HISTORIC 1968 PHONE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN LBJ AND THE FIRST MAYOR DALEY DURING THE RIOTS THAT FOLLOWED THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING HAVE BEEN RELEASED.

THE KING RIOTS HAD PUT MUCH OF THE WEST SIDE UP IN SMOKE.
WHEN LBJ PICKED UP THE PHONE, RICHARD J. DALEY SOUNDED LIKE A MAYOR IN OVER HIS HEAD.

MAYOR RICHARD J. DALEY: "MR. PRESIDENT?

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