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  • Contributor > O'Brien, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Francis), 1917-1990 (remove)
  • Date > 1987-06-18 (remove)

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Oral history transcript, Lawrence F. O'Brien, interview 21 (XXI), 6/18/1987, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)
  • and that he didn't want, as the minority leader, to take a defeat. You had the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, which had an impact on this legislation, obviously. The key was to persuade the House to accept the Senate version, as it was tenuous