Telephone conversation # 6736, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 1/15/1965, 12:06PM
Duration: (min: sec):
13:39
Reference No.:
6736
Description:
MLK PRAISES STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH; LBJ'S LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR GREAT SOCIETY BILLS; IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS; MLK ASKS LBJ TO APPOINT NEGRO TO CABINET; LBJ'S PLAN TO MAKE HUD A CABINET POST, APPOINT [ROBERT] WEAVER; APPOINTMENTS OF NEGROES
Contributor:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Collection:
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
Africa; Appointments and nominations; Business; Civil rights; Congressional relations; Diplomacy; Education; Elections; Federal budget; Health policy; Housing; Labor; Legislation; National politics; Press relations; Public relations; Urban affairs; Welfare and War on Poverty
Archivist's General Note:
"SUMMARIZED"; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; MLK IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; OFFICE SECRETARY TELLS MLK LBJ IS COMING TO THE TELEPHONE; SELECTED AS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION COLLECTION
Rights:
Possibly copyright restricted, see copyright note in Collection Description
Specific Item Type:
Telephone conversation
Type:
Audio
Format:
Dictation belt
Identifier:
tel-06736
Date:
1965-01-15
Location(s):
Texas
Time Period:
Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)
Transcript:
Transcribed by LBJ's staff. Transcript not yet digitized.
Citation
Telephone conversation # 6736, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 1/15/1965, 12:06PM,
Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings,
LBJ Presidential Library,
accessed April 29, 2025,
https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-06736
