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Keep it from being too strong, but keep it from being weakened on the floor, and because they conducted debate in whats known as the committee of the whole, votes were not recorded by and large, and the only way to know how someone voted was to be there physically and watch, and except for reporters, no one could take notes on paper in the house gallery so the forces led by Clarence Mitchell and others devised a system of gallery watchers, the segregationists called them vultures, but they had to sit there and keep notes in their head who was voting how, what amendment, and in the precell phon...

Armies whose idea time has come. It was. The chamber was absolutely jammed. The gallery filled, standing room only, no staff allowed on the floor. Just 100 senators. As the vote proceeded, it was silent like a tomb, and when John Williams of delaware cast the deciding vote, everyone, there was a corporate exhaling of breath. It was so tense that everybody literally held their breath until that last vote was counted, and in a blink, Richard Russell was on his feet demanding to know what the hell wed do next. Just to think about it, you know how hard it is to get 60 for todays senate, this was 6...

Dealt with that advocates and legislators talk about ats major things . Well, basic reality was that a hundred years after the civil war and the war was unfulfilled and equality in the eyes of the law was not a reality in large parts of the country, and it was awkward for john kennedy even has the 6162 went on, there were commemorations of thissing act and anniversary of that, and when it came around, he was very stymied on what to do because he didnt want to do because he didnt want ignore it or make a big deal because it was too clear the promise of emancipation was not vicinindic, and what ...

Comes to a possible trade war with china, that the president says you cant lose, were going to have to see if millions of voters in the heartland agree, they dont really seem to. So with us this morning on this very warm balmy friday morning across the northeast, i may even go swimming after wards. Opening day, joe. Thursday. Its opening day though. It is opening day at fenway so were excited about that, but its also about 15 degrees across the northeast. So we have political reporter for nbc news carol lee. Also White House Reporter if the Associated Press, washington anchor for bbc world kne...

Good morning, everybody. It is friday, june 29th. em Yasmin Vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. Were going to begin with that deadly shooting that happened at the Capital Gazette. Three senior Law Enforcement officials tell nbc news the suspect has been identified add jared ramos. He was charged with five counts of first degree murder. A bail hearing has been set for later this morning. Ramos sued the Capital Gazette for defamation. A court ruled in the Capital Gazettes favor and an Appeals Court upheld that ruling. Police were note fided about an active shooter yesterday. Phil davis who was...