The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Oral histories

Repository: Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum

Collection Description (CRHP): Interviews with Charles Rangel, Dwight Chapin, and Leonard Garment discuss the Civil Rights Movement. Rangel discusses Nixon's views on civil rights and his appeal as a civil rights candidate. Dwight Chapin discusses accompanying Nixon to the funeral services of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nixon's friendship with Martin Luther King, Sr.

Collection URL: http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/forresearchers/find/histories.php

Date(s): 1987-2009

Language: English

Interviewees: Charles Rangel, Dwight Chapin, Leonard Garment

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

Congressional Black Caucus
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Politicians
United States. President

Genres:

Interviews
Sound recordings
Transcripts