Telephone conversation # 8311, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 7/7/1965, 8:05PM

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Title:

Telephone conversation # 8311, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 7/7/1965, 8:05PM

Duration: (min: sec):

13:32

Reference No.:

8311

Description:

MLK CALLS TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT MCCULLOUGH SUBSTITUTE FOR VOTING RIGHTS BILL; LBJ DISCUSSES SOUTHERN, REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION; POLL TAX ISSUE; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOUSE, SENATE BILLS; NEAR DEFEAT OF RENT SUBSIDY PROVISION OF HOUSING BILL; HOWARD SMITH

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 2

Speaker 2:

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Location of Speaker 1:

Oval Office or unknown location

See Also:

Collection highlight

Subject:

Civil rights; Congressional relations; Housing; Judiciary; Labor; Legislation; National politics; Press relations; LBJ speeches and statements; Taxes; Welfare and War on Poverty

Archivist's General Note:

MLK ON HOLD 0:18, DIFFICULT TO HEAR; CONTINUES ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS; 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-08311

Date:

1965-07-07

Time Period:

Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969)

Citation

Telephone conversation # 8311, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 7/7/1965, 8:05PM, Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 01, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-08311