National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders

Otto Kerner, Chairman

Governor of Illinois, 1961– ; Springfield, Ill. Born August  15, 1908, Chicago, Ill. A.B., Brown University, 1930; Trinity College, Cambridge University, 1930–31; J.D., Northwestern University, 1934. Attorney, Chicago, 1934–47; U.S. District Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1947–54; County Judge, Cook County, 1954–61. Illinois National Guard, 1934–41; 1946–54, advancing from Private to Captain, 9th Infantry Division, European Theater of Operations; Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and 32nd Infantry Division, Pacific Theater of Operations, 1941–46, retiring as Major General; Soldier’s Medal, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation (34th Field Artillery Battalion).

John V. Lindsay, Vice Chairman

Mayor of New York City, 1966– ; Born November 24, 1921, New York City. A.B., Yale University, 1944; LL.B., Yale Law School, 1948. Attorney, New York City, 1948–55; Executive Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1955–57; elected U.S. Representative, 86th Congress, 1958; reelected to the 87th, 88th and 89th Congresses. U.S. Navy, 1943–46. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Citizens Committee for Children of New York City, Inc.; former board member, Freedom House; former member, Executive Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York; elected to the Yale Corporation, 1964; Elected Chairman of the Political Committee of the NATO Parliamentarians Conference, 1964.

I. W. Abel

President, United Steelworkers of America (AFL– CIO), 1965– ; Pittsburgh, Pa. Born August  11, 1908, Magnolia, Ohio. Canton, Ohio Business College. Employed by American Sheet and Tin Plate Company and Timken Roller Bearing Co., Canton, 1922–38; Staff of United Steelworkers, 1938–42; Director, Canton-Massillon Area, District 27 of the United Steelworkers, 1942–53; Secretary- Treasurer, United Steelworkers, 1953–65.

Edward W. Brooke

U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1966– ; Newton Centre, Mass. Born October 26, 1919, Washington, D.C.  B.S., Howard University, 1941; LL.M., Boston University Law School, 1950 (editor of Law Review, 1946–48); Honorary Degrees: Doctor of Public Administration, Northeastern University, Boston, 1964; Doctor of Laws, Emerson College, Boston, 1965; Doctor of Laws, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1967; Doctor of Science, Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell, Mass., 1967. Attorney, Boston, 1948–61; Chairman of Finance Commission, City of Boston, 1961–62; Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Mas sa chu setts, 1962–66; elected to the U.S. Senate November 8, 1966; Republican. Five years active duty, U.S. Army, World War II; Captain, Infantry, European Theater of Operations; Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman’s Badge; served with “Partisans” in Italy. Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Fellow, American Bar Association for excellence in law, 1963; Trustee, Boston University; Chairman of the Board, The Opera Company of Boston, Inc.; Member, American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS), National Council of Boy Scouts of Ameri ca, National Board of Boys’ Clubs of Ameri ca, Board of Overseers of Harvard College, National Sponsors Committee of The Clarke School for the Deaf and Hampton Institute, and member of the American, Mas sa chu setts and Boston Bar Association. Recipient of one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of Greater Boston awards of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1952; Distinguished Service Award, AMVETS; National Judge Advocate, AMVETS, 1955–57, and Massachusetts Department Commander AMVETS 1954–55. Recipient of The Spingarn Medal, NAACP, 1967, and the Charles Evans Hughes Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1967.

James C. Corman

U.S. Representative from California, 22nd  District, 1960– ; Van Nuys, Calif. Born October 20, 1920, Galena, Kansas. B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1942; LL.B., University of Southern California, 1948. Attorney, Los Angeles, 1948–50 and 1952–57; Member of the Los Angeles City Council, 1957–60; elected November 8, 1960 to the 87th  Congress; reelected to the 88th, 89th, and 90th Congresses. Democrat. U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd  Marine Division, at Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima, 1942–46; subsequent service 1950–52. Member of the Methodist Church, Lions International, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks; the American, California, Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley Bar Associations, Los Angeles Community Relations Conference. Awards from the Jewish Federation, Council of Greater Los Angeles, for “outstanding service in fostering good will and understanding among religious and racial groups,” and from the California Congressional Recognition Plan, Claremont College for “exemplary service” on the House Judiciary Committee.

Fred R. Harris

U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1964– ; Lawton, Okla. Born November  13, 1930, Walters, Okla. B.A. in political science and history, University of Oklahoma, 1952; LL.B. “with distinction,” University of Oklahoma, 1954. Practiced law, 1954–64; Member of Oklahoma State Senate, 1956–64; elected to U.S. Senate, November 3, 1964, to fill unexpired term of Robert  S. Kerr; reelected November 8, 1966, for term ending January 3, 1973. Democrat. Recipient, Oklahoma Junior Chamber of Commerce “Outstanding Young Man of Oklahoma” award, 1959; one of the U.S. Jaycee “Ten Outstanding Young Men” awards, 1965.

Herbert Jenkins

Chief of Police, Atlanta, Ga., 1947–. Born 1907, Lithonia, Ga. Atlanta public schools and Atlanta Law School. Joined Atlanta Police Department, 1931; elected Chief of Atlanta Police Department, 1947. President, International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1965; Member, Attorney General’s Advisory Panel on Grants, 1964; Baptist Church; Past Worshipful Master of Atlanta Masonic Lodge; charter member of Northside Atlanta Kiwanis Club; Board of Directors of the Atlanta Boys Club and other civic organizations. Awards include: 1962 Outstanding Citizen Award by Jewish War Veterans of United States of Ameri ca, Atlanta Post 112; Atlanta Jaycee Good Government Award, 1962; Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society award for leadership in maintaining public education, 1962; Silk Hat Award by Northside Atlanta Kiwanis Club, 1962; Boys Club Bronze Keystone for Long and Devoted Service to Boys by the Boys Clubs of America, 1963.

William M. McCulloch

U.S. Representative from the State of Ohio, 4th District, 1947– ; Piqua, Ohio. Born November  24, 1901, Holmes County Ohio. LL.B. Ohio State University, 1925; Honorary L.L.D., Ohio Northern University. Member, Ohio House of Representatives six terms, serving as Republican leader 1936–39, and as Speaker for three terms; Elected to 80th Congress, November 4, 1947, reelected to each succeeding Congress. Republican. Veteran, World War II. Member, American Political Science Association; Recipient, Congressional Distinguished Service Award, APSA, and the Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.

Katherine Graham Peden

Commissioner of Commerce, State of Kentucky, 1963–67; Hopkinsville, Ky. Born January  2, 1926, Hopkinsville, Ky. Traffic Department, Radio Station WHOP, Hopkinsville, 1944–49; Vice President and Director, WHOP, 1949– ; Owner- President, Radio Station WNVL, Nicholasville. President, National Federation of Business and Professional Women, 1961–62; Member, the Defense Advisory Committee of Women in the Service (DACOWITS); the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration; the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women, Kentucky; Board of Directors, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; the American Industrial Development Council; the Southern Industrial Development Council; President, Kentucky Federation of Business and Professional Women, 1955–56; Director, Mental Health Association, and Co- Chairman, Western State Hospital Chapel Fund, 1956– ; Trustee, Business and Professional Women’s Foundation, 1958– ; Member, Kentucky Federation of Business and Professional Women, Kentucky Broadcasters Association, First Christian Church of Hopkinsville, and Hopkinsville Chamber of Commerce, 1951– ; Recipient, Woman of the Year Award, Hopkinsville, 1951.

Charles B. Thornton

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Litton Industries, Inc., 1953– ; Los Angeles, Calif. Born July 22, 1913, Knox County, Texas. B.C.S., Columbus University, 1937; Honorary D.C.S., The George Washington University, 1964; Honorary Jur.D., Texas Technological College, 1957. Director of Planning, Ford Motor Co., 1946–48; Vice President and Assistant General Man ag er, Hughes Aircraft Co., Culver City, Calif., 1948–53; Vice President, Hughes Tool Co., 1948–53; President, Litton Industries, 1953–61. Colonel, USAF, World War II; Consultant to Commanding General, 1946; Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Commendation Ribbon with two oakleaf clusters. Director and member of the executive committee: United California Bank, Western Bancorporation, Times Mirror Com pany (1959–67); Director: Union Oil Com pany of California, Lehman Corporation, General Mills, Inc. (1963–67); Director and Executive Committee Member, Cyprus Mines, Inc.; Director, MCA, Inc.; Director and Finance Committee Member, Trans World Airlines, Inc.; Trustee, University of Southern California; Trustee, Harvey Mudd College of Science and Engineering; Member, California Institute Associates; Member, University of Southern California Associates; Member, The Visiting Committee, Harvard Business School; Board of Governors, Welfare Federation of Los Angeles (1960–63); National Professional and Civic Organizations: Member, The Business Council; Defense Industry Advisory Council to the Department of Defense; Air Force Acad emy Advisory Council; Director, National Committee for International Development; Trustee, Committee for Economic Development; Trustee, National Security Industrial Association; Member, West Coast Advisory Group of American Management Association; prior affiliation with numerous other local and national civic and governmental bodies.

Roy Wilkins

Executive Director, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1955– ; New York, New York. Born August 30, 1901, St. Louis, Mo., A.B., University of Minnesota, 1923. Managing Editor, Kansas City Call, 1923–31; Assistant Secretary, NAACP, 1931–49; Acting Secretary, NAACP, 1949–50; Administrator, NAACP, 1950; Editor, Crisis magazine, 1934–49. Recipient, the Spingarn Medal, NAACP, 1964.