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President Lyndon Johnson’s phone calls on the passing and signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Act was signed into law on July 2, 1964. Note: Some language may be offensive.

President Lyndon Johnson talked with administration officials and others about the three missing civil rights workers in Mississippi, the tax bill in Congress and questions about the Johnson…

President Lyndon Johnson talked about halting the bombing of North Vietnam and its effect on the pending presidential election and his address to the nation. Ken Hughes provided an insight i…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors and Congressional leaders about replacing the Ambassador to South Vietnam, increasing troop levels, appointing a Securities and Exchange Commiss…

President Lyndon Johnson’s calls with Vice President Hubert Humphrey and others about Democratic National Convention in Chicago and calls that led up to the November 5 election. Note: Some …

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about school desegregation in Alabama, Vietnam, and the continuing Congressional probe of the top aide to LBJ when he was a Senator. Note: Some …

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about the Democratic National Convention, how the Vietnam war is affecting the campaign, and the results of the election. Note: Some language m…

President Lyndon Johnson’s calls with Senator Everett Dirksen about negotiations on key legislation including the Civil Rights and Voting Rights bills, bargaining over key appointments and a…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about the war in Vietnam, a controversial judicial appointment and the Subversive Activities Control Board. Note: Some language may be offensiv…

President Lyndon Johnson talked with advisors about violent civil rights demonstrations around the country and Congressional opposition to proposed tax increases and to more spending for the…

President Lyndon Johnson’s calls about a visit to the UN by Soviet premier Alexi Kosygin and President Johnson’s efforts to set up a meeting. The President talks to Senate Foreign Relations …

President Lyndon Johnson talked about appointments, the economy, foreign policy, and leaks to the press in calls with Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen…

President Lyndon Johnson discussed the war in Vietnam, including peace proposals from foreign leaders and from Senator Robert Kennedy. He also discussed an agreement with the Soviet Union ab…

President Lyndon Johnson discussed North Carolina politics and school desegregation, a government defense contract for Lockheed Martin and who should become the next attorney general. Presid…

From February 1967, President Lyndon Johnson discussed the war in Vietnam, CIA operations, and a judicial appointment supported by Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen.  Also, discussions …

The 1963-1969 calls between President Johnson and Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen as they negotiate over key legislation, including the Civil Rights, Voting Rights bills and tax and…

C-SPAN showed highlights of the 1969 inauguration of Richard Nixon. The footage, courtesy of the Senate Recording Studio, included the swearing-in of Vice President Spiro Agnew and Presiden…

Senator Dirksen appeared in a 1963 television broadcast to his constituents about the lobbying process in Washington. In the broadcast he talked about his experiences working with lobbyists,…

In this ABC-TV program from 1968, ABC news anchor Howard K. Smith accompanied Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen (D) on a tour of the U.S Capitol building, during which the senator spoke on th…

A floor fight between the delegates of Robert A. Taft (R-OH) and Gen. Eisenhower developed during the 1952 Republican National Convention over the seating of Georgia delegates.