Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Citation No.: 8311. Continues to 8312 and 8313.
July 7, 1965
Time: 8:05 PM. Continues.
Speakers: President Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr.
General Topics: Civil Rights; Congressional Relations; Housing; Judiciary; Labor; Legislation; National Politics; Press Relations; Speeches; Taxes; Welfare
Topics: MLK Calls To Express Concern About McCullough Substitute For Voting Rights Bill; LBJ Discusses Southern, Republican Opposition; Poll Tax Issue; Differences Between House, Senate Bills; Near Defeat Of Rent Subsidy Provision Of Housing Bill; Howard Smith
More info on the LBJ telephone conversations: www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/...
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