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This Central Intelligence Agency FOIA release, dated 2025-06-12, collects 1976 CIA paperwork on Harold Weisberg's request (76-F-382) for records on Martin Luther King, Jr. It includes routing slips, an Operations Staff memorandum listing releasable press items and exempt cables, dispatches and memoranda, and a CI Staff reply citing a 1968 Office of Security memo on Coretta Scott King. It also contains a 16 May 1968 memo to the FBI reporting that Gerald Lee Richards, investigated in Japan, did not resemble suspect James Earl Ray.
“King”60+ pages
"Fatherenace, Joseph. "Lost Flight from Dallas." New Republic, 22 April 1967, pp. 20-22. "Fein, Arnold L. "The Legal Right of Privacy." Saturday Review, 21 January 1967, pp. 26-27. "Tend Over Death of a President Intensification on Manchester Attacks Kennedy Family and Aids." Philadelphia Weekly, 20 January 1967, pp. 88-89. albreith, John Kenneth. "Was Mr. Kennedy Justified in Bringing Sult?" Saturday Review. 21 January 1967, pp. 18-21. "Ordrick, Elizabeth. "Flow Up." New York Papers of Books. 20 April 1967. "Hardick, Elizabeth. "Plow Up." New York Press of Books. 20 April 1967. pp. 11-12. Hughes, E.J. "Trials of Government in Italy: Gracolone Battles." Higher, E.J. "Trial of Government in Exile; Graceless Bottle between the Kennedy Family and W. Manchester." Newweek, 6 February 1967, p. 20. "The Holiday Spirit." Newweek, 9 January 1967, p. 25. How to Lose a war: Long running row over Manchester's Book." Newmerek, 6 February 1967, p. 34-35. "In the Hours After Calling: the Book and the Tent/ "In the Hours After Callan: the Book and the Treatment: Concerning The Death of a President by Wm. Manchester." U.S. News and World Report, 20 February 1967, pp. 51-52. Jacqueline Kennedy's Victory." New York, 2 January 1967, pp. 16-19. rp, Itwin. "The Author's Right to Write." Saturday Review, 21 January 1967, pp. 28-29. The Kernedys: Temporary Geese Fite." Nesweek, 9 January 1967, pp. 20-21. Joner, Edward. "Jacqueline B. Kennedy. Plaintiff..." Urswick. 26 December 1966, pp. 39-43. Rensner, Paul. "The Parts That Were Left Out of the Kennedy Book." Realtime. rensner, Paul. "The Parts That Were Left Out of the Kennedy Book." Realist, May 1967. pp. 1, 16. Morror, Peter. "A Brilliant Honour of Kwento." Rennverk, 26 December 1966, pp. 39-43. Marror, Peter. "A Brilliant Monate of Events." Panorama Magazine, 8 April 1967, p. 3. Little, Stuart W. "Birth Pains of a Book." Saturday Review, 9 September 1967, p. 61. Iman, A. "JFK: the Stained Giess Image." American Heritage, August 1967, pp. 4-7. "Outdoor Life and the Death of a Breast "Outdoor Life and the Death of a President: Willia Manchester Charges Outdoor Life with Hard Bolled Callout from Toward a National Tragedy." Outdoor Life, October 1967. mchenter, Willia. "Willia Manchester's Own Story." Look, 4 April 1967, pp. 62-65 Manchester Book. Deplete Flows and Error, a Story That is Larger than Life or Death." Time. 7 April 1967, pp. 22-23. acher, Sylvia. "After the Battle. The Book." 4. Kennedy Knights Accord with Harper & Row and William Manchester." Publishers Weekly 23 January 1967, p. 222. Ins. Allan. "Gentleman, Honour and Healful." "Rins, Allen. "Gentleman, Novect and Useful, but so exasperating." Panorama Magazine, 8 April 1967, pp. 2-3. b. J.H. "The Private Grief of Public Figures." Saturday Review, 21 January 1967, pp. 24-25. nuclea: Spreading Controverny." Title, 6 January 1967, pp. 16-17. Carson, George. "The Book of the Century." This Week Magazine. 7 January 1967, pp. 6-7. nn, Richard M. "Note: Guilt and Depth Reaction to the Death of a Brother This Week Magazine, 7 January 1967, pp. 6-7. Richard K. "Note: Guilt and Depth Reaction to the Death of a Preadent." Parchly Analytic Review, Fall 1966, pp. 81-82. Lesse, Gay. the Corry Papers." Enquire, June 1967, pp. 24+. "To Help You Keep the Record Secure." "Help You Keep the Record Straight About that Book; Concerning The Death of a President, by Wn. Manchenter." U.S. News and World Report, 6 February 1967, pp. 66-67. T. Lin, Nicholas. "Just Read the News, Mr. Manchester." New Statesman, 21 April 1967, pp. 547-548. mann, Barbara W. "The Historian's Opportunity." Saturday Review, 25 February 1967, pp. 27, 31, 71. Golder, Lawrence. The Untold Story: why the Kernodle Institute Golder, Lawrence. The Untold Story: why the Kennedys lost the Book Battle. New York: Award Books, 1967. ere was O'Donnell Time, 17 February 1967, p. 78. vs. author concerning W. Manchester's Death of a President." Senior Scholastic. 6 January 1967, p. 16. Wila, Cary. "Manchester's Unheaval." National Scholastic. Wila, Cary. "Manchester's Upheaval." National Catholic Reporter, 29 March 1967, p. 10. Northern, Francis. "Manchester and the Kennedy." Sunday Times, 15 January 1967, p. 10. ## 1. LYNDON PAINES JOHNSON "Stirring Rift of LBJ and Kennedy: Behind the Furor over a Book, Concerning the Death of President, by Wm. Manchester." U.S. News and World Report, 2 January 1967, pp. 22-27. J. Evetts. A Team Looks at Lyndon: A Study in Illegitimate Power. Canyon, Texas: Felo Pura Prins, 1864. ten, Joshin. The Gate Against London E. Johnson in the Annexation of President Kennedy (Papa) The author, 1967. 2 vols. The Dark Side of London E. Johnson The Park Side of London E. Johnson. London: Peter Davnay, 1968. London: Peter Darnay, 1968. L.L. Murray to the Congress: address delivered before a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Washington: G.P.O., 1963. Johnson, L.B. "President's Proclamation, June 6, 1968." Vital Speech, 15 June 1968. "Johnson takes oath as nation mourns Kennedy." Senior Scholastic, 6 December 1963, p. Knebel, F Letcher. "After the Shots: the ordeal of Lyndon Johnson." Look, 10 March 19 pp. 26-28+. "LBJ on the Assassination." Newaveek, 11 May 1970, p. 41. Lincoln, Evalyn. Kennedy and Johnson. New York: Rinehart & Winston n.d. McReynolds, D. "New York Letter: Macbeth in the White House." Saturday Night, December 1966, pp. 22-23. ## II. MARTIN LUTHER KING "Accused killer, a clumsy man with closed eyes." Life, 26 April 1968, p. 42B. Adamo, S.J. "Measuring up the Catholic Press and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr." America 4 May 1968, p. 624. "As 150,000 maid farewell to Dr. King." U.S. News and World Report, 22 April 1968, pp. 38-39. "Assassination." Time, 12 April 1968, pp. 18-21. "Assassination according to Capote." Time, 10 May 1968, p. 65. "Assassination shocks nation; with quotations." Senior Scholastic, 25 April 1968, pp. 18-19. Bennett, Lerone, Jr. "Martyrdom of M.L. King." Ebony, May 1968, p. 174. What Manner of Man: A Biography of MLK. Chicago: Johnson Pub. Co., "Big Hunt for mystery killer." U.S. News and World Report, 29 April 1968, pp. 84. Blair, Clay. The Strange Case of Jama Earl Ray. New York: Bantam Books, 1969. Boutelle, P. et al. Murder in Memphis. (N.p.) Merit Publications, 1968. Camron, J.M. "British view on Martin Luther King." Camronweel, 26 April 1968, p. Clarke, J.W. and J.W. Soule. "How Southern Children felt about King's Death." Trans-Ac October 1960, pp. 35-40. "Deepening mystery of Dr. King's Assassination." U.S. News and World Report, 27 May 1968, p. 10. "Did Ray Kill King?" National Review, 23 April 1968, pp. 376+. "Doctor King." National Review, 23 April 1968, pp. 376+. "Doctor King's murder: nagging questions remain." U.S. News and World Report, 24 March p. 13. Halberstam, H. "Are you guilty of murdering Martin Luther King?" New York Times Magazine 9 June 1968, pp. 27-29+. Hvie, W.B. "Story of James Earl Ray and the plot to assassinate Martin Luther King." L 26 November 1968, pp. 96-97+. Huie, W. B. et al. "Why James Earl Ray Murdered Dr. King." look, 15 April 1969, pp. 102-104. "James Ray: manhunt ends but mysteries remain." U.S. News and World Report, 24 June 196 pp. 34-36. "King is the man, oh, Lord." Keynwork, 15 April 1968, pp. 34-38. Lomax, Louis. To Kill a Black Man. Los Angeles: Holloway House, 1968. "Man in Room 5." Time, 12 April 1968, p. 21. "Martin Luther King and the right to know." America, 22 March 1969, p. 323. "Notes and Comment." New Yorker, 13 April 1968, pp. 35-37. O'leary, J. "Greatest manhunt in law enforcement history." Reader's Digest, August, 19 pp. 63-69. "Raining a whirlwind; Ray's plea of guilty." Tire, 21 March 1969, pp. 16-17. "Reactions to the slaying of Martin Luther King; symposium." America, April 1968, pp. 534-536. Turner, W. "Some disturbing parallels." Rarmarta, 25 January 1969. Watters, P. et al. "Bene Street and points North." Nation, 22 April 1968, pp. 529-535 "Where is James Earl Ray?" Newyork, 29 April 1968, p. 21. "Who killed King?" Newweek, 22 April 1960, pp. 31-33. "Who Killed King?" Time, 26 April 1968, pp. 20-21. "Widening Search." Time, 19 April 1968, p. 20. "Willard, Cult, Ray?" National Review, 7 May 1968, p. 432. Woodbury, R. "Murder clues: hand prints, a car chase and a silly smile." Life, 19 April 1968, pp. 40-40A "Year later: honors for Dr. King; violence, too." U.S. News and World Report. 14 April 1969, p. 8.
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