lbj_timeline_nllbj-doc-1965-08-06 nllbj-doc-1965-08-06 timeline lbj yes Remarks in the Capitol Rotunda at the Signing of the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 1965 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 African Americans--Civil rights Civil rights--United States Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965 Speeches, addresses, etc. Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States Suffrage--United States African Americans--Suffrage--Southern States Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 McCormack, John W., 1891-1980 This is the text of the remarks made by President Johnson at the Signing of the Voting Rights Act in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on August 6, 1965. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Austin, TX: Learning Technology Center. The University of Texas at Austin; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century. 2008 Speeches http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/record.php?id=636 Public Papers of the Presidents, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965, Vol. II, Entry No. 409, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. Requires Adobe Flash Player. Forms part of: Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century. 1965-08-06 Washington (D.C.) Unrestricted 20100708 115747