniques to the
to minimize overages while
reviews of major items
been conducted to help
of equipment,
determine our
ve
pro
er
lat
t
gh
mi
h
ic
wh
el
ri
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ma
of
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real needs and avoid
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be
are
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rat
t
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ar
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of
s
on
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ic
More accurate pred
surplus.
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qu
re
ne
li
pe
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t.
en
pm
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eq
ng
si
es
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pr
a
dat
through the use of automatic
ms.
ite
t
cos
h
hig
r
ve
li
de
to
t
if
rl
ai
of
use
ments are being reduced by the
of
use
ad
re
sp
de
wi
the
h
ug
ro
th
ed
ev
hi
ac
g
in
be
Better demand forecasts are
rt
fo
ef
nt
me
ge
na
ma
g
in
at
tr
en
nc
co
by
and
s
em
st
sy
high-speed commnications
to
d
he
is
bl
ta
es
n
bee
e
hav
ds
ar
bo
ew
vi
re
l
ia
ec
Sp
on high-value items.
g
in
er
ne
gi
en
s,
al
nu
ma
s,
rt
po
re
of
s
ton
of
sereen the need for the thousands
e
at
er
op
p,
lo
ve
de
to
r
yea
h
eac
ed
ir
qu
re
a
dat
l
drawings and other technica
and maintain our equipment.
For
example:
.
The Air Force, by moving its C-141 landing
to the same base where the aircraft itself
gear repair activity
is maintained, was
FY
period
three-year
1967-69.
"automatic"
replenishments,
"as
instead
basis
for the
in
on
its investment
their delivery
to make
of continuing
large
in FY 1967.
$1,041,469
saving
transportation
and
and $2,373,800
was able to reduce
by contracting for
The Defense
31 selected
required"
parts
spare
in FY 1967
$247,500
Supply Agency
medical items
an
g
in
er
ne
gi
en
an
for
t
en
em
ir
qu
re
the
el
nc
ca
to
le
The Air Force was ab
r
te
af
t,
or
sp
an
tr
5A
Cthe
of
ir
pa
re
report, related to the field
om
fr
ed
in
ta
ob
be
d
ul
co
n
io
at
rm
fo
in
ed
ed
study showed that the ne
e.
on
al
67
19
FY
in
d
ve
sa
was
n
io
ll
mi
.5
$1
Over
existing sources.
.
Actions
are
saving
costs,
packing
.
pipeline
cut
to
able
for
requirements
like
expected
FY 1967-69.
Use
B.
saved
these
save
to
of
Excess
$301
a total
million
$421
of
in FY 1967,
The
for
Air
saved
The Air
sets to
$2,296,
$673,524
.
three-year
decisions
period
in FY 1967.
from spent
for use as
submarine
submarine
batteries,
ballast.
d
se
ha
rc
pu
ic
br
fa
ck
du
ss
ce
ex
d
se
es
oc
pr
re
cy
en
Ag
ly
pp
Su
e
ns
Defe
e
th
r
fo
gs
ba
ht
ig
fl
ke
ma
to
it
lining Quonset huts and used
e
th
r
fo
s
ng
vi
sa
d
an
67
19
FY
in
d
ve
sa
s
wa
$118,526
Force.
three-year period
.
FY 1967
em
it
an
e
us
to
d
un
fo
is
y
wa
me
so
me
every ti
t
en
rr
cu
a
y
sf
ti
sa
to
es
li
pp
su
d
an
t
equipmen
ch
su
of
n
io
ll
bi
.8
$1
y
el
at
im
ox
pr
Ap
t.
en
em
procur
w
Ne
.
67
19
FY
in
e
ns
fe
De
of
nt
me
rt
pa
De
e
by th
g:
in
ow
ll
fo
e
th
ed
ud
cl
in
,
67
19
FY
in
developed
The Navy reclaimed lead elements
converting them into lead ingots
$91,088 was
the
the
Inventories
The taxpayer gains
from our stocks of surplus
requirement in lieu of new
excess stocks were so used
ways of using such stocks,
.
in
million
and
FY 1967-69 will total
Force modified
meet a Vietnam
four excess
operational
$373,916.
Marine Corps ground radar
requirement at a cost of
d
an
67
19
FY
in
62
,7
36
$3
of
s
ng
vi
sa
t
ne
a
realizing
9.
-6
67
19
FY
od
ri
pe
ar
ye
ere
th
e
th
for
opl
ex
gh
hi
mm
90
r
fo
t
en
em
ir
qu
re
nt
ge
ur
The Marine Corps met
n
ow
s
it
g
in
fy
di
mo
by
’
ia
As
t
as
he
ut
So
in
sive tracer cartridges
s
wa
on
ti
ni
mu
am
ed
ed
ne
e
Th
.
ds
un
ro
my
Ar
ss
fuses to fit exce
w
ne
by
le
ib
ss
po
en
be
ve
ha
d
ul
wo
an
th
y
kl
ic
qu
obtained more
an
procurement
The
savings
and $1,448,000 was
saved.
achieved by these
actions
initiated
in FY 1967 will
9.
-6
67
19
FY
s
ar
ye
e
re
th
e
th
r
fo
n
io
ll
mi
$2
d
an
67
19
FY
in
n
io
ll
mi
total $33
C.
Goldplating
Eliminating
per
or
ign
des
for
ing
pay
of
ury
lux
the
ord
aff
not
can
ion
Nat
The
h
Suc
s.
nes
ive
ect
eff
ry
ita
mil
to
g
hin
not
e
but
tri
con
t
tha
formance features
her
eit
ns
tio
ica
cif
spe
ign
des
o
int
d
uce
rod
int
en
oft
unneeded features are
cal
cti
pra
e
uat
deq
ina
is
re
the
e
aus
bec
or
ous
eal
r-z
ove
is
because the designer
"
ing
lat
ldp
"so
h
suc
t
ven
pre
To
nt.
gme
jud
nd
sou
a
e
bas
to
experience on which
lue
"va
our
ted
men
aug
y
atl
gre
rs
yea
ent
rec
in
e
hav
we
of specifications,
se
rea
inc
to
m
gra
pro
ion
cat
edu
us
oro
vig
a
ted
duc
con
engineering" staffs and
d
uce
rod
int
n
bee
e
hav
s
ive
ent
inc
ial
anc
fin
ong
str
on,
In additi
their skills.
exto
s
or
ct
ra
nt
co
e
ns
fe
de
e
ag
ur
co
en
to
ts
en
em
ng
ra
into our contractual ar
ploit
every
Departmental
engineering"
"value
regulations
the
Expanding
share
50
have
of his
percent.
Extending the
accruing
changes
from
--
up
for
engineering"
subsequent
to
three
Shortening the time a
share of the savings.
contractor
a
--
savings
a
which
during
period
contractual
these
improved
opportunities
"value
which presents
opportunity
applications
to
of his
by:
incentives
earn
in some
contractor
Recent
itself.
can
"value
a greater
cases to over
savings
in
share
engineering”
years.
contractor
must
wait
for
payment
of
his
ar
ye
e
th
ng
ri
du
de
ma
s
ge
an
ch
g’
in
er
ne
gi
We estimate that "value en
e
re
th
e
th
r
fo
n
io
ll
mi
77
$3
d
an
67
19
FY
r
fo
n
io
ll
mi
76
$2
of
s
ng
vi
sa
d
yielde
es
pl
am
ex
e
th
of
me
so
e
ar
ar
ye
is
th
st
re
te
in
l
ia
ec
sp
Of
9.
-6
67
19
FY
s
ar
ye
drawn
from
our
in
operations
Instead
for use
burning
area.
of buying
Asia:
Southeast
(i.e.,
dual-fuel
coal
or oil)
hot water
heaters
al
co
e
th
ed
at
in
im
el
cy
en
Ag
ly
pp
Su
in Vietnam, the Defense
e
th
in
e
bl
la
ai
av
y
il
ad
re
t
no
is
el
fu
components since that
Savings
in FY 1967 will be $214,338.
s
ar
ng
ha
ft
ra
rc
ai
d
te
ca
ri
ab
ef
pr
By changing specifications for
e
th
,
on
ti
uc
tr
ns
co
of
ro
le
ab
-g
le
ub
do
to
Vietnam from shed-type
a standard building which not only
98
,2
11
$3
of
s
ng
vi
sa
ed
uc
od
pr
so
al
was able to buy competitively
could be delivered faster but
in FY 1967.
Fach MK-81
and MK-82
bomb
for
Navy
sent
to Vietnam was
supplied
being
with
a
at
th
d
un
fo
vy
Na
e
Th
.
ft
ra
rc
ai
e
hoisting lug to help lift it to th
ed
ad
lo
g
in
be
re
we
s
mb
bo
e
th
e
us
ca
be
these lugs were being discarded
d
ce
du
re
g
lu
e
th
of
n
io
at
in
im
El
.
either by hand or hydraulic lift
costs by 88 cents per bomb.
and $1,923,048 for the three
Studies
ways at
Savings will be $620,048
years FY 1967-69.
g
n
i
k
r
a
p
r
fo
d
e
i
f
i
c
e
p
s
s
s
e
showed that thickn
,
d
e
c
u
d
e
r
y
l
e
f
a
s
be
d
l
u
o
c
Phan Rang airfield
in FY 1967
aprons
saving
and taxi$928,000.
It.
BUYING
AT
THE
LOWEST
SOUND
PRICE
Military prime contract awards for the first ten months of FY 1967
increased 20.4 percent over the same period last year.
Despite the greater
volume of procurement and the special pressures resulting from our combat
operations in Southeast Asia, we were able to hold the gains made in recent
years
in
increasing
cost-plus-fixed-fee
the
volume
contracts.
of
competitive
The
new
actions
awards
taken
and
in
reducing
FY
1967
the
will
$54 million in FY 1967 and $95 million for the three years FY 1967-69.
A.
Shifting Away
from Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee
(CPFF)
use
save
of
Contracts
One of the major accomplishments of the first phase of the Cost
Reduction Program was the reversal of the long existing trend towards
This type of contract, which
greater use of cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts.
is usually justified only when there are great uncertainties involved,
Between
offers neither reward for good performance nor penalty for bad.
FY 1961 and FY 1965, the proportion of CPFF contracts was driven down from
38 percent to less than 10 percent, and despite the extraordinary demands
of the Vietnam conflict, we have been able. to hold close to-that level
through
the
first
ten months
of fiscal
year
1967.
COST PLUS FIXED FEE CONTRACTS
AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL CONTRACT AWARDS
40%
30%
20%;
10%
PY
2956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Gs:
SRITC:
to
Competition
As I noted earlier in this report, we have also developed and
introduced into our purchasing operations a number of new techniques
For
designed to broaden and intensify competition for Defense work.
example, when specifications are too broad to permit formal advertising,
Proproducers are being asked to submit unpriced technical proposals.
ducers whose proposals qualify then submit sealed bids with the award
Or in cases where a complex end-item fails to
going to the low bidder.
its high value parts and components are being
attract competition,
"broken
out"
for
separate
procurement.
These
new techniques
have
helped
to sustain the high level of competitive procurement achieved in recent
years, notwithstanding the urgent demands of the Vietnam conflict.
50%
CONTRACTS AWARDED ON BASIS OF COMPETITION ASA
PERCENT OF TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE OF CONTRACT AWARDS
48%
4/30/67
44.6
\
46%
44%
42%
40%
38%
36%
34%
32%
FY
E96}
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Specific actions taken during FY 1967 to
non-competitive to competitive types of contracts
FY 1967.
Some
examples
are
shown
below:
Non-Competitive
Unit Price
Test
and
Panels
Calibration
Traveling
Engine
Wave
Speed
Duct Assembly,
Helicopter
Direct
Savings
$4,565.25
$2,887.00
37
$57,044
160.29
1,135.00
139.25
683.00
3.3
38
36,404
107,576
363.90
196.25
16
84,899
Aircraft
SH/UH-3
of
from
in
Percent
Reduction
1 259510
Purchase
procurement
$16 million
Competitive
Unit Price
Warning
Device
Fuel Indicator,
C.
Tube
shift
saved
Parts
and
702.00
6
BO
Components
Parts and components used in major weapon systems can often
purchased directly from the vendor instead of indirectly through the
contractor.
Although this practice cannot always, in itself, induce
petition,
than that
10
be
prime
com-
it can produce savings when the price paid the vendor is lower
formerly paid the prime contractor.
During the past year,
"direct purchase" actions
for the three-year period
cut costs $10 million
FY 1967-69.
Here are
in FY 1967 and $19 million
some examples:
Prime
Contractor's
Unit Price
Drive
Oil
Assembly,
Aircraft
Filter,
Tactical
Vehicles
Recording Paper
Computers
Diode,
P-3A
for
5KW Generator
D.
savings
Multi-Year
Large
through
Vendor's
Unit Price
Percent
Reduction
pavings
$3,360.00
$1,843 .8h
nS
$92,982
20.50
8.10
20
17,793
13,50
8.39
38
82,782
6.25
3.75
LO
11,933
Procurement
production
"learning
runs
curve"
over
longer
economies,
start-up costs and the amortization
larger number of items.
of
periods
the
tooling
of
time
elimination
and
facility
tend
to
yield
of repetitive
costs
over
a
by
ciple
for an item whenever
was saved by taking
ment.
For example:
this
is
advantage
Protective Mask M-17A1
Signal Generator AN/UR
Tank
Landing
(LST-1180
found practicable.
of
Receiving
Multicoupler,
(DE 1078 Class)
Bombs, GP, MK84-1
Unit
Age
eT tf LaO0
OPERATING
REDUCING
for
$28 million
FY 1967,
procure-
multi-year
FY 1967
Net
Multi-Year
8785000
205, 356
17.79 >> 66°
2,450.00
aS
7
Savings
15, 346,500.00
14,653,588.00
11,779 50k
11,066,000.00
405.91
10,887 ,000.00
330.60
3,580,000
644,000
722.00
694.00
170,508
AN/SRA-43
TII.
During
Price
$
Vessels
Escort
prices
lower
Year
Class)
Destroyer
the
Single
Vessels
Ship
to take advantage of this printwo or more years' requirements
attempts
contract
The Defense Department
consolidating into one
COSTS
The improvements made during the past year in managing the base
stran
ems,
syst
ns
tio
ica
mun
com
ing
rat
ope
t,
pmen
equi
ng
ini
nta
mai
e,
ctur
stru
porting men and materiel, and carrying out the other day-to-day operations
of the military establishment resulted
FY 1967 and $549 million for the three
A.
Terminating
In
39 Defense
surplus to
Unnecessary
in savings of $237 million
years FY 1967-69.
for
Operations
FY 1967, actions were initiated to consolidate, reduce
installations or activities involving property that had
These new
all foreseeable peacetime and wartime needs.
or close
become
actions
e
duc
pro
l
wil
ted
ple
com
n
whe
and
7
196
FY
in
n
lio
mil
$8
of
s
ing
produced sav
se
"ba
the
s
ize
mar
sum
ow
bel
le
tab
The
n.
lio
mil
$49
of
annual savings
closure" program since 1961 and the new actions of FY 1967:
Total
Through
320 June
»
.
Number
Acres
of Actions
Released
‘.
Industrial Plants
with Commercial
Potential Made
Available for Sale
Job Positions Elim-
.
Recurring
‘
inated
Savings
Annual
1966
878
Total
Through
30 June
1967
Gi
1,810,000
1,818,000
66
66
202,213
206 ,631
$1,450 Mil.
LO
$1,499 Mil.
Tnerease
39
8,000
-
4358
$49 Mil.
From the beginning,
we have recognized that this re-channeling of
resources, though beneficial to the Nation as a whole, could have serious
adverse effects on local communities and our own employees.
Two programs,
each of several
effects.
years
standing,
have
been
developed
to
help
soften
these
One program is designed to help local communities find productive
uses for the land and facilities made available as a result of base
closures.
Property released in recent years is now being used for airports, schools and universities, community recreation and development, and
commercial operations.
The table below summarizes the disposition of
military property
released
since
1961.
Number
June
30,
Civil Airports
Schools
and
Universities
Total Acres
1966
May
Through:
31,
Agencies
Involved
1967
Increase
34
6
LSF
2e9
‘Te
90
56
306
6
104
66
Lok
9
14
10
188
3
862,788
92h ,636
61,848
Individuals and Small Companies
Federally Owned Reserve Lands
Federal
Locations
28
Parks, Recreation, Community
Development
Private Industry for Production
Other
of
20
99
19
During the past year, the Defense Department's Office of Economic
Adjustment, whose services become available to a community just as soon
as a "base
closure"
decision
is announced,
worked
closely with
31 com-
munities in 25 states to plan new uses for properties which we are reOne example of what can be achieved by this type of planning
linquishing.
concerns the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, which is scheduled to
close
in April
1968.
The
community's
plan
calls
for:
(a)
selling
the
Armory's manufacturing area to the city for subsequent lease to industry;
(b) conveying another area to the State to expand the Springfield Technical
Institute; and (c) conveying still another area to the city for a museum
One major firm estimates that it will
site and high school athletic field.
add 1,000 new jobs at facilities in the Armory's manufacturing area.
Our Employment Opportunity Program continues to achieve excellent
results in finding new jobs for the Department's employees displaced by
No career civilian employee has been separated without an
base closings.
The following table summarizes the
offer of another job opportunity.
Program's experience with those employees affected by the base closure
program between
January 1964 and April 1967.
Number
Accepted offer of another
Placed in another Federal
Placed
Declined
in
a non-Federal
job
offer,
Defense
job
job
transfer
Separated
employees
without
opportunity"
DB
Reducing
Operating
affected
offer
of
78,188
4422
68.8
3.9
9,574
16,431
2, 532
8.4
14.4
252
2,603
or
placement assistance
Retired or resigned
Other (death, military service,
Total
job
Percent
etc.)
"job
2.3
L590
100.0
None
None
Hixpenses
The day-to-day operations of the Defense Department offer a
broad range of opportunities for cutting costs through such actions as
consolidating management functions, finding more efficient organizational
arrangements, Simplifying work methods, and increasing productivity.
A
large
number
of
such
actions
in FY 1967,
amounts of money, will save $84 million
three years FY 1967-69.
For example:
-
The Air Force established eight
of 20 separate base pay offices
Savings
three
°
GO:
were
years
$148, 319 in FY 1967
each
in FY 1967
relatively
and $197 million
regional pay offices
in the Strategic Air
and will be $714,942
FY 1967-69.
The Navy was able to speed
equipment, staggering work
involving
for the
the loading of bombs by modifying
shifts and conducting time-motion
and will be
Increasing
Operations
Communications
Efficiency
systems
in the
in place
Command.
studies.
Savings were $339,000 in FY 1967
$1,415,000 in the three years FY 1967-69.
the
small
of
costs,
Other
by
Support
actions
in
FY
1967,
were
reduced
by $8 million in that year and by $27 million for the three-year period
FY 1967-69 in the face of record communications traffic loads.
Savings
in this area are obtained through such actions as negotiating tariff rate
reductions, eliminating unneeded circuits and equipment and consolidating
leased long-line communications.
Transportation and traffic management improvements in FY 1967
netted savings of $44 million in FY 1967 and $138 million for the threeyear period 1967-69.
ba
,
The
Army's
Anniston
Depot
in Alabama,
by matching
ammunition
requisitions against incoming shipments at the freightyard and
rescheduling entire carloads to the using organizations, was
able to eliminate, in some cases, the normal process of un-
loading,
$61,186
‘
storing,
in FY 1967.
and
then
reloading
boxcars,
thereby
saving
The Air Force prepared 94 MACE missiles for ocean shipment by
applying a protective coating instead of disassembling the
missiles and sealing them in re-usable cans as had been the
5
practice.
Savings
The Navy
carriers
negotiated
instead of
practice.
in
$169,900
were
$3.9 million
maintenance
in FY 1967.
management
in that year and will save
Typical actions included:
:
Developing
discarded.
>
Eliminating
guidelines.
unnecessarily
.
Buying bulk
maintenance
instead of drum
operations.
.
Designing
protective
Additional
savings
repair
in FY 1967.
ocean cargo rates directly with the individual
with the carrier associations as had been the
Savings
Improvements
$27 million
FY 1967-69.
were
initiated
$59 million
procedures
to
reclaim
stringent
devices
for
from FY 1967
components
of
fluids
damage-prone
actions
FY
1967
in the three
requirements
quantities
in
years
saved
previously
from
maintenance
used
in
parts.
totaled
nearly
$35 million
for FY 1967 and will total $73 million for the three years FY 1967-69.
They
were
realized
by:
°
Improving the management of non-combat vehicles, military family
housing, other real property and the Military Assistance Program.
°
Developing
-
Replacing
lower
contract
cost
packing,
technicians
preserving
and
with
Service
Civil
packaging
techniques.
personnel.
CONCLUS ION
through
Although the very large
the
initial
five-year
savings
Defense
of more than $14 billion
Department
13
Cost
Reduction
achieved
Program
are not likely to be dupBicated during the succeeding five
there are still significant opportunities for improvement,
years, I believe
particularly
in those activities which have been expanded so rapidly for the support
of our military operations in Southeast Asia. Whenever the element of
time becomes the overriding factor in our actions, economy and efficiency
Consequently, I would not be at
tend to be sacrificed in favor of speed.
all surprised if some unnecessary spending and inefficiency have crept
into the Defense program during these last two years of rapid build-up.
Our task in the year ahead is, therefore, clear: it is to ferret out all
these new sources of waste and inefficiency and tighten up our operations
Further savings of millions of dollars can be
all along the line.
achieved by actions which are completely consistent with a high degree
I can assure you that this effort will receive my
of combat readiness.
personal attention during the coming months.
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ee
TO END DISORDER
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s
Television Address to the Nation
on Civil Disorders
The White House, July 27, 1967 _
TO END
DISORDER
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s
Television Address to the Nation
on Civil Disorders
The White House, July 27, 1967
TO
HEAL
THE
WOUNDS
know there are millions of men and women
tonight who are eager to heal the wounds that we have
suffered;
who
want
to get on
with
the job
of teaching
and working and building America. . .
The only genuine, long-range solution for what
has happened lies in an attack mounted at every level
upon the conditions that breed despair
and
violence.
are:
disease,
All of us know
ignorance,
joblessness.
not because
what
discrimination,
We
should
those conditions
slums,
attack
we are frightened
these
poverty,
conditions—
by conflict,
but because we are fired by conscience.
We should attack them because there is simply no
other way to achieve a decent and orderly
society
in America.
My Fellow Americans:
We
have endured
through:
a week such as no Nation
should live
a time of violence and tragedy.
For a few minutes tonight, I want to talk about that
tragedy—and I want to talk about the deeper questions
it raises for us all.
A SPECIAL
I am
tonight
ADVISORY COMMISSION
CIVIL DISORDERS
appointing
a special
Advisory
ON
Commis-
sion on Civil Disorders.
Governor Otto Kerner, of Illinois, has agreed to serve
as Chairman. Mayor John Lindsay, of New York, will
serve as Vice Chairman.
will include Fred W.
Its other members
Harris,
Senator
from Oklahoma; Edward W. Brooke, United States Senator
from Massachusetts; James C. Corman,
tive from California, 22nd District, Los
M. McCulloch, the U.S. Representative
Ohio, the 4th District; I. W. Abel, the
U.S. RepresentaAngeles; William
from the State of
President of the
United Steel Workers; Charles B. Thornton, the President,
of the Board
Director and Chairman
of Litton Industries,
Inc.; Roy Wilkins, the Executive Director of the NAACP;
Katherine Graham Peden, the Commissioner of Commerce
of the State of Kentucky; Herbert Jenkins, the Chief of
Police, Atlanta, Georgia.
The. Commission
cent
disorders
in
will investigate the origins of the reour
cities.
It will
make
recommenda-
tions—to me, to the Congress, to the State Governors,
and
to the Mayors—for measures
disasters in the future.
In their work,
to prevent or contain
the Commission
members
such
will have
ac-
cess of the facts that are gathered by Director J. Edgar
Hoover and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI
will continue to exercise its full authority to investigate
these riots, in accordance with my standing instructions,
and it will continue to search for evidence of conspiracy.
But even before the Commission begins its work; and
even before all the evidence is in, there are some things that
we can tell about the outbreaks of this summer.
CRIMINALS
MUST
BE
PUNISHED
First, let there be no mistake about it: the looting, arson,
plunder and pillage which have occurred are not part of
a civil rights protest. There is no American right to loot
stores, or to burn buildings, or to fire rifles from the rooftops. That is crime—and crime must be dealt with forcefully, swiftly, and certainly under law.
Innocent people, Negro and white, have been killed.
Damage to property—owned by Negroes and whites—is
calamitous.
Worst
of
all,
fear
and
bitterness
have
been
loosed which will take long months to erase.
The criminals who committed these acts of violence
against the people deserve to be punished—and they must
be punished. Explanations may be offered, but nothing
can excuse what they have done.
There will be attempts to interpret the events of the
past
few
days.
But
when
violence
strikes,
then
those
in
That
they must
command:
through
very differ-
Not even the sternest police action, nor the most effective Federal Troops, can create lasting peace in our cities.
at their
The only genuine, long-range solution for what has happened lies in an attack mounted at every level upon the
conditions that breed despair and violence. All of us know
seek to do with every means
local
police,
state
officials,
and—in
extraordinary circumstances where local authorities have
stated that they cannot maintain order with their own resources—through Federal power.
VIOLENCE
MUST
BE STOPPED
I have directed the Secretary of Defense to issue new
training standards for riot control procedures immediately
to National Guard units across the country. Through the
Continental Army Command, this expanded training will
begin immediately. The National Guard must have the
ability to respond effectively, quickly, and appropriately,
in conditions of disorder and violence.
Those charged with the responsibility of law enforcement must be respected by all of our people. The violence
must be stopped: quickly, finally, and permanently.
LAW
MUST BE RESPECTED AND
LEGISLATION PRESSED
It would compound the tragedy, however, if we should
settle for order imposed by the muzzle of a gun.
In America, we seek more than the uneasy calm of
martial law. We seek peace based on one man’s respect
for another man—and upon mutual respect for law. We
seek a public order that is built on steady progress in
meeting the needs of all of our people. .
=>
public responsibility have an immediate and
ent job: not to analyze, but to end disorder.
those
what
conditions
are:
ignorance,
discrimination,
We should attack
slums, poverty, disease, joblessness.
these conditions—not because we are frightened by conflict,
but because we are fired by conscience. We should attack
them because there is simply no other way to achieve a
decent and orderly society in America.
A
TIME
TO
ADVANCE,
NOT
RETREAT
In the past three and a half years, we have directed
the gieatest Governmental effort in all of our American
history at these ancient enemies. The roll call of those
laws reveals the depth of our concern: The Model Cities
Act. The Voters Rights Act. The Civil Rights Act. The
Rent Supplement Act. Medicare and Medicaid. Twentyfour education bills. Head Start. The Job Corps. The
Neighborhood Youth Corps. The Teacher Corps. Manpower Development and Training, and many, many more.
We will continue to press for laws which would protect our citizens from violence: the Safe Streets and Crime
Cotrol Act now under consideration in the Congress, and
the Gun Control Act.
Our work has just begun. Yet there are those who
feel that even this beginning is too much. There are those
who would have us turn back even now, at the beginning
of this journey.
Last week in Congress, a small but important plan for
action in the cities was voted down in the House of Representatives. The members of that body rejected my request for $20 million to fight a pestilence of rats—rats
which prowl in dark alleys and tenements, and attack
thousands of city children. The passage of this legislation
would have meant much to the children of the slums. A
strong government that has spent millions to protect baby
calves from worms could surely afford to show as much
concern for baby boys and girls.
There are some tonight who feel that we cannot afford
a Model Cities program. They reduced my request for
funds this year by two-thirds.
There are some who feel that we cannot afford additional teachers for the children of poverty in urban areas.
Or new efforts to house those who are most in need of
housing. Or aid education.
Theirs is a strange system of bookkeeping.
A
TIME
FOR
ACTION,
NOT
BITTERNESS
I believe we should be counting the assets that these
measures can bring to America: cities richer in opportunity; cities more full of promise; cities of order, progress,
and happiness. Instead, some are counting the seeds of
bitterness.
This is not a time for angry reaction. It is a time for
action: starting with legislative action to improve the life
in our cities. The strength and promise of the law are
the surest remedies for tragedy in the streets.
But laws are only one answer. Another answer lies in
the way our people will respond to those disturbances.
There is a danger that the worst toll of this tragedy
will be counted in the hearts of Americans:
insecurity, in fear, in heated words which
the conflict, but prolong it.
So let us acknowledge the tragedy;
aggerate it.
A TIME FOR DEDICATION
AND
Let us look about tonight.
and we will see these things:
Let
Most Americans,
Negro
in hatred, in
will not end
but let us not ex-
UNDERSTANDING
us look
and White,
at ourselves,
are leading decent,
responsible, productive lives.
Most Americans, Negro and white, seek safety in their
neighborhoods and harmony with their neighbors.
Nothing can destroy good will more swiftly than a period of needless strife and suspicion between the races.
Let us condemn the violent few. But let us remember
that it is law-abiding Negro families who have suffered
most at the hands of the rioters. It is responsible Negro
citizens who hope most fervently—and need most urgently
—to share in America’s growth and prosperity.
This is not the time to turn away from that goal.
To reach it will require more than laws; more than dollars. It will take renewed dedication and understanding
in the heart of every citizen.
I know there are millions of men and women tonight
who are eager to heal the wounds that we have suffered;
who want to get on with the job of teaching and working
and building America.
ALL
TO JOIN IN A DAY
OF PRAYER
In that spirit, at the conclusion of this address, I will
sign a proclamation calling for a day of prayer in our Nation throughout all of our States. On this Sunday, July 30,
I urge the citizens of every town, every city, and every
home in this Land to go into their churches to pray for
order and reconciliation among men.
I appeal to every Governor, every Mayor, every preacher, every teacher and parent to join and give leadership in
this national observance.
This spirit of dedication cannot be limited to our public
leaders. It must extend to every citizen in this land. And
the man who speaks to break the peace must feel the
powerful disapproval of all of his neighbors.
ALL
TO
SEARCH
THE
ALL
HEART
Tonight, I call upon every American to search his own
heart.
To those who are tempted by violence, I would say this:
Think again. Who is really the loser when violence comes?
Whose neighborhood is made a shambles? Whose life is
threatened most?
If you choose to tear down what other hands have built,
—You will not succeed;
—yYou will suffer most from your own crimes;
—yYou will learn that there are no victors in the aftermath of violence.
The apostles of violence, with their ugly drumbeat of
hatred, must know that they are heading for disaster. And
every man who really wants progress or justice or equality
must stand against them and their miserable virus of hate.
For
TO SHARE
other
Americans,
A DUTY
especially
AND
those
A FAITH
in positions
of
public trust, I have this message:
Yours is the duty to bring about a peaceful change in
America. If your response to these tragic events is only
“business as usual”—you invite not only disaster, but dishonor.
My fellow citizens, let us go about our work. Let us
clear the streets of rubble, and quench the fires that hatred
set. Let us feed and care for those who have suffered at
the rioter’s hands.
But let there be no bonus,
no reward,
no salutes for those who have inflicted that suffering.
Let us resolve that this violence is going to stop. We can
stop it. We must stop it. We will stop it.
And
let us build
between man
something
much
more
lasting:
and man, faith between race and race.
faith
Faith
in each other—and faith in the promise of America.
Let us pray for the day when “mercy and truth are met
together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”
Let us pray—and let us work for the better jobs and better
housing and better education that so many millions of our
fellow Americans need tonight.
Let us then act: in the Congress, in the city halls, and in
every community, so that this great land of ours may truly
be “one Nation under God—-with liberty and justice for all.”
Goodnight.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
RECONCILIATION
BY
FOR
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA—A PROCLAMATION
From its earliest day, our nation
equality—and to order.
has
been
dedicated
to justice,
to
We are a people committed to the rule of law, believing that it
holds the greatest hope for human progress and well-being.
We
must never abandon that commitment.
Today our people reaffirm their faith in law; their faith in progress;
their faith in human brotherhood.
It is right to pray that strife will not bring down what we have built,
nor threaten all the things we hope to build.
NOW THEREFORE I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the
United States of America, do hereby set aside Sunday, July 30, 1967
as a National Day of Prayer for Peace and Reconciliation.
I call on every Governor, every Mayor, every family in the land to
join in this observance. I call on all our citizens to go into their
churches on this Sunday, and to pray for peace in the land we love.
We deplore
the few who
rely upon
words
and works
of terror.
We mourn the many who have suffered from violence in the cities.
We dedicate ourselves once more to the rule of law, in whose absence
anarchy is loosed and tragedy is born.
We pray to almighty God, the Author of our liberty, for hearts free
from hate, so that our Nation can be free from bitterness.
We pray for strength to build together so that disorder may cease,
progress steadily continue, and justice prosper.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 7 have hereunto set my hand this twentyseventh day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and
sixty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the one hundred and ninety-second.
/s/
THE WHITE HOUSE
July 27, 1967
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ce: Mr.
Mr.
Charlies L. Schul
William Simkin
Service.
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NE Ty GMED | IN
THE
WHITE
HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December
Mr.
P.
Walter
22,
1967
Reuther
President
Automobile
United
Solidarity
House
Jefferson
8000
East
Dear
Walter:
Detroit,
Workers
Michigan
of America
Avenue
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bring it to the President's attention promptly
after his return from his foreign trip.
With warm personal
the Holiday Season.
regards
and best wishes
for
Sincerely,
geph A.
Califano,
Assistant
to
the
Jr.
President
DEC 28 196/
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