Letter from Harvey W. Kibble of the Seventh Day Adventists to President Johnson, 3/18/65

TERRITORY MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE VERMONT MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT HOME 3TIHW 3H NEW YORK NORTHEASTERN 03V13038 CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS 560 WEST 150T STREET NEW YORK I NEW YORK 10031 TELEPHONE: AREA CODE 212 AUDUBON 6-0233 HOME MISSIONARY AND SABBATH SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS March 18, 1965 Mr. Lynden B. Johnson, President United States of America White House Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. President: Being a native of Alabama I am personally acquainted with the racial problems there and want to congratulate you on your noble stand. Last November, I was convinced along with most Americans that you were the man of the hour to lead our Great Nation through this terrible time of crisis. But let me tell you that after your recent TV Message to both Houses of Congress, I am convinced more than ever. During your administration you have faced some grave situations and have had to make some earth-shaking decisions. Your firmness for the right, your determination to see that all men have the full privileges granted under the Constitution and your fearlessness in making the decisions that you must make have show us that you are, as I see it, one of the greatest (if not the greatest) Presidents this Nation has ever had. You have given dignity to the millions of this Nation's minorities. May God bless and keep you. Sincerely, H.W.Kiblile Harvey W. Kibble HWK:f