Telephone conversation # 6736, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 1/15/1965, 12:06PM

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Title:

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

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts

Speaker 1:

LBJ

Who Placed the Call?:

Speaker 1

Speaker 2:

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Other Speaker(s):

OFFICE SECRETARY

Location of Speaker 1:

LBJ Ranch, near Stonewall, Texas

Subject:

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.