CNN The Sixties June 27, 2014 02:10:00
Civil rights. that's a noble cause, but it's a lost cause. you know what johnson says to them? well, what the hell is the presidency for then? >> no memorial orration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's memory than the earliest passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. >> johnson gets that civil rights bill moving in the first few weeks after kennedy's assassination. >> dixiecrats led by richard russell announced a filibuster. that is they would continue to talk and prevent the bill from coming forward for a straight up our down vote. >> this bill whic...
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