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C. E. FG170/A RECEIVED: WASHINGTON COVMCEN: PR18-2 5:48 P.M. THURSDAY 5 MAY 1966 LG SWDM EEA797 RECEIVED: LBJ COUMCEN: HS3 00 WTE10 7:11 P.M. THURSDAY 5 MAY 1966 DE WTE 727 RELAYED TO SAN A TONIO: FROM: JOE CALIFANO 7:14 P.M. THURSDAY 5 MAY 1966 TO : THE PRESIDENT INFO: BOB FLEMMING CITE: CAP66250 CONFIDENTIAL Determined to be an CONFIDENTIAL administrative marking THERE FOLLOWS A PROPOSED PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING YOUR By of On 1-25-77 INTENTION TO NOMINATE DON HUMMELL AND H. RALPHXTAYLOR AS ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF HUD. THE RELEASE SETS FORTH SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE NOMINEES AND UNDERSCORES YOUR SUPPORT OF THE DE MO NSTRATION CITIES PROGRAM. YOU PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE APPOINTMENTS OF HUMMELL AND TAYLOR SUBJECT TO AN INTERVIEW BY MARVIN AND AN FBI CHECK. THE FBI IS FAVORIABLE AND MARVIN AND I HAVE PERSONNELY INTERVIEWED THEM. QUOTE STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT UPON ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTION TO NOMINATE DON HUMMEL AND H. RALPH TAYLOR FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARIES, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PRESERVATION COPY