CSPAN3 Voting Rights Act Of 1965 Speech And Bill Signing June 22, 2024
Back to the first line. Ladies and gentlemen, the members of the president s cabinet. [applause] [applause] pres johnson i have the great privilege and high and personal honor of presenting to you the president of the United States. [applause] [applause] pres. Johnson mr. Vice president , mr. Speaker, mr. President , members of the congress, today is as huge as any victory that has ever been one on any battlefield. To seize the meaning of this day we must recall darker times. Three and a half centuries ago the first negroes arrived at jamestown. They did not arrive at in brave ships in search ...