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Box 2

 Container

Contains 108 Results:

The Journal of the Armed Forces, 1967 January 21

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 53
Scope and Contents

A copy of The Journal of the Armed Forces containing an article, on pages 1, 3, 8, 21, 29, and 31, entitled "A Promissory Note Comes Due" concerning Department of Defense delays in the implementation of new Armed Services pay structures championed by Representative Rivers.

Dates: 1967 January 21

Meet the Press, 1967 April 30

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 54
Scope and Contents Four copies of transcripts of Representative Rivers' participation as a guest on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) program Meet the Press. Rivers fielded questions on various topics including the draft, the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson, General Westmoreland, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, the construction of a new hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, Navy ship construction, the Civil Rights movement, and Nuclear Missile...
Dates: 1967 April 30

Meet the Press, 1967 June 11

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 55
Scope and Contents

A copy of the transcript for an episode of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) program Meet the Press with guest Harold E. Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia. Topics primarily concern the Vietnam War.

Dates: 1967 June 11

Vietnam and Asian Continent Maps, 1967 July 17

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 56
Scope and Contents

Two copies of economic and topographic maps of Vietnam and the Asian Continent produced by the United States Government Printing Office as a House Document.

Dates: 1967 July 17

True Magazine, 1968 February

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 57
Scope and Contents

A copy of True Magazine containing an article, on pages 15-18 and 22, entitled "He Pounds the Gavel of War." The article presents a scathing picture of L. Mendel Rivers as a "war hawk."

Dates: 1968 February

Naval Affairs, 1968 June

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 58
Scope and Contents

A copy of the magazine Naval Affairs containing a cover photo of L. Mendel Rivers' portrait and a brief entry in the "News of Members" section on page 13 reporting on the portrait unveiling ceremony.

Dates: 1968 June

The Baptist Courier, 1968 December 5

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 59
Scope and Contents

Three copies of The Baptist Courier containing an article, on page 7, entitled "Baptist College Breaks Ground for Library" concerning the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new library building at the Baptist College in Charleston, South Carolina, named in honor of L. Mendel Rivers.

Dates: 1968 December 5

Sandlapper-Naval Shipyard, 1969 January

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 60
Scope and Contents

A copy of the South Carolina magazine Sandlapper containing an article on the Naval Shipyard in Charleston.

Dates: 1969 January

The American Marine Engineer, 1969 April

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 61
Scope and Contents

Two copies of The American Marine Engineer containing an article containing exerpts from Representative Rivers' commencement address "Dangerous Seas Ahead" addressed to the fourth graduating class of the Calhoon Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association's (MEBA) Engineering School.

Dates: 1969 April

Armed Forces Journal, 1969 June 28

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 62
Scope and Contents

A copy of Armed Forces Journal containing an article, page 15, entitled "Future Raises-If Pay Reform is Not Enacted" concerning a clause inserted by L. Mendel Rivers that required federal civilian pay scales to match military pay scales.

Dates: 1969 June 28