[U.S. President Lyndon Johnson is heard talking about hs re-election and civil rights movement in newly released recordings from 1964].

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In newly released recordings from 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson is heard talking with Texas Governor John Connally about dealing with Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Johnson states he has doubts about Kennedy being his Vice President running mate for his 1964 re-election. Johnson is also he...

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Corporate Author: ABC Television Network (Broadcaster)
Other Authors: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (Speaker)
Dallek, Robert (Speaker)
Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993 (Speaker)
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 (Speaker)
Clifford, Clark M., 1906-1998 (Speaker)
Moyers, Bill D. (Speaker)
O'Brien, Lawrence F. (Speaker)
Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970 (Speaker)
Rowe, James N., 1938- (Speaker)
Haggar, Joseph (Speaker)
Brown, Aaron (Reporter)
Language:English
Subjects:
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973 > Correspondence.
Kennedy, Robert F., > 1925-1968.
Presidents > United States > Election > 1964.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
Civil rights > United States.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Public affairs television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Genre:
Correspondence.
Public affairs television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Physical Description:1 audio file (20 min., 54 sec.)
Other Uniform Title:Nightline (Television program)
Format: Audio Software
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In newly released recordings from 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson is heard talking with Texas Governor John Connally about dealing with Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Johnson states he has doubts about Kennedy being his Vice President running mate for his 1964 re-election. Johnson is also heard talking to Kennedy about assuring the safety of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a trip to Mississippi. Johnson historian Robert Dallek discusses how Johnson struggled to pass Civil Rights legislation without losing voters in southern states. Johnson is also heard talking with Press Secretary Bill Moyers on how to go about condemning the actions of the Ku Klux Klan. On "Nightline."
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Originally broadcast on ABC-TV.
Call Number:Voice 38327
M5538 bd.4
Playing Time:00:20:54
Event Details:
Broadcast 1997 July 21