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Johnson and his press secretary, george ready. ready told a reporter johnson was continuously in touch with martin luther king and he did not like that. >> this was in the aftermath of the signing of the bill. george ready had been asked by reporters if the president had talked to martin luther king. he had. but johnson didn't like the idea that he was too close to king. king was still a controversial figure at that time. he wasn't the saintly figure he's become in memory. johnson new how politically risky the bill had become. he knew it would pu the democrats in trouble for the future generat...
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