LBJ and Martin Luther King, Jr., 1/15/65, 12.06P. 1 of 2.

Telephone Conversation between President Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Citation No.: 6736. Continues to 6737.
January 15, 1965.
Time: 12:06PM. Continues.
Location: LBJ Ranch
Speakers: President Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr.
General Topic: Africa; Appointments & Nominations; Business; Civil Rights; Congressional Relations; Diplomacy; Education; Elections; Federal Budget; Health Policy; Housing; Labor; Legislation; National Politics; Press Relations; Public Relations; Urban Affairs; Welfare
Topics: MLK Praises State Of The Union Speech; LBJ's Legislative Strategy For Great Society Bills; Importance Of Voting Rights; MLK Asks LBJ To Appoint Negro To Cabinet; LBJ's Plan To Make HUD A Cabinet Post, Appoint [Robert] Weaver; Appointments Of Negroes
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[@BlackMamba92233]

I love the old sound In the background

[@steevrawjers]

Classic

[@steevrawjers]

True also the sound of these two great men

[@larsenharrison9363]

I think the black community and America, in general, need to start rethinking the lens through which they look at LBJ.

[@steevrawjers]

I am still being helped today by the good work of lyndon johnson

[@stephdrake2521]

Martin was good but too passive … you had to be somewhat a con-man/ and white to make deals …. Malcolm X would have been a better negotiator… hard to make a deal with a man who over talks a person . LBJ’s ego was out of this world .. yes , he was the president but what happened to his listening skills ? Score card : Martin spoke 4 sentences and LBJ spoke 278 sentences … lol .. in other words, LBJ talked 99% of the time while Martin got in 1% . Great job fellows .. great job …

[@kevinneedham9044]

LBJ is in eternal Hell while JFK is in eternal Heaven.

[@andrewdancy2849]

Kevin Needham I'm sorry you feel that. way.Johnson kept the new frontier and expanded many of it to. the. Great Society.There's. an excellent book called 'The Professional' that highlights them both, you should read it I mention it only in. passing, but You..or I cannot speak. fo r. the almighty who's love is greater than we. can. imagine, but if Me J is burning in hell Mr. K who was. there. First set him up at the bar b. que

[@negbefla6956]

Kevin Needham if only heaven is a simply manner of good and evil

[@Geno5]

Pretty amazing power that you have. The power to decide who gets in heaven and who goes to hell.

[@steevrawjers]

Classic so jfk gets HBO and lbj gets pure flix