This letter is part of a series of correspondence between Senator Thomas J. Dodd (D-CT) and the president of the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association regarding S. 3010, the bill to authorize the establishment of a Department of Transportation.

Telegraph from Robert Heath of the Washington Committee of the University Christian Movement to Representative Harold Cooley; Text: "We affirm Food for Peace bill but deplore political strings attached by House which encroach upon sovereighty (sic)…

Testimony of Congressman John Dowdy before the Subcommittee #5 of the Committee on the Judiciary in Opposition to HR 6400; In his testimony, Dowdy argues that the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional.

In the interest of time, Bayh suggested considering the resolution section by section. After nearly three hours of working over the language, the committee voted to report S. J. Res. 1 in a revised form to the full Senate.

After passing the Senate and House, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 into law on March 9, 1965. The act established the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), whose membership included…

Draft of a weekly radio/tv report given by Dirksen that addresses the United States' expanding military presence in Vietnam.

The booklet is a summary of the Highway Safety Action Program that details findings and policy recommendations, including that highway regulations should be uniform across jurisdictions and that new safety standards should be developed.

Chairman Dawson convened an executive session of the full committee on May 5, 1965 to vote on H.R. 6927 and report the bill to the House. He stated that the legislation simply upgraded the existing Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA) to…

In the House of Representatives, Representative Dante B. Fascell (D-FL) introduced H.R. 6927 that created a Department of Housing and Urban Development. Representative William L. Dawson (D-IL), chair of the House Committee on Government Operations,…

Video of trip to India; Buddha-Gaya Temple, the birthplace of Buddhism; Hyde Murray discusses religion in India; Corresponds to Poage Diary pages 13-14 and West Diary page 11