Investigation into two fbi in fordhams. We will show you a clip of a ku klux klan in performance named thomas roe. He will detail how he participated in beatings of civil rights activists during the freedom riders demonstrations in alabama. Did you inform the fbi of planned violence . , i gave information to the freedom riders myself. What did you tell them . I said to them i have been contacted by a Birmingham City detective, who in turn wanted me to meet with a high racking highranking officer. The Birmingham Policeman set up the beating of the freedom riders . You told the fbi that . That is correct sir. Were they beaten . Says but they were beaten very badly, yes. Did the Birmingham Police give you the time you were promised . Yes, we were promised 15 minutes with absolutely no intervention from a Police Officer whatsoever. The information was passed on to the bureau. We had our 15 minutes. Approximately 15 minutes after , a policem riders geticer came to me and said out of here. U
The 1970 five saigon evacuation one of the saddest moments of his life, but insisted he has no regrets. Lbjinger sat down with president ial Library Director as part of a threeday conference in austin texas that organizers call the vietnam war summit. Then took questions from the audience. We will hear first from several introductory speakers, including it is my honor and privilege to introduce Henry Kissinger. He was a relatively young ,rofessor at Harvard University and i was a low Ranking Member of white house staff. In july, 1967, dr. Kissinger was a top secret channel for president johnson. Through french intermediaries, with north vietnamese Prime Minister, and the aging ho chi minh. Through dr. Kissinger, president johnson offered a bombing halt, if a secession cessation of bombing would lead to productive discussions between the United States and hanoi. President johnson even proposed a direct meeting between dr. Kissinger and hanois representatives. And as a goodfaith measure,
Building was named for everett dirksen, quite a popular figure at the time, a deep mellifluous voice, a great orator. He won a grammy award for a record he did that was just ,eading patriotic sheet music patriotic speeches with music playing in the background. It was quite popular at the time. Senator dirksen down through the years, there have been men brave, gallant men who have died that others might be free. Mr. Ritchie he was known as the spirit of lose. He was the minority leader in the senate. A very small minority. Usually 35 or 36 senators on his side of the aisle, which out of 100 is a very small minority, but his boat was critical back in the day when you needed two stop a filibuster. If the senate was going to stop a filibuster on civil rights, they needed everett dirksen. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 once dirksen came on board, once he agreed to whatever the compromise was, enough votes would come on board for the majority to prevail. Everett dirksen, even though he was onl
Www. Cspan. Org. Up next on the presidency. President ial aides to discuss the role of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon during the vietnam war. Alexander butterfield and tom johnson explore the foreign policies of the president s they worked for. Emotional burdens they faced during the conflict. Part of the threeday conference at the lyndon b. Johnson president ial library. It is called the vietnam war summit. You can find Schedule Information at cspan. Org. This program is about an hour. Please welcome the director of the lbj president ial library. Mark on may 22, 1971 the crowd assembled on the university of texas grounds to dedicate this library. 2100 antiwar protesters were kept from interrupting the proceedings by a phalanx of highway patrolman. Their chance of no more war carried by high winds and accompanied by the pounding of trashcan lids were clearly heard. By former president Lyndon Johnson and his assembled guests including president nixon. It was an apt metaphor. The vietn
Of the select Intelligence Committee providing ongoing oversight of the intelligence agencies and the creation of the foreign intelligence act of 1978. Two former staffers are with us and will be with us to help provide Historical Context and understand the significance of the 40yearold video you are about to see from new york city. Fredericks forges with us. And here is elliot maxwell, a counsel to the committee. Thank you to both of you for joining us. In this installment of our series looking at the work 40 we will focus on the committees investigation into andnational Security Agency the Fourth Amendment rights of american citizens. To get us started, lets watch a clip from 1979. The agency remains unknown to most americans either by its acronym or its full name. , one hasst to the cia to search for in life to find someone who has heard of the nsa. To his right is the chief counsel to committee. He is with us in new york. The nsa is something of a household world for anyone who fol