Telephone conversation # 8312, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 7/7/1965, 8:05PM

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Title:

Telephone conversation # 8312, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 7/7/1965, 8:05PM

Duration: (min: sec):

15:04

Reference No.:

8312

Description:

MLK DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS BILL, EFFORTS TO REGISTER NEGROES; POLL TAX ISSUE; NEED TO RE-BUILD SUPPORT FOR BILL; MLK DISCUSSES INACCURATE PRESS INTERPRETATION OF HIS RECENT STATEMENT ON VIETNAM; LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CONCERNS ABOUT VIETNAM

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; Communist bloc; Crime and law enforcement; Defense; Diplomacy; Judiciary; Labor; Legislation; National politics; Pre-Presidential; Press relations; Religion; Southeast Asia; LBJ speeches and statements; Taxes; Vietnam; Vietnam criticism; Western Europe

Archivist's General Note:

CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING AND ON NEXT RECORDING; POOR SOUND QUALITY; MLK IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; 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-08312

Date:

1965-07-07

Time Period:

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

Citation

Telephone conversation # 8312, sound recording, LBJ and MARTIN LUTHER KING, 7/7/1965, 8:05PM, Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed January 13, 2025, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-08312