A Pictorial Biography: Clarence Mitchell Jr.Main MenuA Pictorial Biography: Clarence Mitchell Jr.Biographical SectionsErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8To our knowledge, The Papers of Clarence Mitchell Jr. has been granted permission to use all images displayed or they are in the public domain. Please contact the project at https://www.clarencemitchellpapers.com/contact if there are any copyright con
12020-07-30T15:13:31+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Dr. Robert C. Weaver is Sworn in as Administrator of the Home and Housing Finance Agency, February 11, 19613With President Kennedy and his wife Ella Weaver looking on, Dr. Robert C. Weaver is sworn in as administrator of the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency at the White House on February 11, 1961. Herbert Miller, assistant executive clerk of the White House, administered the oath.plain2020-07-30T15:34:36+00:00John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumFebruary 11, 1961The White House, Washington, D.C.Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-07-30T15:16:02+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Medgar Evers, 19631Medgar Evers, NAACP Mississippi field secretary, in a photo taken in 1963. Evers was like a younger brother to Mitchell.plain2020-07-30T15:16:02+00:00Library of Congress, NAACP Papers1963Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-07-30T15:20:01+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Myrlie Evers says goodbye to her husband, 19631Myrlie Everes, wife of Medgar, says goodbye to her husband, who was shot to death by an assassin outside his home on the night of June 12, 1963, as he exited his car. Medgar's brother Charles accompanies her.plain2020-07-30T15:20:01+00:00AP/Wide World PhotosJune 12, 1963Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-07-30T15:21:16+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Myrlie Evers tries to comfort her son Darryl at his father's funeral, 19631A bereaved Myrlie Evers attempts to comfort her son Darryl at Medgar Evers' funeral, 1963. Charles Evers, Medgar's brother, is at far right.plain2020-07-30T15:21:16+00:00AP/World Wide photoJune 12, 1963Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-07-30T14:56:48+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Casket of Medgar Evers Being Prepared for His Funeral June 19631Casket containing the body of Medgar Evers being prepared for his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery on June 17, 1963.plain2020-07-30T14:56:48+00:00Library of CongressJune 17, 1963Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:37:55+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Roy Wilkins and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, 19641Roy Wilkins (right), and Gov. Carl E. Sanders (D., Ga.)(center), discuss the status of school desegregation on May 12, 1964 in the office of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy as his wife Ethel (far right) looks on.plain2020-08-17T16:37:55+00:00AP/Wide World PhotoMay 12, 1964Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:31:34+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Seantor Everett M. Dirksen (R., Ill.)1On May 13, 1964, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Senator Everett M. Drksen (R., Ill.), Senate minority leader, confer on the recently passed civil rights bill.plain2020-08-17T16:31:34+00:00Library of CongressMay 13, 1964Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:42:20+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Clarence Mitchell meets with Congressional "Hall monitors", 19641Clarence Mitchell meets with Congressional "hall monitors" whose job was, during the debates concerning the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1964, to shadow Congressmen and Senators who were reasonably expected to back the bill and monitor their actions.plain2020-08-17T16:42:20+00:00Library of Congress1964Fred HarrisErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-07-30T15:27:14+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Roy Wilkins and President Johnson at the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act1President Johnson gives Roy Wilkins a pen he used to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act.plain2020-07-30T15:27:14+00:00The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum1964Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-07-30T15:25:17+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Senators Thomas Kuchel, and Hubert H. Humphrey with Mitchell celebrating passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act1Mitchell celebrates passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act with Rep. Emanuel Celler (D., NY), Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Rep. William McCulloch (R., Ohio).plain2020-07-30T15:25:17+00:001964Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:26:23+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Clarence Mitchell and President Johnson1President Johnson shows both his respect and his admiration for Mitchell. He would later say "He didn't have the highest title in the room, but all in all he had forced down my door more than any other person." Their relationship began in the early 1950s after Johnson, a Texan reflecting his southern constituency, became Senate majority leader and was a key barrier in Mitchell's efforts to win passage of a civil rights law. Throughout that time, despite their strong differences, they respected each other. In fact, it was Johnson who taught Mitchell the importance of counting both Republican and Democratic votes in legislative battles. "Do you have the votes," Johnson would demand of him when Mitchell pressed the Texan for legislation.plain2020-08-17T16:26:23+00:00Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential LibraryErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-07-30T15:29:33+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Mitchell and Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 19681Mitchell meets with Senator Margaret Chase Smith.plain2020-07-30T15:29:33+00:001968Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:28:56+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Mitchell and Joseph Rauh present award to Sen. Edward W. Brooke III.1Mitchell, with Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., of the ADA, present the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Award to Senator Edward W. Brooke III (R., Mass.)plain2020-08-17T16:28:56+00:00Library of CongressErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:29:43+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Clarence Mitchell as a Delegate to the United Nations1Mitchell casts a vote in 1975 as a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations.plain2020-08-17T16:29:43+00:00Baltimore SunErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:40:01+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Clarence Mitchell and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. of Americans for Democratic Action1Mitchell with Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. of the lobbying group Americans for Democratic Action. Mitchell and Rauh were close lobbying partners from 1950. Mitchell's autograph to Rauh noted: "To ever faithful and always effective Joe."plain2020-08-17T16:40:01+00:00Library of CongressErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:38:49+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8Clarence and Juanita Mitchell attend a reception for Judge Nathaniel Jones and his wife Lillian1Clarence and Juanita Mitchell attend a recption of Nathaniel R. Jones, a member of the United States Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, and his wife Lillian at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.plain2020-08-17T16:38:49+00:00Library of CongressErica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
12020-08-17T16:52:56+00:00Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8President Carter and Clarence Mitchell Jr.2President Carter presents Mitchell with the Presidential Medal of Freedom June 9, 1980plain2020-08-17T16:53:28+00:00National Park ServiceJune 9, 1980Erica Cavanaugh4e4deeebc4cbee6daa4e3b78bae785da5e73f1b8
