advisory commission on civil disorder, known popularly as the kerner commission for chairman auto koerner -- otto kerner. politicallye at a fraught time for president johnson. the so-called concer conservatie coalition and congress was bleeding and insurgents following 1966 where republicans in the backlash against some of the lyndon johnson's policies. disastrous vietnam war was consuming most of the president's attention and conservatives on capitol hill were starting to force lyndon johnson to make a decision between spending for guns or spending for butter. the black power movement turning tensions toward bolder stands that were needed on housing discrimination, policing, and unemployment. desperate to do something, but not in a position to do much more than defend his existing accomplishments, president johnson created the commission we are discussing. the president staffed much of the commission with established moderate political figures who were committed to working within the existing system. he wanted them to demonstrate to the public the administration took the problem seriousl

advisory commission on civil disorder, known popularly as the kerner commission for chairman auto koerner -- otto kerner. politicallye at a fraught time for president johnson. the so-called concer conservatie coalition and congress was bleeding and insurgents following 1966 where republicans in the backlash against some of the lyndon johnson's policies. disastrous vietnam war was consuming most of the president's attention and conservatives on capitol hill were starting to force lyndon johnson to make a decision between spending for guns or spending for butter. the black power movement turning tensions toward bolder stands that were needed on housing discrimination, policing, and unemployment. desperate to do something, but not in a position to do much more than defend his existing accomplishments, president johnson created the commission we are discussing. the president staffed much of the commission with established moderate political figures who were committed to working within the existing system. he wanted them to demonstrate to the public the administration took the problem seriousl