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Nixon presses desegregation push in New Orleans
President Nixon carried the desegregate now message to New Orleans and met with Southern desegregation council leaders. He voiced a cooperative approach, urged local effort over federal coercion, and drew a large crowd while stressing education and avoidance of confrontation.
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Nixon
New Orleans
Deep South
South
Departments of Justice and Health, Education and Welfare
White House
J. K. Haynes
Louisiana Education Association
Louisiana Desegregation Advisory Council
Louisiana
Joseph I. Giar
Finch
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity