LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON
L I B R A R Y & M U S E U M
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rev. 8/2008, 2/2011 LE/HU 2
HU 2
MATERIAL IN THE JOHNSON LIBRARY PERTAINING TO
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
INTRODUCTION
This list includes the principal files in the Johnson Library that contain material relating to the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. It is not definitive, however, and researchers should consult with the Library’s
archivists about other potentially useful files. The guide includes those collections which have been
opened for research in part or in whole, and those collections which are currently unprocessed or
unavailable. See also the guides: Civil Rights; Affirmative Action.
WHITE HOUSE CENTRAL FILES (WHCF), SUBJECT FILE
This permanent White House office was the main filing unit during the Johnson presidency, though not
the primary one for foreign policy documents. Material was filed under 60 major subject headings, as
described in the WHCF finding aid.
Box #
FG, Federal Government
FG 135, Department of Justice
183-187
FG 135-12, Department of Justice, Community Relations Service
193
FG 155-18, Department of Commerce, Community Relations Service
229-230
FG 165, Department of Health, Education and Welfare
238-244
FG 634, Commission on Civil Rights
375
HU, Human Rights
HU 2, Equality of the Races
2-20
HU 2-1, Employment
42-46
HU 2-5, Education/Schooling
50-53
LE, Legislation
LE/HU 2, Legislation/Equality of the Races
65-69
SP, Speeches
SP 3-40, Signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
163
CONFIDENTIAL FILE
Arranged in the same subject categories as the WHCF Subject File, this file contains security classified or
otherwise sensitive material. The CF Name File serves as a name index to the CF Subject File. This
collection also includes agency reports and oversize attachments. The CF is entirely processed, but
portions are still classified.
Box #
HU 2
56 [1 of 2]
2
HU 2-1
57 [1 of 2]
HU 2-5
57 [1 of 2]
LE/HU 2 see LE/HI – LE/LE 3 folder
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OFFICE FILES OF THE WHITE HOUSE AIDES
Many White House aides maintained office files of their own, physically separate from the White House
Central Files. The files of each aide reflect his or her responsibilities. This list is not definitive, but it
does include most pertinent folders in those files.
Box #
Horace Busby
“Civil Rights Act of 1964”
5
James Gaither
“Summary of Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”
347
Harry McPherson
“Civil Rights – 1965” (3 folders)
21
Bill Moyers
“Civil Rights Bill Signing Broadcast 7/2/64”
125
DeVier Pierson
“Title VI – Civil Rights Act”
23
Lee White (see also the finding aid for his files)
“Civil Rights Bill 1963-1964”
1
"Civil Rights – Public Accommodations" [2 folders]
1
"Civil Rights – Title VI, Agency Replies to LCW Memo, 7/7/64" [3 folders]
1
"Civil Rights – General Memoranda to President re Cabinet Meeting 7/2/64"
1
"Implementation of Civil Rights Act of 1964" [2 folders]
2
"Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Title VI Regulations" [2 folders]
2
"Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI"
2
"Civil Rights – Title VI, 1966"
3
"Civil Rights – Hospitals (Hill-Burton)"
3
"Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, 1963"
4
"Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, 1964"
4
"Civil Rights – Plans for Progress "
4
"President’s Council on Equal Opportunity (V.P.)"
4
"Civil Rights – Education"
5
"Civil Rights – Federal Employment"
5
"Nondiscrimination Clause in Government Lease"
5
"Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1965"
6
Henry Hall Wilson
“Civil Rights”
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STATEMENTS OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON
President Johnson mentioned the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in numerous speeches. Researchers should
check the index to The Public Papers of the Presidents for references to this topic. The Statements File,
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which also contains pertinent material, is filed chronologically and contains backup material,
correspondence, drafts and final copies of speeches. Request by date and subject of speech.
7/2/64 Radio and Television Remarks on Signing the Civil Rights Bill
Box 112
7/2/64 Remarks at Cabinet Meeting
Box 112
LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND
This file, compiled in 1968 by White House staff members, contains background documentation for
significant legislative achievements and major domestic crises during the Johnson presidency.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Box 1
REPORTS ON PENDING LEGISLATION
Status reports on the President's legislative program.
6/63 - 7/6/64
Boxes 1-6
REPORTS ON ENROLLED LEGISLATION
Prepared by the Director of the Legislative Reference Office of the Bureau of the Budget, these reports
cover both private and public bills and joint resolutions submitted to the President for his approval. The
reports include the purpose of the act, agency recommendations, and discussions of the ramifications of
the legislation. For more information see the Special Files finding aid.
P.L. 88-352, H.R. 7152 7/2/64
Box 7
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORIES
At the end of the Johnson Administration, each agency and department prepared a history of its activities
and accomplishments during the Johnson years. See the finding aid for a table of contents of the various
administrative histories.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Boxes 1-2
Department of Health, Education & Welfare: Vol. I, Part III
Boxes 2-2A
Department of Justice: Vol. VII, Part X and Vol. VIII, Part XI
Boxes 6-7
FEDERAL RECORDS
The use of these records is subject to the policies of the agency of origin. Some materials, including the
majority of the records of temporary commissions, committees, and conferences, are available without
restriction. Other materials can be seen only with the permission of the agency of origin or are closed due
to security classifications.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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“Civil Rights Act of 1964”
Reel 35
“Civil Rights Act of 1964”
Reel 37
Department of Justice
“HEW Regulations Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act”
Reel 8
“Civil Rights Act”
Reel 51
White House Conference "To Fulfill These Rights"
Master Books A & D
APPOINTMENT FILES
The Diary Cards in the Reading Room provide an alphabetically arranged name index to the President's
appointments. Once the date of an appointment has been determined, check the "Diaries and Logs"
finding aid for the number of the appropriate boxes in both the Daily
Diary and the President's
Appointment File [Diary
Backup].
The Daily Diary is a log sheet of appointments and phone calls maintained by the White House
secretaries.
The Diary Backup contains preparation material, press releases, and schedules for meetings and
appointments, as well as some reports and notes from the meetings.
TASK FORCE REPORTS
The term "task force" as used during the Johnson Administration, refers to a working group whose goal
was the formulation of specific policy recommendations for the upcoming year. The following task
forces contain some recommendations and information pertaining to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Interagency 1966 Task Force on Civil Rights
Box 11
RECORDINGS AND TRANSCRIPTS OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS
The Johnson Library staff has processed the recordings and transcripts of President Johnson's telephone
conversations. The collection includes over 6,000 recordings of conversations with members of
Congress, other public officials, civil rights leaders, members of the press, friends and family. LBJ
Library staff have noticed significant errors and omissions in the transcripts and suggest that transcripts
and recordings be used together. See the Library's web site for descriptions of the conversations:
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/Dictabelt.hom/content.asp.
ORAL HISTORIES
Transcripts of most oral history interviews may be downloaded as PDFs from our web site or the Scripps
Digital Library site at the Miller Center of Public Affairs (Univ. of Virginia). Transcripts not found on
the Internet but available for research may viewed in the Reading Room or borrowed by writing to the
Interlibrary Loan Archivist, Lyndon B. Johnson Library, 2313 Red River Street, Austin, Texas, 78705. A
complete list of oral histories is available in the Reading Room and on our web site.
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Interviewee
Accession and Interview Numbers
Albert, Carl B.
AC 74-159, Interview III
Alexander, Clifford L., Jr.
AC 83-54, Interview II
Allen, Ivan, Jr.
AC 78-43, Interview I
Cater, S. Douglass
AC 72-19, Interview I
Celebrezze, Anthony J.
AC 72-20, Interview I
Celler, Emanuel
AC 73-14, Interview I
Clark, Ramsey
AC 79-34, Interview II
Collins, LeRoy
AC 81-54, Interview I
Farmer, James
AC 74-58, Interviews I, II
Halleck, Charles A.
AC 74-119, Interview I
Hesburgh, Theodore
AC 73-19, Interview I
Katzenbach, Nicholas deB.
AC 78-24, Interview I
Keppel, Francis
AC 72-22, Interview I
Maddox, Lester
AC 73-23, Interview I
Marshall, Burke
AC 74-215, Interview I
Martin, Ruby G.
AC 75-17, Interview I
Mitchell, Clarence
AC 73-24, Interview I
O’Brien, Lawrence
AC 92-12, -16, -17, -19, Interviews I, V, VI, VIII
O’Donnell, Kenneth P.
AC 82-19, Interview I
Rauh, Joseph L., Jr.
AC 77-30, Interview III
Reedy, George
AC 99-55, Interview XXII
Rustin, Bayard
AC 74-65, Interview I
Talmadge, Herman
AC 78-13, Interview I
Taylor, Hobart, Jr.
AC 74-45, Interview I
Thurmond, Strom
AC 80-64, Interview I
Young, Whitney M., Jr.
AC 73-29, Interview I
