Civil Unrest | The LBJ Telephone Tapes

Civil Unrest

Photo credit: Warren K. Leffler

LBJ and MLK sit together during a meeting in the Oval Office

August 20, 1965

LBJ, King, and the Watts Revolt

LBJ sitting down surrounded by aides

July 25, 1967

“We’ll Find Some Central Theme”

John Lindsay sits in the Oval Office with President Johnson

July 27, 1967

“This Country’s in Trouble”

Kerner Commission with LBJ

March 13, 1968

“The Trouble with a Commission”

View of LBJ through window at night

April 4, 1968

“We’re Doing Everything We Can”

National guard troops walking amongst tear gas in Chicago, 1968

April 6, 1968

“It’s Starting to Break Down”

Police line up across road in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention in 1968

August 29, 1968

“A Very Disgusting Performance”

Police and protestors have a stand off in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention

September 7, 1968

The Chicago Seven