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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0014
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Between Women's Advisory Council on Poverty and Office of Navajo Economic Opportunity
- Date:
- 1968-01-12
- Creator:
- Harris, Fred R., 1930-2024
- Names:
- Navajo Indians
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- 01_15_1968
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Title:
- Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders
- Date:
- January 15, 1968
- Creator:
- Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987
- Policy Area:
- Government Operations and Politics
- Names:
- Young, Milton Ruben, 1897-1983, Kuchel, Thomas H., Dirksen, Everett McKinley, Wilson, Bob, 1916-, Bliss, Ray C., Fisher, John, Cramer, William C., 1922-2003, Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006, Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994, Hartmann, Robert Trowbridge, 1917-2008, Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987, Poff, Richard H. (Richard Harding), 1923-2011, Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- 01_16_1968
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Title:
- Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders
- Date:
- January 16, 1968
- Creator:
- Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987
- Policy Area:
- Government Operations and Politics
- Names:
- Cramer, William C., 1922-2003, Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987, Murphy, George, 1902-1992, Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987, Laird, Melvin R., Kuchel, Thomas H., Fisher, John, Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985, Hickenlooper, Bourke B. (Bourke Blakemore), 1896-1971, Rhodes, Fred Burnett, 1913-2001, Poff, Richard H. (Richard Harding), 1923-2011, Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006, Hartmann, Robert Trowbridge, 1917-2008, Bliss, Ray C.
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- 01_17_1968
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Title:
- Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders
- Date:
- January 17, 1968
- Creator:
- Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987
- Policy Area:
- Armed Forces and National Security, International Affairs, Government Operations and Politics
- Names:
- Hartmann, Robert Trowbridge, 1917-2008, Bliss, Ray C., Poff, Richard H. (Richard Harding), 1923-2011, Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987, Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987, Hickenlooper, Bourke B. (Bourke Blakemore), 1896-1971, Kuchel, Thomas H., Fisher, John, Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006, Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985, Murphy, George, 1902-1992, Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994, Laird, Melvin R., Rhodes, Fred Burnett, 1913-2001, Reagan, Ronald, Cramer, William C., 1922-2003, Wilson, Bob, 1916-, Young, Milton Ruben, 1897-1983
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- 01_18_1968
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Title:
- Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders
- Date:
- January 18, 1968
- Creator:
- Trice, J. Mark, 1902-1987
- Policy Area:
- Armed Forces and National Security, International Affairs
- Names:
- Morrison, Fred, Young, Milton Ruben, 1897-1983, Arends, Leslie C. (Leslie Cornelius), 1895-1985, Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006, Bliss, Ray C., Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994, Poff, Richard H. (Richard Harding), 1923-2011, Wilson, Bob, 1916-, Murphy, George, 1902-1992, Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987, Fisher, John, Hickenlooper, Bourke B. (Bourke Blakemore), 1896-1971, Hartmann, Robert Trowbridge, 1917-2008, Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987, Kuchel, Thomas H., Cramer, William C., 1922-2003
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0016
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Appointment of Mrs. Fred R. Harris as Chairman of the Women's Advisory Council on Poverty
- Date:
- 1968-01-18
- Creator:
- Harris, Fred R., 1930-2024
- Names:
- Comanche Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0043
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Correspondences on Addressing the Plight of the Elderly Poor in 1968
- Date:
- 1968-01-20
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Banks and banking--United States
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- 1.22.68%20Everett%20Dirksens%20WA
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Title:
- Everett Dirksen's Washington on ABC News with Howard K. Smith
- Date:
- January 22, 1968
- Creator:
- Benjamin, James, Cooper, Lester, Smith, Howard K. (Howard Kingsbury), 1914-2002
- Policy Area:
- Armed Forces and National Security, Economics and Public Finance, Congress, Government Operations and Politics
- Names:
- Dirksen, Everett McKinley
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_53_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- NACFL supports farm workers through organizing, advocacy, and services.
- Date:
- 1968-01-23
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Agricultural laws and legislation--United States
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- EMD_Working_Papers-f366-1968_01_25
- Contributing Institution:
- The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL
- Collection:
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Papers
- Title:
- January 25, 1967, The Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service: "State Action to Lower the Voting Age, A Report in Two Parts"
- Date:
- January 25, 1968
- Creator:
- Pauls, Frederick H.
- Policy Area:
- Congress, Government Operations and Politics, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Law
- Names:
- Pauls, Frederick H.
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
![["The letter is from Peter MacDonald, Executive Director of the Office of Navajo Economic Opportunity, congratulating LaDonna Harris on her appointment as Chairman of the Women's Council on Poverty. MacDonald expresses admiration for the work being done and hopes to collaborate on programs to help the Navajo people. LaDonna Harris, in response, expresses her admiration for the work being done by MacDonald and his team and offers support from the Women's Advisory Council on Poverty."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Womens%20Advisory%20Committee%20on%20Poverty,%20October-May,%201967-1968/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0014_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Between Women's Advisory Council on Poverty and Office of Navajo Economic Opportunity")
![["The meeting minutes outline the Republican leadership's preparations for a response to the president's State of the Union Address."]](/thumb/01_15_1968.jpg "Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders")
![["The meeting minutes outline the Republican leadership's preparations for a response to the president's State of the Union Address."]](/thumb/01_16_1968.jpg "Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders")
![["The meeting minutes outline the Republican leadership's discussions with then-Governor Ronald Reagan and preparations for the Republican State of the Union response and a proposed Vietnam documentary."]](/thumb/01_17_1968.jpg "Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders")
![["The meeting minutes outline discussions by the Republican leadership about a forthcoming documentary on Vietnam."]](/thumb/01_18_1968.jpg "Minutes of the One Hundred and Fifty-Ninth Meeting of the Joint Republican Congressional Leaders")
![["LaDonna Harris has been named the Chairman of the Women's Advisory Council on Poverty by R. Sargent Shriver. The council includes twenty prominent American women from various backgrounds who have been working with the Office of Economic Opportunity on the War on Poverty. LaDonna Harris is actively involved in advocating for American Indian youths and is a member of various health and welfare associations. The Speakers Bureau is also mentioned, with a reminder to request speakers in advance to avoid overburdening them."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Womens%20Advisory%20Committee%20on%20Poverty,%20October-May,%201967-1968/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0016_thumbnail.jpg "Appointment of Mrs. Fred R. Harris as Chairman of the Women's Advisory Council on Poverty")
![["In The document, LaDonna Harris, Chairman of the Women's Advisory Council on Poverty, discusses the issue of elderly poverty and the need to raise awareness about it. She suggests launching programs similar to Operation Reason in Baltimore and encourages private groups to take action without federal funding. Genevieve Blatt, Assistant Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, highlights the challenges faced by elderly women in poverty and emphasizes the need for support from women's organizations. She also mentions the limited government aid available for the elderly poor. Additionally, a letter from Mr. John R. O'Donnell expresses admiration for the VISTA program and discusses the upcoming Conference on Women in the War on Poverty. Harris expresses interest in O'Donnell's experience in bridging the communication gap between the poor and nonpoor."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Womens%20Advisory%20Committee%20on%20Poverty,%20October-May,%201967-1968/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_285_23_0043_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondences on Addressing the Plight of the Elderly Poor in 1968")
![["This transcript ecordrs a documentary on Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen's career in Congress and his upbringing in Pekin, Illinois."]](/thumb/12268_20Everett_20Dirksens_20WA.jpg "Everett Dirksen's Washington on ABC News with Howard K. Smith")
![["The National Advisory Committee on Farm Labor is struggling with insufficient funds and the National Sharecroppers Fund has been providing necessary funds. A committee has been appointed to discuss NACFL activities, their relationship with NSF and RAF, and what should be done. An important meeting is scheduled for May 1, 1968, and counsel is needed."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_53_0000-National%20Advisory%20Committee%20on%20Farm%20Labor,%201960-1969/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_53_0005_thumbnail.jpg "NACFL supports farm workers through organizing, advocacy, and services.")
![["The First Part Is About State Action To Lower The Voting Age Since 1960 And The Second Part Is About Earlier Efforts To Lower The Voting Age Between 1943 And 1960."]](/thumb/EMD_Working_Papers-f366-1968_01_25.jpg "January 25, 1967, The Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service: \"State Action to Lower the Voting Age, A Report in Two Parts\"")