The LBJ Presidential Library's director, Mark Updegrove, helps us examine how Johnson worked his will--at times darkly--to get some of the most transformative legislation of the 20th century through Congress.

Lyndon B. Johnson: Power

Jan. 15, 1965: President Johnson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. discuss strategies on how to get the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed. This an excerpt from LBJ Libray telephone conversation #6737. Public domain.

The full conversation can be heard here:
Part 1, #6736: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3v4VCiYA0c
Part 2, #6737: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=900Pk8VyRTo

1/15/65: LBJ & MLK Discuss Voting Rights Act Strategies

The LBJ Presidential Library is one of 14 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Situated on a 30-acre site on The University of Texas at Austin campus, we house 45 million pages of historical documents, 650,000 photos, 5,000 hours of recordings, and more than 54,000 artifacts from the political career of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.

In addition to serving as an archive of Johnson’s career, the library hosts exhibitions, educational programming, and events throughout the year.

1/15/65: LBJ & MLK Discuss Voting Rights Act Strategies

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