lbj_timeline_nllbj-tra-votingrights-002 nllbj-tra-votingrights-002 timeline lbj yes Transcript of telephone conversation from Lyndon B. Johnson to Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 15, 1965 at 12:06 p.m. Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 African Americans--Civil Rights Civil rights--United States African Americans--Suffrage Suffrage--United States Voter registration--United States Voting registrars--United States Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 In this transcript of a telephone conversation, Lyndon Johnson describes his strategy for pursuing Federal action to insure voting rights for African American citizens. The President tells Martin Luther King that he would like to pursue equal voting rights within the broader strategy for passing Great Society legislation in the coming year. 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 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century. 2008 Transcripts http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/record.php?id=623&transcript Collection: Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings, 11/22/1963 - 01/03/1969, Series: White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts, 11/22/1963 - 01/03/1969, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library. Requires Adobe Flash Player. Forms part of: Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century. 1965-01-15 Washington (D.C.) Unrestricted 20100708 120332